Hawaii imposes gas price cap to curb high costs
Hawaii will enforce a wholesale gasoline price cap starting Sept. 1, the first state cap on gasoline. The measure aims to curb the nation's highest prices amid concerns of supply distortion, with caps set for Honolulu and other islands. First limits allow about 2.74 dollars per gallon before tax, with a 12 cent markup possible.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Nathan Slenk
Kapiolani Community College
Maui
Aaas
State Public Utilities Commission
Islands
Chevron
Tesoro
Jim Brewster
Kailua
Cleric Urges End to Shiite Clashes Over Constitution
In Iraq, Muqtada al Sadr called followers to halt fighting with Shiite rivals to allow stalled constitution talks to proceed. The Najaf clash worsened after his office was burned and several supporters died, as Parliament faced a 72 hour extension and factions weighed a draft referendum set for October.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Najaf
Muqtada al-Sadr
Jalal Talabani
Mahmoud Othman
Khaled al-Attiyah
Nadim al-Jabiri
al- Sadr
Abdul- Aziz al-Hakim
Supreme Council For the’ Islamic Revolution
SCIRI
al-Sadr
Imam Ali
Movement
proal-Sadr
Lawmaker seeks to outlaw taking drugs in Kansas
Kansas lawmaker Kathe Decker urged a legislative committee to ban taking illegal drugs, expanding possession to include those who inject or ingest. The proposal drew mixed law enforcement and defense attorney opinions, citing practical and constitutional concerns and potential unintended prosecutions. Kansas Highway Patrol backs stronger drug law language to aid the war on drugs.
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Topeka
Hns
Clay Center
Kathe Decker
Decker
Kansas
House
Senate
Kansas Bureau of
Kyle Smith
Abilene
Supreme Court
Smith
Kansas Highway Patrol
John Eickhorn
Conservatives fear inflated cost study for Kansas education
Conservatives questioned the scope and potential inflation of two planned education cost studies. The Legislative Division of Post Audit will price state required education, while Syracuse University professors will assess the cost to achieve performance outcomes. Critics warn the outcomes approach could include extracurriculars and tutoring not mandated by law, risking budget overruns and a renewed lawsuit.
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Topeka
Hns
Legislative Division
Post Audit
Kansas
Syracuse University
Les Donovan
Richita
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Augenblick and Myers
Augenblick
Chris Steineger
Ckansas City
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Garden City, KS
Chris Grenz
Enz
Little Britches
N. Main
Garden City
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