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Having a job any job is connected to lower poverty, better income mobility, lower crime rates, fewer children born out-of-wedlock and a host of other positive results. But today the right to earn a living is becoming more difficult. In 1950, only around 5 percent of workers needed an occupational license – today, more than 20 percent of workers in Michigan are required to have this special government permission to work. Licensing requirements typically include mandated educational degrees, hours of training, upfront fees, testing, continuing education and more.
But reform may be coming. The Obama and Trump administrations have both focused on licensing rules, working to encourage states to lessen the burden. Research from scholars across the political spectrum are in agreement that these regulations stifle innovation, raise prices, reduce the number of jobs, encourage income inequality and raise incarceration rates. This event will feature three scholars talking about th
Artists and vendors may enter lottery for display space at Jackson Square
The City of New Orleans will hold a lottery for qualified artists and vendors to obtain permits necessary to sell art in Jackson Square in the French Quarter on Saturday, May 8.
City code requires artists who sell art on or around Jackson Square to obtain an Occupational License and Mayoralty Permit from the Department of Finance’s Bureau of Revenue.
The Bureau of Revenue will conduct the public lottery for new “Artist A” permits Saturday, May 8, at 10 a.m. in the breezeway between City Hall and the Civil Court Building. The lottery is only open to qualified applicants due to distancing requirements, and candidates should enter at the Perdido Street gate entrance.
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Two years ago, I wrote about a constitutional challenge to Mississippi’s absurd eyebrow‐threading licensing requirement, filed by the Mississippi Justice Institute. It’s cases like these that motivated me to serve as the chairman of the board of advisors for MJI, and as an honorary fellow for its parent think tank, the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. That and the chance to attend Ole Miss football games, of course.
I’m happy to report that the eyebrow threading case has resulted in legislative success–on Friday, Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill repealing the licensing rule–and has inspired other cosmetology‐related legal challenges and reforms in Mississippi as well.
With marijuana set to become legal in Virginia as of July 1, Amherst County Board of Supervisors members are backing a referendum for county residents to give input on whether dispensaries that sell the drug should be permitted.
The board discussed the matter during an April 6 meeting and directed County Administrator Dean Rodgers to look into pursuing a referendum âthe sooner the better,â according to Supervisor Jimmy Ayers. When asked if the November general election is too soon to have such a referendum, County Attorney Mark Popovich said: âAbsolutely not.â
Ayers, a former Amherst County sheriff who retired in late 2015, said he labels marijuana a âgateway drugâ and he has seen firsthand what he described as damage it has done to local families.