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On August 22, 2025, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) intervened in two constitutional challenges before the British Columbia Supreme Court...

A study by the Washington, D.C.-based Archbridge Institute ranked states by the difficulty of their occupational licensing requirements, finding...

On August 19, 2025, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill that allows healthcare professionals with active, discipline-free...

This opinion article argues that California’s medical licensing laws, particularly as applied to telehealth, unconstitutionally restrict free...

Dear CLEAR Members and Friends, In an era defined by rapid change and global complexity, CLEAR stands as an unwavering beacon for regulatory...

Oklahoma’s state superintendent, Ryan Walters, has introduced a new requirement that teachers relocating from California and New York must...

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) reported that its fitness-to-practise (FtP) screening caseload—the initial assessment stage for...

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed Senate Bill No. 675, known as the “New Philippine Midwifery Bill,” intended to...

A recent ruling by the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 613, a law banning gender-affirming medical care for...

As part of its “Zero Bureaucracy” initiative, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has drastically streamlined licensing processes...

Kansas legislators have initiated an inquiry into the Kansas Board of Nursing's handling of licensure cases, leading to demands for the dismissal of...

A recent Cato Institute research brief examines the impact of Universal Occupational Licensing Recognition (ULR) on healthcare access and patient...