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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for 2026-01-30 ( 24 items )  
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Kris Mayes Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the more PR

Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning U.S. DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning U.S. DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in denouncing the U.S. Department of Justice's (U.S. DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security more PR

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Condemns DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Condemns DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 21 other attorneys general today denounced the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemned the Trump administration's effort to explo more PR

Attorney General Ford Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 29 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * Carson City, NV -Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that he joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Hom more PR

Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
ALBANY, New York, Jan. 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * January 29, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the state of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland S more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CONDEMNS DOJ THREATS AGAINST MINNESOTA (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CONDEMNS DOJ THREATS AGAINST MINNESOTA * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today denounced the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the s tate of Minnesota. Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 other attorneys general, submitted a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, condemning the Trump  more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS MULTISTATE AMICUS BRIEF OPPOSING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTEMPT TO PROLONG THE IMMIGRATION DETENTION OF CHILDREN (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS MULTISTATE AMICUS BRIEF OPPOSING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTEMPT TO PROLONG THE IMMIGRATION DETENTION OF CHILDREN * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration's efforts to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement. The Flores Settlement Agreement, w more PR

Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi  more PR

CREDO Hawaii's spiritual readiness directly supports mission readiness (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news: * * * CREDO Hawaii's spiritual readiness directly supports mission readiness * JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -The month of January serves as Spiritual Readiness Month, and Navy Region Hawaii is proud to highlight its Chaplains Religious Enrichment Development Operation (CREDO) program, a free and vital resource dedicated to the spiritual and personal wellness of commands, service members and their famil more PR

Hawaii Health Dept.: OHCA Issues NOVOS to Two Community Care Foster Family Home Operators (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 30 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * OHCA Issues NOVOS to Two Community Care Foster Family Home Operators The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) against Chita Madariaga, a Community Care Foster Family Home (CCFFH) operator located in Wailuku; and against Medy Madrid Simmons, a CCFFH operator located in Waianae, due to seriou more PR

Hirono, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Response to Rise in Hate Crimes (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Response to Rise in Hate Crimes * ~ Legislation would help strengthen credibility and accuracy of hate crime reporting from law enforcement agencies ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act (IRPHA), legislation that would help strengt more PR

Maine A.G. Frey Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 30 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, t more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Defending Critical Protections for Children in Immigration Detention (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Defending Critical Protections for Children in Immigration Detention Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration's efforts to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, which has been in place since 1997. Th more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition with 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kri more PR

N.J. Acting A.G. Davenport Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 30 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Acting Attorney General Davenport Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota 22 Attorneys General Stand With Minnesota Against Trump Administration Intimidation * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the  more PR

NEWS: Schiff, Padilla Join Welch, Senate Judiciary Democrats in Call to Open a Civil Rights Investigation Into Renee Good's Death (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Schiff, Padilla Join Welch, Senate Judiciary Democrats in Call to Open a Civil Rights Investigation Into Renee Good's Death * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and every Senate Judiciary Democrat in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to heed the calls of career p more PR

Padilla, Durbin, Colleagues Urge Trump's Justice Department to Cease Pressure Campaign to Obtain States' Sensitive Voter Data, Purge Voter Rolls (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Colleagues Urge Trump's Justice Department to Cease Pressure Campaign to Obtain States' Sensitive Voter Data, Purge Voter Rolls * Senators raise alarm on Attorney General Bondi's attempt to coerce Minnesota Governor Walz into relinquishing the state's voter registration list as a condition for the removal of ICE and CBP from Minneapolis following the rejection of DOJ's lawsuits i more PR

Padilla, Schiff Join Welch, Senate Judiciary Democrats in Call to Open a Civil Rights Investigation Into Renee Good's Death (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Join Welch, Senate Judiciary Democrats in Call to Open a Civil Rights Investigation Into Renee Good's Death * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and every Senate Judiciary Democrat in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to heed the calls of career prosec more PR

Rep. Tokuda Announces Class of 2030 Nominees to the U.S. Service Academies (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Announces Class of 2030 Nominees to the U.S. Service Academies * Honolulu - Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) announced her nomination of 30 students from Hawaii to the U.S. service academies for the Class of 2030. "I am proud to nominate these remarkable students who reflect the strength, diversity, and promise of Hawai`i. They bring a deep sense of purpose and a commitment more PR

Reserve Airmen participate in JPMRC (10)
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Reserve Airmen participate in JPMRC JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hickam -With increasing attention on the Indo-Pacific region, Reserve Airmen from the 48th Aerial Port Squadron are maintaining readiness for missions ahead. For the first time, 48th APS Airmen joined active-duty Army and Air Force components as part of the U.S. Army Pacific's Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center exercise,  more PR

Schatz Condemns Minneapolis Shooting: We Will Not Tolerate Tyranny (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Condemns Minneapolis Shooting: We Will Not Tolerate Tyranny * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke today on the Senate floor about the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis this past weekend. Schatz highlighted the widespread condemnation of the incident from across the political spectrum and society, noting that a collective responsibility t more PR

Senator Blunt Rochester, Ranking Member Sanders, Leader Schumer, and Colleagues Call on HHS to Follow the Science on Vaccines for Kids (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester, Ranking Member Sanders, Leader Schumer, and Colleagues Call on HHS to Follow the Science on Vaccines for Kids U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led 18 o more PR

Through fire and ice, Nevada Air Guard footprint touches all seven continents (10)
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command posted the following news: * * * Through fire and ice, Nevada Air Guard footprint touches all seven continents RENO, Nev. -The Nevada Air National Guard began operating at the southernmost portion of the planet last year and continued its high-paced operations tempo flying C-130 Hercules over fires in North America. Over the past two years, at least one member of the Nevada Air National Guard has set foot on all seven continents - more PR

Van Hollen Joins Merkley, Durbin, and Peters in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Circuit Court to Affirm the Critical Protections of Minors in Immigration Detention (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Merkley, Durbin, and Peters in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Circuit Court to Affirm the Critical Protections of Minors in Immigration Detention * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Mem more PR