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Jon Sanders, director of the Center for Food, Power, and Life at the John Locke Foundation, testifies Wednesday about occupational licensing before the N.C. House Regulatory Reform Committee.
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2023 @ 5:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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New Study Shows NC Creates the Most Barriers to Earning a Living in the Region
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2023 @ 9:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Institute for Justice (IJ) has released an update of its stellar “License to Work” report, which examines the burdens of occupational licensing regulations across the country.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 11:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. House will consider a bill Monday to allow mental health counselors to work across state lines.
Published: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 @ 10:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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More recently, however, the massage board has been considering requiring a massage and bodywork license from reflexologists.
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 2:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bill would eliminate provisions that broadly criminalize rules violations of certain occupational licensing boards
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 10:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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HBO probably never expected one of its high-profile dramas to deliver a message about overly burdensome occupational licensing.
Published: Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 @ 9:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Adam Thierer and Trace Mitchell write at Real Clear Policy that the Trump administration has highlighted the need for occupational licensing reform.
Published: Thursday, March 12th, 2020 @ 7:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Regulations are hurting veterans’ ability to transition into civilian life in North Carolina, a study by the General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division says.
Published: Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 @ 10:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate on Wednesday, June 26, unanimously passed House Bill 770, which prevents occupational licensing boards from automatically denying a license because of a prior conviction.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sometimes, when trying to explain how a political issue is a thorny mess, I've used the phrase "public-choice problem." Recent examples include such issues as occupational licensing, film incentives, government favoritism for renewable energy, even funeral regulations.
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2019 @ 11:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill before the General Assembly (Senate Bill 55) would create new continuing education requirements for general contractors.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republicans and Democrats rarely agree, but in North Carolina the two parties seem to have found some common ground in a bipartisan agreement, which comes at the crossroads of criminal justice reform and occupational licensing reform.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 11:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill before the North Carolina General Assembly would let reflexologists practice without needing a license from the state Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy.
Published: Sunday, April 21st, 2019 @ 11:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education voted Thursday, April 4, to allow out-of-state teachers to become licensed in North Carolina if they have already passed a licensing test in their home states.
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 @ 6:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The House has unanimously passed legislation to add North Carolina to a compact of states that would share psychological services in short supply.
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @ 10:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Occupational licensing may have cost North Carolina more than 42,000 jobs and millions in economic losses, a new study from the Institute for Justice says.
Published: Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 @ 2:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We have to make sure American farmers and their families, wherever they may be, wherever they may go, have the infrastructure projects that they need to compete and grow.
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2018 @ 11:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Funeral director is not exactly the kind of enterprise someone is prepared to comparison-shop for, but still, as with other services, the more options, the better for consumers
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2018 @ 10:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez has added her state to the list of states working to restore the right to earn a living to their citizens
Published: Sunday, September 9th, 2018 @ 10:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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More than 2,000 North Carolina elementary teachers have failed the math portion of their licensing exam since the state started using a new test in 2013. The test itself may be the problem
Published: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 @ 11:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers seem to agree licensing reciprocity would benefit public schools needing school psychologists, but the bill still must pass the Senate
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 10:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is strange, isn't it, that a state that may be indirectly responsible for touching off the de-licensing revolution among the states still hasn't joined that revolution
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 12:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Alicia Moran is a junior at Bob Jones University in South Carolina, studying to get her bachelor's degree in communications disorders
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 2:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In The Right to Earn a Living Act: A Well-Considered Answer to Licensing, I examined the first two statement of findings behind the Right to Earn a Living Act
Published: Monday, March 26th, 2018 @ 11:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Stand-alone makeup schools can operate in North Carolina without a government-issued license, the N.C. Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners now says
Published: Saturday, March 10th, 2018 @ 12:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A pair of North Carolina occupational licensing boards warring over who may lawfully use acupuncture needles for treatment and therapy could thrust the state into another constitutional embarrassment, state Sen. Andy Wells said Tuesday
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2018 @ 10:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last month, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and 30 congressional colleagues called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to quickly address recent reports that the VA knowingly hired doctors who lost their licenses for malpractice and providing poor care to patients
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 @ 4:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Jon Sanders writes about a new report from the National Employment Law Project, which looks at how state occupational licensing laws make it difficult for people with arrest and conviction records to find work
Published: Sunday, December 31st, 2017 @ 2:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Occupational licensing rules may be keeping people from moving across state lines and toward job opportunities, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests
Published: Friday, December 15th, 2017 @ 11:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's the holidays. Time for good cheer, glad tidings and songs of the season. Good will to all, peace and joy
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2017 @ 2:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A report from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty rates North Carolina just average when it comes to occupational licensing.
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2017 @ 12:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has some of the country's broadest and most onerous licensing laws, resulting in a ranking of 17th-worst, a new report says
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who should be required to get more training: An auto mechanic changing your faulty brakes, fixing your misaligned steering column, and replacing a leaky fuel pump - or a barber taking a little off the top?
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 @ 2:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jasna Bukvic-Bhayani wants to open a makeup school, but the N.C. Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners refuses to give her a license
Published: Thursday, August 24th, 2017 @ 7:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's entirely possible for people to commit a crime in North Carolina without even realizing it
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2017 @ 10:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2017 @ 11:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For half a century, making any reform to a state's occupational licensing system has been nigh on impossible
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 2:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Civics class teaches us that each member of a legislative chamber has an equal vote. Crossover week at the N.C. General Assembly reminds us that some of those votes are more equal than others
Published: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 @ 11:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As hundreds of bills are filed in the General Assembly, I ask: What problem are lawmakers trying to solve? If there is one, what should government do about it
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2017 @ 5:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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