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Saturday, June 28, 2025 |
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Japan buys Gulf Coast oil, Hawaii doesn’t, thanks to 1920 Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:32 PM :: 583 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...last year Japan imported over 9.5 million barrels of crude from Texas....
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Saturday, June 21, 2025 |
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Jones Act keeps U.S. lagging in global shipbuilding output
By Cato Foundation @ 2:28 PM :: 452 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... The protectionist law’s defenders claim U.S. shipbuilding would be virtually nonexistent without it, but it would be hard to do much worse ....
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Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
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A blue wave is helping rock the boat on Jones Act reform
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:01 PM :: 839 Views :: Democratic Party, Jones Act
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... Democrats favoring Jones Act reform include U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York, who introduced a bill in early May to exempt oil and other energy products transported to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam and Puerto Rico from the Jones Act ....
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Sunday, June 8, 2025 |
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Grassroot: Democratic Congressional Staffers focus on Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:46 PM :: 602 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... Truth about Jones Act makes big leap forward ....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
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SB1396 Green Fee: Green Signs TAT Increase, Promises to Waste it all on Global Warming
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 785 Views :: Environment, Jones Act, Taxes, Tourism
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... Senate Bill 1396 increases the TAT rate by 0.75% beginning in 2026 and levies, for the first time, the TAT on cruise ships that port in the state ....
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Friday, April 25, 2025 |
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Matson Moves to Intervene in Jones Act Lawsuit
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:21 PM :: 2083 Views :: Jones Act
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... A recently filed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Jones Act has not surprisingly caught the eye of Hawaii-based shipping giant Matson, which filed a motion on April 11 to intervene in the case ....
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Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
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Will Trump Reform Jones Act Shipbuild Requirement?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 PM :: 1205 Views :: Jones Act
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... Trump has signaled interest in some kind of reforms and floated working with Congress to pass legislation authorizing the purchase of ships from foreign countries ....
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Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
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Debating Jones Act defenders is like playing whack-a-mole
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:16 PM :: 1180 Views :: Jones Act
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... No matter how many times the law’s supposed benefits are debunked, the same old arguments pop up again and again ....
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Monday, April 7, 2025 |
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Young Bros Wants ANOTHER Massive Rate Hike--Hearings Set
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 1344 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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... Young Brothers filed an application requesting Commission approval of a total revenue increase of $26,368,923 (27.06%) ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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Jones Act Loophole Allows Puerto Rico to Finally Access American Natural Gas--Hawaii Next?
By Cato Foundation @ 11:23 PM :: 1050 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... none of the world’s more than 600 LNG tankers comply with the Jones Act ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Jones Act Operator Calls for Shipbuilding Reforms
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 1113 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... it is time to develop a round table and look to modify the Act to keep pace with global technology and geopolitical events ....
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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Proposed U.S. maritime trade sanctions would impact Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 10:19 PM :: 1996 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The U.S. is considering trade sanctions against Chinese shipping that would negatively impact Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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How the century-old Jones Act is hurting Hawaii’s economy
By Selected News Articles @ 1:09 PM :: 1090 Views :: Jones Act
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... Every Hawaii-based company that ships its goods outside of the state has come up against the Jones Act ....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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Will Kōloa Rum Co. lawsuit be the nail in Jones Act coffin?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:00 AM :: 1226 Views :: Jones Act
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... the act intentionally disadvantaged the ports of Hawaii and Alaska ....
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Sunday, March 2, 2025 |
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Grassroot Institute Legislative Week in Review
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:44 PM :: 1079 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Taxes
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... 50 testimonies in the past two weeks ....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
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Kōloa Rum Company challenges Jones Act in court
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 1603 Views :: Jones Act
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... argues century-old shipping law violates the Constitution’s Port Preference Clause ....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
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Jones Act Keeps Hawaii Energy Expensive
By Cato Foundation @ 3:03 AM :: 927 Views :: Jones Act
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... Jones Act means that the Aloha State obtains most of its energy from far more distant and costlier foreign sources ....
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Saturday, February 15, 2025 |
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Case, Moylan Introduce Jones Act Reform Bill
By Ed Case @ 1:03 PM :: 946 Views :: Jones Act
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... The median annual cost of the Jones Act to the Hawai‘i economy is $1.2 billion ....
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Saturday, February 8, 2025 |
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‘Enough is enough’ says Case regarding Jones Act and Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:45 AM :: 1575 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... Case announced he was reintroducing three bills aimed at alleviating Hawaii of the burdens of the century-old maritime law ....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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Case, Moylan Reintroduce 'Affordable Shipping for All Act'
By Ed Case @ 11:52 PM :: 1112 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business, Cost of Living
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“...HR380 will ensure that no shipping company, including the United States Postal Service, can impose discriminatory rates or exclude non-contiguous areas from receiving shipments. It will also require that shipping rates for non-contiguous areas reflect the actual cost of service, rather than arbitrary price increases....”
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Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
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Trump should bypass support for the protectionist Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:41 AM :: 1060 Views :: Jones Act
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... trying to roll back policies that have damaged the U.S. economy ....
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Sunday, January 12, 2025 |
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Debate: Jones Act Reform a Winning Topic
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 990 Views :: Jones Act
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... this is a strange gift to receive ....
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Friday, January 3, 2025 |
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Can New Legal Angle Beat Jones Act in Court?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 AM :: 1367 Views :: Jones Act
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... lawsuits challenging the Jones Act have failed to seize upon an important piece of the Constitution ....
