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Occupational Licensing

• Is California Still Going to the Dogs on Pet Groomer Licensing?
  Adam Summers
  July 10, 2012, 2:41pm
• Privatization Proposed for Micke Grove Zoo in San Joaquin County, CA
  Harris Kenny
  May 29, 2012, 7:00am
• California Barking Up the Wrong Tree with Pet Groomer Licensing Bill
  Adam Summers
  March 1, 2012
• California is Barking Up the Wrong Tree with Pet Groomer Licensing Bill
  Adam Summers
  February 27, 2012, 2:10pm
• California Bill Proposes Licensing for Pet Groomers
  Adam Summers
  February 3, 2012, 5:14pm
• The Social Cost of Taxi Regulation: $1 million Per License
  Samuel Staley
  October 20, 2011, 9:24pm
• Colorado Public Utilities Commission Dabbling in Taxicab Regulatory Reform
  Harris Kenny
  August 11, 2011, 7:53pm
• New York City Regs Strangling Street Food Vendors
  Samuel Staley
  June 19, 2011, 1:46pm
• The Cancer of Government Regulation
  How occupational licensing laws hurt the poor
  John Stossel
  June 9, 2011
• Political Hacks
  How taxi licensing drives up costs while enriching special interests
  A. Barton Hinkle
  May 31, 2011
• Washington Post Weighs in Against Taxi Medallions
  Samuel Staley
  May 23, 2011, 10:10am
• Licensed to Ill
  Will Florida Republicans stand up against occupational licensing abuse?
  Damon W. Root
  April 14, 2011
• The DC Taxi Medallion Hustle: Round 3
  Samuel Staley
  April 14, 2011, 11:04am
• Why Taxi Medallions Are Bad for Neighborhoods
  Samuel Staley
  April 4, 2011, 8:55am
• Fortune-Tellers in Salem, Mass. Didn't Foresee Greater Competition from Lifting Licensing Restrictions
  Adam Summers
  March 30, 2011, 6:46pm
• Boston Globe Advocates for Taxi Deregulation
  Samuel Staley
  March 25, 2011, 12:20pm
• Hypocritical Bureaucrats Stifle Entrepreneurship in Colorado
  Harris Kenny
  March 24, 2011, 9:07pm
• D.C. Council Takes Aim at Taxi Entrepreneurs
  Samuel Staley
  March 18, 2011, 4:15pm
• A Cause of Health Care Costs You Rarely Hear About
  Adrian Moore
  March 13, 2011, 5:58pm
• Taxicab Reform Advances in CO Senate
  Harris Kenny
  February 14, 2011, 4:04pm
• Colorado Takes Another Swipe at Taxicab Regulatory Reform
  Harris Kenny
  February 1, 2011, 1:40pm
• Colorado Senate Explores Taxicab Regulatory Reform
  Recently introduced legislation rekindles reform efforts
  Harris Kenny
  February 1, 2011
• The SWAT Team Would Like to See Your Alcohol Permit
  How police use regulatory inspections to conduct warrantless searches
  Radley Balko
  December 13, 2010
• Licensing bloggers in Philadelphia; City requires $300 business license
  Adam Summers
  August 24, 2010, 3:47pm
• Lawyer Licensing Laws Lead to Higher Prices, Less Consumer Choice and Access to Legal Services
  Adam Summers
  June 12, 2010, 3:56pm
• Legal System Problems and Solutions Discussed in New Book
  Adam Summers
  June 12, 2010, 3:18pm
• Horse Dentists Harassed by State Licensing Boards
  Adam Summers
  April 30, 2010, 5:32pm
• Nursing Our Way Out of a Doctor Shortage
  Why it's time to loosen the regulations on nurse practitioners
  Steve Chapman
  April 19, 2010
• The Right to Work
  How occupational licensing laws restrict liberty
  John Stossel
  March 11, 2010
• Economy, Bureaucracy, Minimum Wage Hikes Sink Federal Teen Jobs Program
  Adam Summers
  September 29, 2009, 9:51pm
• California Unemployment Rate Rises to 12.2%; State Must Improve Business Climate to Combat Unemployment, Budget Problems
  Adam Summers
  September 26, 2009, 11:44pm
• Occupational Licensing and the Beard Trimming Turf War in Texas
  Adam Summers
  September 24, 2009, 6:25pm
• State Licensing Mandates for Movers in Illinois Increase Prices, Reduce Job Opportunities
  Adam Summers
  September 16, 2009, 11:21pm
• Taxi Deregulation in Minneapolis Upheld
  Samuel Staley
  July 18, 2009, 9:38am
• Superman Arrested... For Not Having a License
  Anthony Randazzo
  July 10, 2009, 10:39am
• Hair Braiders, Barbers and Interior Designers Need Licenses in Missouri
  State has fewest occupational licensing regulations, but could get better
  David Stokes and Adam Summers
  December 10, 2008
• Reining in Job Licensing Laws in Arizona
  You need a license to do 72 jobs in the state, including landscaping and fishing guide
  Adam Summers
  May 8, 2008
• Selling Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs Lands Los Angeles Woman in Jail
  Reason.tv Drew Carey video examines LA's crackdown on bacon dogs
  April 25, 2008
• Occupational Licensing Laws Protect Special Interests, Not the Public
  Testimony to the Arizona House Government Committee
  Adam Summers
  April 1, 2008
• California Licenses Most Jobs in Nation
  Regulations protect existing business interests from competition
  Adam Summers
  September 24, 2007
• California, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire Restrict the Most Jobs
  Hair braider, fortune teller, florist and interior designer are some of the jobs for which states require licenses
  August 24, 2007
• Occupational Licensing: Ranking the States and Exploring Alternatives
  Policy Study 361
  Adam Summers
  August 1, 2007

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