An earlier version of the House budget would have relaxed some of the restrictions North Carolina places on its licensed opticians. Those reforms would have followed some of the John…
Occupational licensing imposes many costly burdens on would-be workers: taking hundreds of hours of coursework, passing required exams, logging job experience, paying license fees, etc. A bill that passed the…
This is a post about an important change in state law concerning how licensing boards deal with applicants who have conviction records. Plus, it has alligators.
The N.C. Board of Funeral Service opposes a bill that would allow for provisional licenses for funeral directors here. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, the governor just signed a law allowing for…
A bill before the North Carolina General Assembly would let reflexologists practice without needing a license from the state Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy. Senate Bill 527 would extend…
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.
Funeral director is not exactly the kind of enterprise someone is prepared to comparison-shop for, but still, as with other services, the more options, the better for consumers. They’re more…
What if state law allowed North Carolinians to choose a service professional licensed in another state, if they provided evidence they knew going in that the professional wasn't licensed in…
The vast majority of states don't think music therapy requires occupational licensing. There are several alternatives to licensing that address concerns with an industry without keeping people from their constitutional…
The John Locke Foundation has written extensively, and advocated aggressively for reform of North Carolina’s oppressive and burdensome regulations on occupations. North Carolina has the 4th most restrictive occupational licensing…
A legislative oversight subcommittee is pushing ahead with its review of the administration of occupational licensing in North Carolina. Sen. Andy Wells, R-Catawba, who chairs the occupational licenses subcommittee, said…
View in your browser. This week Carolina Journal reported on an important ruling against an occupational license in Texas. State leaders should take note. As CJ reported: The Texas case…