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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
Occupational Licensing Benefits Insiders, Shortchanges Millennials
by Jesse Hathaway April 28, 2016North Carolina lawmakers recently backed away from a proposed bill that would have reformed the state’s occupational licensing laws. In testimony given before the state legislature’s Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee, lobbyists convinced lawmakers to ditch plans to eliminate government licensing requirements for a dozen occupations and consolidate government licensing boards. The lobbyists argued removing government restrictions on occupations such as acupuncturists and athletic trainers would have endangered consumers’ health.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
The “Establishment” is Slow to Learn; Senate Republicans Pushing for More #GreenPork
by Marita Noon April 12, 2016In this election cycle, we hear a lot about the “establishment.” Most people are not really sure who they are, but they are sure that they do not like them. The anger toward the establishment is not party specific and has propelled two unlikely candidates: Donald Trump on the Republican side and Senator Bernie Sanders for the Democrats.