As NPR's senior national correspondent, Linda Wertheimer travels the country and the globe for NPR News, bringing her unique insights and wealth of experience to bear on the day's top news stories.
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda, who represents Hawaiʻi's second congressional district, announces plans to hold several public town halls in Oʻahu and across Maui County.
Since 1970, rental car companies have not had to pay the general excise tax when buying cars for their fleets. Instead, those companies pay a wholesale tax rate of 0.5%.