City revokes interlocal agreements, looks to compromise somerset-kentucky.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from somerset-kentucky.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Buckeye Institute-Championed Universal Occupational Licensing Recognition Will Open Ohio’s Doors to Skilled Workers Jun 09, 2021
Columbus, OH – On Wednesday, The Buckeye Institute testified (see full text below or download a PDF) before the Ohio Senate Higher Education and Workforce Committee on the policies in Senate Bill 131, which would adopt universal occupational license recognition for people moving to Ohio.
In his testimony, Greg R. Lawson, a research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, noted that Senate Bill 131 builds on the Buckeye-inspired Senate Bill 7 and that military families aren’t the only professionals who suffer when trying to make Ohio their home. “Ohio’s current occupational licensing regime prevents many trained, licensed professionals from pursuing their careers here,” Lawson noted, going on to point out that Buckeye research revealed that “high fees and training requirements reduce an occupation’s job growth by 20
Podcast: Episode 29: When Spongebob ‘gets it,’ politicians better start getting on board as well
When otherwise wonky policy issues seem to be showing up on shows like South Park, Bobs Burgers and even Spongebob Square Pants, it would seem like popular culture might actually “get it” on that issue. In fact, it would seem at that point like pretty much everyone “gets it.”
So, what about politicians?
Shoshana Weissmann, from R Street Institute, joined the program to talk about one such policy issue that has found popularity in unlikely pop-culture circles, and how it is now finally starting to break through political barriers as well. That issue is the completely mundane (and kinda boring-sounding) policy area of Occupational Licensing something that generates a surprising amount of shared passion and activism among otherwise unlikely political bedfellows.
In support of Senate Bill 131 rstreet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rstreet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.