Bryce Chinault

Feb 21, 2025 | wsj.com | Bryce Chinault |Andrew Fowler

Officially known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, the Jones Act blocks foreign-flagged ships from transporting goods between U.S. ports. The law has historically had many detractors from both sides of the aisle. Republican Sen. John McCain was against it. Hawaii Democratic Rep. Ed Case has blamed the law for “artificially inflating the cost of shipping goods” to his state. Rep.

Dec 9, 2024 | ctmirror.org | Andrew Fowler |Bryce Chinault

In May 2022, Gov. Ned Lamont signed a law committing Connecticut to be 100 percent carbon-free by 2040, building on an executive order he signed in 2019. This ambitious goal includes benchmarks such as a 45 percent reduction in emissions from 2001 levels by 2030. At the same time, Connecticut has imposed an energy storage mandate of 1,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030 and is exploring an offshore wind venture with Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Dec 9, 2024 | flipboard.com | Andrew Fowler |Bryce Chinault

8 hours agoKristaps Porzingis Makes Honest Statement After Grizzlies-Celtics GameKristaps Porzingis met with the media after Saturday's loss. On Saturday night, the Boston Celtics hosted the Memphis Grizzlies in Massachusetts. The …1 hour agoRed Sox reported final offer for Juan Soto was a John Henry specialThe offer looks respectable enough but it wasn't even close. A month ago, if you had told a Boston Red Sox fan that their team would bid $700 million …

Nov 11, 2024 | ctmirror.org | Frank Ricci |Bryce Chinault

There are whispers in Hartford that legislation being prepared for next session would link funding for non-profits to general wage increases for state employees. But such a law would exploit unsuspecting taxpayers. State Sen. Cathy Osten, who is co-chair of the powerful Appropriations Committee and a former union president, is seeking a new funding mechanism for non-profit organizations.

Oct 24, 2024 | yankeeinstitute.org | Bryce Chinault

The following remarks were given by Bryce Chinault, Yankee Institute’s Director of External Affairs at a press conference at the Legislative Office Building on Oct. 24, 2024. The press conference focused on the Public Benefits Charge, which passes along to consumers the costs of the government mandates imposed on power companies for a variety of state energy policies, including “clean” energy. During the day’s events, Scott Pearson, a Monroe resident, delivered a petition to Gov.