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North Carolina scores better than the average state when it comes to policies that promote freedom. Taking aim at cronyism might produce even better marks.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 @ 1:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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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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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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Two of the state's most powerful lawmakers are perplexed that their education reform bill passed unanimously in the House but immediately was assigned to the Senate's Ways and Means Committee, a graveyard for legislation.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 4:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision that many opponents of restrictive occupational licensing rules saw as a victory for small-scale entrepreneurs may wind up being a setback, as the General Assembly's Program Evaluation Division wants to create an Occupational Licensing Commission to supervise...
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 @ 5:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation today which provides increased health care options for those needing medical care at their own homes.
Published: Monday, August 4th, 2014 @ 7:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's aggressive approach to occupational licensing raises prices and protects current members of a profession more than it protects consumers.
Published: Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 @ 10:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Louisiana monks who faced time in the slammer for selling handmade wooden caskets to support themselves have won a victory in federal court against the protectionist Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.
Published: Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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