The following was issued as a news release on July 29, 2020. ____________ The new research shows the Jones Act overall costs Hawaii $1.2 billion annually, including 9,100 jobs and $148 million in taxes HONOLULU, July 29, 2020 >> The protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act costs
At a webinar featuring U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and U.S. Rep. Ed Case, the institute revealed exactly how much the Jones Act costs Hawaii Hundreds of people from around the country tuned in yesterday to the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s webinar, during which it revealed the findings of its new groundbreaking study into the cost
How do you know you’re starting to make a real difference on an issue? The quality of both your critics and your friends improves. By that measure, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is having a banner week. On Tuesday, the American Maritime Partnership released a study purporting to demonstrate that
This is a new release that was issued by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii on July 21, 2020. ___________ The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii analyzes the new study and finds it to be contradictory, problematic and secretive HONOLULU, July 21, 2020 >> A new study that allegedly shows the Jones
If you have been following the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s coverage of the Jones Act for the past few years, you might have noticed that our discussion of reform rarely focuses on a specific political party. That isn’t just because we are a nonpartisan organization. It’s also because the Jones
The following was issued by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii as a news release on July 16, 2020. _____________ U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and U.S. Rep. Ed Case will be on hand when the findings are presented during a live webinar July 29 HONOLULU, July 16, 2020 >> A groundbreaking
June 5, 2020, was the 100th birthday of the protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act, which restricts cargo shipping competition between U.S. ports and adds to Hawaii’s high cost of living. A week earlier, one of the nation’s top experts on the act, Colin Grabow of the Cato Institute, was
Last week was the 100th birthday of the federal maritime law known as the Jones Act, and we have the perfect present for the aged institution: an update for the 21st century. As you probably know, the act requires all goods shipped between U.S. ports to be on ships built
This news release was issued June 5, 2020. ____________________ The best gift for this 100-year-old law that harms Hawaii would be to modernize it for the 21st century HONOLULU, June 5, 2020 >> Today marks the centennial of the Jones Act, the federal protectionist law well known for restricting the shipment of goods between
This article was published originally by the Mises Institute on June 4, 2020. ________________ June 5, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the Jones Act, a law passed to protect the domestic water transportation industry from outside competition. This law has been touted as critical to the success of the
The following was issued as a news release on July 29, 2020. ____________ The new research shows the Jones Act overall costs Hawaii $1.2 billion annually, including 9,100 jobs and $148 million in taxes HONOLULU, July 29, 2020 >> The protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act costs
At a webinar featuring U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and U.S. Rep. Ed Case, the institute revealed exactly how much the Jones Act costs Hawaii Hundreds of people from around the country tuned in yesterday to the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s webinar, during which it revealed the findings of its new groundbreaking study into the cost
How do you know you’re starting to make a real difference on an issue? The quality of both your critics and your friends improves. By that measure, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is having a banner week. On Tuesday, the American Maritime Partnership released a study purporting to demonstrate that
This is a new release that was issued by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii on July 21, 2020. ___________ The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii analyzes the new study and finds it to be contradictory, problematic and secretive HONOLULU, July 21, 2020 >> A new study that allegedly shows the Jones
If you have been following the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s coverage of the Jones Act for the past few years, you might have noticed that our discussion of reform rarely focuses on a specific political party. That isn’t just because we are a nonpartisan organization. It’s also because the Jones
The following was issued by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii as a news release on July 16, 2020. _____________ U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and U.S. Rep. Ed Case will be on hand when the findings are presented during a live webinar July 29 HONOLULU, July 16, 2020 >> A groundbreaking
June 5, 2020, was the 100th birthday of the protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act, which restricts cargo shipping competition between U.S. ports and adds to Hawaii’s high cost of living. A week earlier, one of the nation’s top experts on the act, Colin Grabow of the Cato Institute, was
Last week was the 100th birthday of the federal maritime law known as the Jones Act, and we have the perfect present for the aged institution: an update for the 21st century. As you probably know, the act requires all goods shipped between U.S. ports to be on ships built
This news release was issued June 5, 2020. ____________________ The best gift for this 100-year-old law that harms Hawaii would be to modernize it for the 21st century HONOLULU, June 5, 2020 >> Today marks the centennial of the Jones Act, the federal protectionist law well known for restricting the shipment of goods between
This article was published originally by the Mises Institute on June 4, 2020. ________________ June 5, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the Jones Act, a law passed to protect the domestic water transportation industry from outside competition. This law has been touted as critical to the success of the
