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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 :: 465 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 :: 935 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 :: 1099 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 :: 834 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 :: 1081 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 :: 1151 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 :: 855 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 :: 1728 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 :: 1200 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 :: 1326 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 :: 1579 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 :: 1677 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 :: 2034 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 :: 1798 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 :: 2608 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 :: 1625 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 :: 2085 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 :: 1935 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 :: 2458 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 :: 2063 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 :: 2308 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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Thursday, August 3, 2023 |
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Steve Forbes says the Jones Act should be sunk
By Michael Hansen @ 10:37 PM :: 2780 Views :: Jones Act
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... the law has ended up hurting our national security by severely harming American shipbuilding, making us more dependent on imported energy, damaging our ports and waterways and inflicting unnecessary pain on victims of natural disasters ....
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Sunday, July 30, 2023 |
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The Jones Act Paradox: Why is a Law that is Deemed “Essential” So Frequently Waived?
By Selected News Articles @ 7:53 PM :: 2958 Views :: Jones Act
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... clinging to this outdated policy is not an act of patriotism, but rather one of stagnation ....
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Monday, July 24, 2023 |
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Case Introduces Measure To Ban Discriminatory Treatment And Pricing Of Shipping Of Goods To U.S. Locations Outside Of Continent
By Ed Case @ 8:01 PM :: 2944 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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... private shipping companies cannot exclude shipments to Hawai’i and other non-contiguous parts of country and cannot charge inflated costs ....
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Monday, July 3, 2023 |
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Hawaii among victims of law that hinders U.S. port dredging
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:00 AM :: 1933 Views :: Jones Act
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... The 1920 Jones Act is a familiar topic in Hawaii, but its precursor — the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 — has largely escaped scrutiny ....
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023 |
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Tweets highlight Matson's schizophrenic relationship with China
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:00 PM :: 2074 Views :: Jones Act
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... guess which shipyard is upgrading Matson ships ....
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Monday, May 8, 2023 |
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Recent headlines support idea that Jones Act makes no economic sense
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2363 Views :: Jones Act
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... headlines confirm the Jones Act drives up shipping costs for aluminum cans, oil and gas, wind energy and just about everything else ....
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Sunday, April 30, 2023 |
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Grassroot Institute Week in Review
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:40 PM :: 2666 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Taxes
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... Grassroot Institute in the news ....
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
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Is the Jones Act Unconstitutional?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 AM :: 2296 Views :: Jones Act
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... An argument that the wasteful law violates the Constitution's Port Preference Clause ....
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
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Red Hill closure reignites debate over Jones Act
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 AM :: 2577 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act, Military
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... Moving the fuel from Red Hill using international ships would cost $36 million, but $66 million using Jones Act tankers, Case said to Mayorkas in a letter ....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Red Hill: Case Urges Waiver From Jones Act/Cargo Preference Requirements To Expedite Defueling
By Ed Case @ 5:16 PM :: 3012 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Jones Act, Military
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... He says waivers are needed to assure full, dependable and cost-effective availability of the ten oceangoing fuel tankers called for under Defense Department’s proposed defueling plan ....
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023 |
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Fixing Hawaii’s Transportation System; A Dose of the Private Sector Would Help
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:09 AM :: 2734 Views :: Jones Act, Rail, Cost of Living
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... how Hawai'i can reduce the costs and the improve service quality of its various mass transportation systems ....
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Saturday, March 25, 2023 |
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FSM: Top Micronesia Officials Guilty in Fake Ship Registry Scam
By News Release @ 6:17 PM :: 2631 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act
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... Martin Jano Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering & Lukner Weilbacher Found Guilty of Conflict of Interest in Micronesia International Ship Registry Case ....
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
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Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Comment on Honolulu Harbor Modifications
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 2425 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Jones Act
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... two public scoping meetings, March 30 and 31 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023 |
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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A lively conversation about the Jones Act, pro and con
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:24 AM :: 1663 Views :: Jones Act
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... Despite the disagreements, there were a few points the guests all agreed on ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Fleeing From Feds: Hawaii Jones Act Shipbuilder Arrested at Sea
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 3568 Views :: Jones Act, Law Enforcement
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... sailing from Oahu on his boat, fully fueled, and stocked with cash and enough provisions to sustain himself at sea ....
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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How Jones Act reform can work for everyone
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:14 PM :: 1951 Views :: Jones Act
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... Has the Jones Act finally run its course? ....
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Saturday, December 10, 2022 |
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"Very interesting coalition" for Jones Act Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:31 PM :: 2218 Views :: Jones Act
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... Ted Cruz and AOC on the same team ....
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Saturday, December 10, 2022 |
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Knowledge is key to Jones Act reform
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:52 PM :: 1914 Views :: Jones Act
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... American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands are both exempt from the Jones Act — and they like it that way ....
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Monday, November 28, 2022 |
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Hawaii Home to Only PVSA-Legal Cruise Ship
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:42 PM :: 2157 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... There’s one large cruise ship that actually complies with the law. And that cruise ship is only operating in Hawaii ....
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Monday, November 21, 2022 |
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How Jones Act Reform can work for everyone
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:47 PM :: 1938 Views :: Jones Act
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... how reform of the Jones Act — rather than all-out repeal or keeping the law the same — might be the way to appease both sides ....
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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‘If you want to get mad about something, get mad about the Jones Act’
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:20 PM :: 2104 Views :: Jones Act
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... if your state is on a navigable river or an external coast you have been missing out on massive amounts of economic activity for decades ....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Charged with Securities Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 2982 Views :: Jones Act, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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... a decade-long scheme to defraud investors of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc ....
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Saturday, October 22, 2022 |
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Maritime panel urged Jones Act critics be charged with treason
By Cato Foundation @ 3:59 AM :: 2497 Views :: First Amendment, Jones Act
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... In March 2020, a maritime shipping advisory panel offered a simple suggestion to the government: Charge all past and current members of two libertarian think tanks with treason ....
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Friday, October 14, 2022 |
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Jones Act News: ILWU Endorses Republican Conrad Kress for CD1
By Michael Hansen @ 11:45 PM :: 3089 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act, Labor, Republican Party
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... Kress is challenging the incumbent Ed Case (D, HI-1) who has been a longtime supporter of Jones Act reform ....
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Thursday, October 13, 2022 |
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Jones Act is a problem, especially during disasters
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:21 PM :: 2604 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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... the Jones Act recently hindered Puerto Rico’s ability to receive supplies quickly after being hit by yet another hurricane; and the 102-year-old shipping law also threatens to skyrocket energy costs ....
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