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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 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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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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An occupational license is a special kind of government regulation known as an entry regulation.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 8:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Remarks by President Trump in Working Lunch with Governors on Workforce Freedom and Mobility
Published: Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 @ 7:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The number of licensed professions has grown in the U.S. has grown exponentially since the 1950s.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 12:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Vermont man’s attempts to work as a funeral director in North Carolina were thwarted when the N.C. Court of Appeals upheld a decision rejecting his request for a reciprocal license
Published: Monday, September 24th, 2018 @ 3:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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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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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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Advocates say in many cases certification protects consumers, expands opportunities... Members of a legislative subcommittee on Thursday heard recommendations to eliminate the requirement for occupational licenses in many jobs, and instead move to a certification process.
Published: Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 @ 12:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina requires occupational licensing for more than 700 professions, which generates an absurd amount of bureaucracy and red tape. Occupational licensing forces people to pay a fee, and often go through needless additional training, in order to legally practice their profession in the state
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 8:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina psychologist John Rosemond's popular parenting advice column has been syndicated in more than 200 newspapers across the country since 1976, but soon it may disappear from all newspapers in the state of Kentucky.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 @ 1:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals June 27 reversed a trial judge's decision to dismiss Charlotte-area "paleo diet" blogger Steve Cooksey's free speech case.
Published: Monday, July 1st, 2013 @ 1:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"The overthrow of the medieval guild system," wrote Milton Friedman in his seminal work Capitalism and Freedom, "was an indispensable early step in the rise of freedom in the Western world.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 5:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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