Deregulation Proposals

While acknowledging that some elements of the occupational licensing process could be evaluated to eliminate unnecessary barriers, this article...

After a January executive order prohibiting agencies, commissions, and boards from creating new regulations, a new executive order in Nevada lifts...

In a decision by the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Georgia Lactation Consultant Act has been declared unconstitutional as a violation of due process...

New Hampshire's governor has proposed the deregulation of 34 occupations and professions and the removal of investigative and oversight power of 30...

The budget proposed in New Hampshire would eliminate over 30 occupational licenses and consolidate a number of boards. The list of licenses to...

A bill passed in the Indiana House would require state agencies to review occupational regulations to determine their necessity in protecting the...

The governor of Nevada has issued an executive order "requiring all executive branch entities to review existing state regulations and recommend at...

Effective July 1, eyebrow threaders are exempt from cosmetology or esthetician licensing requirements in Kansas. Previously, threaders were required...

A US District Court judge has ruled that Tennessee's law requiring all auctioneers, including online auctioneers, to be licensed is...

In an update on the case of Jackson vs. Raffensperger, a Georgia court has struck down a provision in the licensure requirement for lactation...

A bill under consideration in Ontario would eliminate the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncturists of Ontario. If the...

In 2018, Virginia's governor issued an executive order for the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, the Department of Criminal...