A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has dismissed a constitutional challenge to the Jones Act brought by Kōloa Rum Company, ...

Mark Coleman, left, is communications director/managing editor for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii; Colin Grabow is a Grassroot Scholar and an associate director at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A.

Matson benefits from the Jones Act, creating a regulated monopoly on West Coast US, Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam shipping routes. The company has achieved strong financial performance with minimal debt, ...

Matson's quasi-monopoly on Jones Act routes and low debt underpin my Buy rating, offering stability in a volatile shipping sector. Fleet renewal and aggressive share repurchases have structurally ...

Outdated restrictions on internal shipping no longer bolster national security and, in fact, hinder national economic development. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced a bill that would repeal the ...

For most Alaskans, the Jones Act is not some obscure federal statute. It is a hidden tax built into every gallon of fuel, every 2-by-4, and every grocery shipment that reaches our shelves. It is a ...