Tax break halt still alive, gambling bills dying in Hawaii Legislature

Tax break halt still alive, gambling bills dying in Hawaii Legislature

Efforts to legalize any form of gambling again appear dead this year but the state Legislature continues to move bills that would eliminate future tax cuts, limit free school lunches to public charter students and prohibit ICE and local law enforcement from covering their faces. Many bills that passed critical deadlines this week to stay alive have been referred to the House and Senate money committees that wield considerable power over whether …