Republicans are defending recent legislation aimed at incentivizing states to fight erroneous payments through the ...

Hawaii’s governor and congressional delegation said President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" cuts health care to over 40,000 ...

The Republican-backed tax bill, known by President Donald Trump as the “big, beautiful bill,” passed the U.S. Congress on ...

Currently, states and the federal government split the cost of administering SNAP, and the federal government covers the ...

Senate Republicans narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package Tuesday after a dayslong ...

Senate Republicans pushed a mammoth budget reconciliation bill through their chamber Tuesday morning over vehement Democratic ...

The finish line will come after a whirlwind of votes, nicknamed a "vote-a-rama," on what are expected to be dozens of ...

Alaska-specific provisions in the reconciliation bill remained in play as the GOP attempts to gain support from Sen. Lisa ...

Republican leaders added special provisions to win over Alaska’s senior senator, but some did not pass muster with the Senate ...

Senate Republican leaders are discussing a proposal to expand an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) ...

WEST HAWAII TODAY / 2017 State Rep. Gene Ward addresses the West Hawaii Republican Convention at Waikoloa Village. Ward, a longtime Republican East Oahu representative, died Friday morning at age 82.

Friday, June 27, 2025 83° Today's Paper Hawaii News Veteran GOP state lawmaker Gene Ward served with distinction, fervor ...