occupational licensing

There's no need to hamstring a speciality because of a turf war with a licensing board. Let's talk about voluntary certification and consumer choice.

The Beacon Center out of Tennessee finds a tricky way to illustrate the arbitrary but perilous nature of occupational licensing enforcement.

Last week I talked about occupational licensing reforms in Idaho and Ohio. Reform is also on the minds of policymakers in Wisconsin, Maine, and Arizona.

North Carolina is one of the states that make it very difficult for a recently released — and presumed rehabilitated — worker to find a job in his field. North Carolina has 641 different disqualifications in state occupational licensing laws for having a criminal record.

As research has found and North Carolina has shown, sunset provisions with periodic review are effective ways of reducing unnecessary regulations.

My latest research brief has the details on Ohio becoming the latest state to join the De-Licensing Revolution, which North Carolina has yet to do.

License denials in Pennsylvania for lack of "good moral character" bring to mind the 641 different disqualifications from licensing in North Carolina for having a conviction record.

Welcome to Part 3 of my “healthcare freedom” blog series this week. In this small series, I am reviewing a federal report on healthcare reform initiatives that the states can implement to encourage more freedom, competition, and choice into the health care sector.