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Sunday, December 22, 2024 |
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Does Jones Act really support jobs?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:01 AM :: 1182 Views :: Jones Act
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... U.S. maritime jobs disappearing despite protectionist Jones Act ....
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Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
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My wish list for Santa
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:26 PM :: 1242 Views :: Development, Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... a few requests for the people of Hawaii ....
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Thursday, December 5, 2024 |
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New report challenges common claim that 'Jones Act jobs' have been increasing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:52 PM :: 1180 Views :: Jones Act
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... Jobs in America’s waterborne transportation and related sectors have actually declined in recent decades, federal statistics show ....
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
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LNG fuel for shipping is necessary for regulatory compliance
By Michael Hansen @ 12:47 AM :: 2772 Views :: Energy, Environment, Jones Act
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... LNG is an important fuel source to virtually eliminate most polluting emissions and significantly reduce carbon emissions ....
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Monday, September 23, 2024 |
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Is Jones Act unconstitutional as it applies to Hawaii, Alaska?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:53 AM :: 1495 Views :: Jones Act
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... a new legal theory against the Jones Act ....
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Saturday, September 21, 2024 |
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Most-read article: ‘Why is Hawaii so expensive?’
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:35 AM :: 2097 Views :: Jones Act, Rail, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The second most-read article is “Why we left Hawaii” ....
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Saturday, September 7, 2024 |
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War on the Rocks: U.S. Maritime Policy Needs an Overhaul
By Cato Foundation @ 4:21 PM :: 1589 Views :: Jones Act
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... U.S. shipbuilding numbers also trail Finland, the Netherlands, and Norway ....
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Sunday, August 4, 2024 |
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Jones Act is bad deal for Guam
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:31 PM :: 1799 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... the U.S. Navy disclosed that shipping to Guam was so expensive that it was considering shifting personnel to Japan to save money ....
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Thursday, July 25, 2024 |
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Hawaii’s population exodus blamed partly on Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:40 PM :: 1658 Views :: Jones Act
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... contributing to the exodus of lower-income residents from Hawaii ....
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Sunday, July 14, 2024 |
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'Most hilarious pro-Jones Act argument'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:52 PM :: 1359 Views :: Jones Act
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"...Ships can't crash into bridges if there aren't any ships...."
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 |
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Jones Act reform increasingly popular as law's effects become better known
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:12 AM :: 2635 Views :: Jones Act
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... Almost every day, there are articles and studies being published that illustrate why this protectionist maritime law needs to be updated ....
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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Jones Act beneficiaries schizophrenic about China
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:43 PM :: 1880 Views :: Jones Act
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... Carriers such as Matson and Pasha say the Jones Act is a “line of defense” against China, yet are happy to do business with China when it suits them ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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Guam Congressional candidates united for Jones Act reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:52 PM :: 1927 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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"What would you do to rescind or revise the Jones Act?”
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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CNBC report notes how Jones Act leads to higher Matson shipping prices
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:54 PM :: 2018 Views :: Jones Act
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... Higher prices for smaller U.S.-built ships is a losing combination for captive consumers in Hawaii and throughout the nation ....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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Jones Act reform doesn’t divide neatly along political party lines
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:59 PM :: 2121 Views :: Jones Act
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... Many political disagreements divide neatly along party lines, but the protectionist Jones Act isn’t one of them ....
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Thursday, February 1, 2024 |
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Three Ways to Lower Hawaii's Cost of Living
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:18 PM :: 3281 Views :: Development, Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... reduce housing regulations, support reform of the federal Jones Act and cut taxes ....
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Friday, January 5, 2024 |
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As new year dawns, old maritime law still a problem
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:49 PM :: 2249 Views :: Jones Act
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... increasing East Coast fuel costs, killing a massive wind farm project and crippling LNG tranport ....
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023 |
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Coast Guard Orders Port of Hilo Shut Down -- Then Reopened
By News Release @ 5:05 PM :: 3464 Views :: Hawaii County , Jones Act
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...the fire hydrant near the Young Brothers area was connected to a 1920s-era water tower as its water source but that the county had demobilized that tower....
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
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More craziness caused by 1886 maritime law
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 2053 Views :: Jones Act
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... Cruise ships sailing empty?....
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Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Super-weird vigilante vessel known as the "Jones Act Enforcer"
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:03 PM :: 2668 Views :: Jones Act, Law Enforcement
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... the "Jones Act Enforcer" tracks down and identifies violators of the 1920 protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act ....
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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Crony Capitalism: Jones Act in the News
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:05 PM :: 2399 Views :: Jones Act
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... the 103-year-old federal maritime law started as "garden-variety political parochialism" ....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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India abolishes its ‘Jones Act,’ could be role model for U.S.
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:56 AM :: 3200 Views :: World News, Jones Act
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... The idea was to lower transportation costs and carbon emissions by shifting cargo transport along the country’s coastal areas from trucks and trains to ocean vessels ....
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023 |
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Hawaii’s internet future depends on existing Jones Act exemption
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2605 Views :: Jones Act
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... there are no Jones Act-qualified cable-installation ships ....
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Jones Act among protectionist U.S. policies that will drive up cost of rebuilding Lahaina
By Cato Foundation @ 11:09 PM :: 2870 Views :: Maui County, Jones Act
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... protectionist U.S. policies will inflate the cost of the island’s rebuilding effort ....
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