The Hawaii Government Employees Association is endorsing Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen in his 2026 re-election campaign. The association represents 35,000 state and county public employees, ...

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An ethics panel has reprimanded and fined state Sen. Brenton Awa for using state resources to encourage voters to elect his ...

In a Hamtramck mayoral election decided by just 6 votes, 37 ballots weren't counted. Now, the losing candidate is suing to have them counted.

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Behn faces GOPer Matt Van Epps. It’s a Republican district. But political observers are watching the race to gauge potential ...

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Gov. Josh Green, a Hawaii Democrat who has floated the possibility of running for president, predicted that Americans will want a peacemaker once Donald Trump’s second term is ...

State lawmakers and voting­-rights advocates gathered at the state Capitol on Thursday to oppose a recent recommendation from the Hawaii Elections Commission to eliminate universal mail-in voting and ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The leader of a nonpartisan organization announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after Fulton County District ...