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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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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This week, Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 1:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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Military members who have earned an occupational license from another state shouldn't have to wait around as North Carolina bureaucrats decide about granting a license here, some legislators say
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 9:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here's one of those statements that seems like it can't be true and yet is firmly supported by the evidence: Americans don't move around as much as they used to.
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 @ 4:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 @ 3:56 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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If we think of balance at all, most of us think of work-life balance and the never-ending struggle to make time for work, family and even, selfishly, ourselves
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 @ 9:18 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Paul Craig Roberts takes a look at the document that holds the states in a Union and questions whether the legal bonds still exist.
Published: Monday, April 11th, 2016 @ 9:49 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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A legislative oversight committee decided on Tuesday to delay a push to eliminate and consolidate a number of occupational licensing boards.
Published: Saturday, April 9th, 2016 @ 3:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week I had the honor of speaking in favor of occupational licensing reform before a legislative oversight committee (you can view my presentation here)...
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2016 @ 5:32 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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A driving program developed by East Carolina University graduate students is steering some local teens with autism toward greater independence.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 10:22 am
By: ECU News Services
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The Center for Law and Freedom is making Staff Attorney Elliot Engstrom available to speak with groups statewide free of charge. Groups can choose to hear about a variety of topics, including...
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 5:44 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A recent Carolina Journal article highlighted an important ruling against an occupational license in Texas. North Carolina state leaders should take note.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 2:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week Carolina Journal reported on an important ruling against an occupational license in Texas. State leaders should take note.
Published: Friday, August 28th, 2015 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Raleigh City Council has halted discussion about its outdoor seating ordinance until August, but overcrowding and public safety issues must be addressed, Assistant City Manager Marchell Adams David told a June 18 meeting of the city's hospitality committee.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 10:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement recognizing the 150th anniversary of the "Juneteenth" holiday, which marks the end of slavery in the United States.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 11:11 am
By: McCrory Communications
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State senators expressed strikingly differing opinions on whether government should start regulating transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft.
Published: Thursday, June 18th, 2015 @ 5:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Amid from restaurant owners and patrons of downtown dining establishments, a committee of the Raleigh City Council seems poised to ease proposed restrictions on patio dining and outdoor imbibing in taverns and eating establishments along the Fayetteville Street corridor downtown.
Published: Sunday, June 14th, 2015 @ 7:25 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 could promote job creation, lower consumer prices, and boost opportunities for low-income families by replacing most of the state's occupational licensing with voluntary certification. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report explains why.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 5:18 pm
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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Today, the Civitas Institute joins the Cato Institute in asking the United States Supreme Court to clarify its role in protecting Americans from occupational licensure abuse. In a joint amicus brief, attorneys from Civitas and Cato ask the Court to grant certiorari in Vong v. Aune - a case with...
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 @ 8:14 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina is one of the more aggressive states in the nation in licensing occupations. This is a significant impediment to freedom in a state that once boasted, and ought to be able to again, of being "First in Freedom."
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2015 @ 1:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is one of the more aggressive states in the nation in licensing occupations. This is a significant impediment to freedom in a state that once boasted, and ought to be able to again, of being "First in Freedom."
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 5:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Late last year an audit of the State Board of Opticians determined that the board "will lack adequate funds to continue operating within the next year" and that, despite cost-cutting measures already undertaken, soon "will no longer be able to provide the licensing services and practitioner...
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 6:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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