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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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North Carolina’s state motto offers a great guide to policymakers
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 1:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina State Constitution unequivocally declares, “The legislative, executive, and supreme judicial powers shall be forever separate and distinct from each other”
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 2:43 pm
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 State Board of Elections Will Accept Written Testimony Through August 8 on Its Proposal to Limit Election Observers
Published: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 @ 3:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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“If asked to return to the workplace five days a week, nearly 40% of women with children under 18 would return and immediately start looking for a work-from-home job,” according to a report
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 @ 10:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Work gives purpose, creates abundance, instills pride and responsibility, and promotes the economic growth that we see today.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 11:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The very reason for government is, as the Founders made clear in the Declaration of Independence, to defend and protect (“secure”) everyone’s God-given rights.
Published: Saturday, January 15th, 2022 @ 12:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina breaks top 10 list
Published: Sunday, January 9th, 2022 @ 12:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Having trouble getting a hair appointment or other services? There are three bills sitting in the Senate Rules Committee that sponsors say would loosen bureaucratic red tape for some small service businesses.
Published: Monday, December 6th, 2021 @ 9:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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At Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design in Greenville, N.C., students are looking toward the future. Here they learn to cut, curl, and color hair, but also tend to customers and build their client base.
Published: Monday, September 27th, 2021 @ 11:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Remarks by President Biden at Signing of an Executive Order Promoting Competition in the American Economy
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 12:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 @ 2:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Occupational therapists who move to North Carolina would have an easier time getting back to work under a bill in the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 7:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Sunday, April 4th, 2021 @ 10:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you ever needed proof that corporate cronyism is a timeless practice, here’s a story for you.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers are returning to Raleigh, and they have a loaded agenda.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 @ 10:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper in a new executive order is encouraging local authorities to pursue criminal and civil penalties against businesses that fail to uphold mask and distancing requirements.
Published: Saturday, November 28th, 2020 @ 5:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state of Florida recently passed a revolutionary bill for workers and consumers.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2020 @ 4:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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America is currently in the midst of a national conversation about race relations and inequality.
Published: Sunday, July 19th, 2020 @ 10:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Donald J. Trump has led a historic effort to eliminate unnecessary and costly regulations that hurt American businesses and families.
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 @ 6:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House unanimously approved House Bill 1053 on Wednesday to reduce regulatory barriers to make it easier for veterans, active-duty service members and their spouses to find work in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2020 @ 6:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Military spouses and veterans could find it easier to get jobs in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2020 @ 1:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Senate committee passed protection for direct primary care providers and discussed regulatory reforms to prepare hospitals and other health care workers for the second wave of the coronavirus.
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2020 @ 5:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Some Senate Republicans want to take the teeth from Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 emergency executive orders, which they say are killing small businesses.
Published: Friday, May 8th, 2020 @ 11:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Jane, a Raleigh-based cosmetologist, wanted to keep working when her salon closed March 25. She didn’t know providing in-home manicures was illegal.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 @ 12:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 5:54 am
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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