Hawaiian Airlines began its third round of merger-related layoffs, issuing a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice today indicating that it planned to cut another 252 of its nonc...

Representatives for LTS/KMTS and for Kentucky Wired Operations (Quoc) told the committee they disagree over whether an existing service-provider contract remains in force; LTS said it has not completed a planned tech refresh and that $2.5–3 million in equipment was paid while another $7–8 million shipped to a KCNA warehouse remains unpaid and uninstalled. LTS said it may cease noncontract maintenance on Sept. 1 if unresolved; Quoc says a 30-year contract remains in effect and urged mediation.

The board adopted a $46.45 million 2026 budget and a $19.01 million property tax levy (9.16% increase), approved personnel adjustments including a 3% COLA for noncontract employees, and set commissioner salaries at $30,000 with per diems. The board also approved personnel policy updates that implement Minnesota’s paid leave program.

City procurement staff and consultants reported progress toward budgeted procurement savings, deploying a category‑management approach and a new spend taxonomy. Early gains include consolidating noncontract Amazon purchases under a city contract and layering rebates; staff said larger savings will target facilities management and multi‑year vendor

Hawaiian Airlines began its third round of merger-related layoffs, issuing a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice today indicating that it planned to cut another 252 of its noncontract jobs based in Honolulu.

Hawaiian Airlines announced the layoff of 252 employees, primarily Hawaii-based noncontract workers, as part of the Alaska Air merger process

Council approved an amendment to increase the city's Transdev/First Vehicle Services fleet contract by $400,000 — bringing the six-year agreement to $79,249,343.75 — after lengthy debate over aging vehicles, service gaps and noncontract repair costs.