Establish governmentbacked barriers of entry into professions and fields based on the allegation that the general safety and welfare of the community is served and protected by them. The reality is that connected Interest Groups favor occupational licensing for its anticompetitive effects. The fees and restrictions instituted by occupational licensure prevent entrepreneurial innovators who often come from modest backgrounds and represent vulnerable groups from efficiently providing consumers with better goods and services. The onus of these laws falls disproportionately on minority communities who would benefit from the elimination of burdensome regulations and the expense of Economic Freedom and mobility. The Johnson Center for political economy recently did a study that was published in 2018 called the cause of occupational cost of occupational licensing in alabama. We have dan sutter with us today who is the executive director of the Johnson Center for political economy. Concludes t
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Went to go and try to deposit the money in the night drop box at 218 in the morning. They had thousands of dollars with them when they were held up at gunpoint. The Contra Costa County fair ended late sunday night, but its what happened in the overnight hours after the fair at this bmo bank, a mile and a half down the road in antioch that is raising eyebrows. Two of our employees possibly were taking a very large cash deposit to a bank not too far away, and were robbed at the bank, not on the fairgrounds. Craig cannon is the president of the Contra Costa County fair board of directors. He was not the one making the day to day operations calls at the fair and is now demanding answers. He says nearly 90,000. The fair money was stolen outside this bank, which is located in a strip mall where stores are boarded up and unhoused individuals are living in the parking lot. Things were not handled the way theyre supposed to be, and were going to work on fixing that. But you never send an unarme
Begin. Thats nightline for this evening. Catch full episodes on hulu. Well see you back here same time tomorrow. The Contra Costa County fair went on without a hitch this weekend, but going to the bank to deposit the profits is now a much more unfortunate story. Good evening. Im ama daetz. Its a nearly 90,000 heist in antioch, and it involved the money you may have spent. Police say the two victims were employees at the fair. Abc seven News Reporter j. R. Stone spent the evening in antioch and has more on this investigation. Jr. Police say the two employees went to go and try to deposit the money in the night drop box at 218 in the morning. They had thousands of dollars with them when they were held up at gunpoint. The Contra Costa County fair ended late sunday night, but its what happened in the overnight hours after the fair at this bmo bank, a mile and a half down the road in antioch that is raising eyebrows. Two of our employees possibly were taking a very large cash deposit to a b
We broke the news exactly 24 hours ago about oakland selling its share of the coliseum property. Now were getting more details about what comes next. And today is supposed to be a day of celebration at cal, as we learn the names of the new falcon chicks that live on campus. But the talk this morning is about the schools rebranding. Good morning. Welcome to thursday, may 23rd. Its going to start the check of our forecast, drew. Yeah, were still for another Beautiful Day today. Mild temperatures continue to rule the forecast this afternoon. Heres just a really lovely picture from our exploratorium camera this morning. Its very calm on the bay waters right now that sun is rising over the horizon and we have full sunshine out there. The only area that has any sort of cloud cover right now is half moon bay. But there well find full sunshine even as we head deeper into the morning. Heres a look at temperatures right now, most of us starting out our day in the low and mid 50s, and its another