News and Commentary Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, just signed a occupational licensing reform bill that Reason's Eric Boehm calls, "the most sweeping occupational licensing reform in history". The [...]
News and Commentary Emma Ockerman writes for Vice News about former inmate Dario Gurrola who risked his life fighting wildfires as an inmate but is now banned from pursuing a career [...]
News and Commentary The Boston Herald reports that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, is seeking to create a police certification process in his state. The article says that Massachusetts [...]
News and Commentary The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to a committee of the Ohio House of Representatives supporting the passage of House Bill 673 which would take steps to [...]
News and Commentary South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law a bill that requires South Carolina licensing boards to issue temporary licenses to the spouses of military personnel stationed [...]
News and Commentary: Adam Millsap warns in Forbes that occupational licensing and zoning policies will delay a recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and recession. He helpfully summarizes findings from an [...]
News and Commentary A new report published at Cato by Alex Nowrasteh and Michelangelo Landgrave assesses the benefits of expanding healthcare worker visas. The authors discuss new bipartisan legislation to [...]
News and Commentary Georgia’s Secretary of State announced his office will be releasing plans in the coming weeks to overhaul licensing for various trades. He believes these policy changes will [...]
News and Commentary Governor Whitmer of Michigan signed an executive order suspending scope-of-practice laws past the deadline of a prior order. Michigan’s legislature should consider making such changes permanent. Unfortunately, [...]
News and Commentary A wave of regulations are being cut back during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. The state of Illinois is now allowing out-of-state medical professionals to provide care and [...]