Occupational Licensing
Banning Advice Columnists in the Name of Occupational Licensing
Kentucky takes First Amendment violations to the extreme.
TX Board That Regulates Doctors Wants To Arm Investigators
To ward off assault with intent to vaccinate?
Indiana Police Department Sued for Illegally Seizing Taxi Licenses
They have no such authority
Paleo Diet Blogger's Free Speech Suit Allowed to Move Forward
North Carolina trying to censor over lack of credentials
St. Louis Stops Auditions for Street Performer's Licenses
In the midst of being sued over program
Chicago Sued Over Restrictive Taxi Regulations
Rules are so restrictive, cabbies can't make a living
Police in New York Arrest Woman For Giving Undercover Cop Unlicensed Message
Don't cops have better things to do?
Scottsdale, Ariz., Passes Pedicab Regulations
Must submit to inspections and registration and have insurance and driver's licenses
Michigan Mulls Regulations for Mixed Martial Arts
Licensing and registration systems "for their protection"
LA Mulls Licensing for Valet Attendants
All sorts of additional fees that will be passed on the consumers
Court Strikes Down Casket Licensing Regulations in Louisiana
Monks beat funeral home protection laws
The Dubious Case for Regulating Day Care
Sifting through some misleading claims in The Washington Post
How Licensing Laws Cripple Competition
Certificate of Necessity requirements trample on the right to earn a living.
Salt Lake County Elminates Dozens of Licensing Regulations
No longer need special licenses for bowling alleys, flea markets and children's lemonade stands, among other things
In MA, Legal Medical Marijuana May Put Professional Licenses at Risk
One of the risks of requiring permission from the state to work
Judge Won't Stay Decision as IRS Prepare Appeal
At least for now, tax preparers don't need IRS permission
License to Thrill: Texas Lawmaker Wants Stripper Permits
Texas can get into a Nanny State of mind when it comes to sex
North Carolina Legislators Reviewing Occupational Licensing Requirements
184 days of training required to be a school bus driver, 722 days for barbers
Chicago Bureaucracy Shuts Down Food Trucks
Though the trucks were legalized in July, not a single one has been able to get a license from the city
Texas Lawmaker Targets Regulations, Occupational Licensing
"When you regulate an occupation, you are expanding government control on how that job is done," says Bill Callegari.
Court: Unlicensed Coin Dealers Can't Be Prosecuted in Ohio
Blocks a free speech-defying interpretation of law
With Doctors In Short Supply, Nurse Practitioners Battle Red Tape To Offer Care
In many states, licensing laws tie practitioners in knots
