2010 Legislative Preview

When the State Legislature launches its 2010 session the central question may be less "what does our state need?" and more "what can we afford?" The budget will take center stage as lawmakers and the Governor wrestle with ways to force our state to live within its means.

Panelists: REP. MARCUS OSHIRO - House Finance Committee Chairman; SEN. RUSSELL KOKUBUN - Senate VP & Ways & Means Committee; REP. GENE WARD - House Minority Policy Leader & Finance Cmte.; and CARL BONHAM - UHERO Executive Director & Council on Revenues

This conversation was recorded on January 14, 2010 in the PBS Hawaii studio.

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