The Board of Osteopathic Licensure restored Paul Gosselin’s license to practice medicine on June 15. It had been suspended in…
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The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business convened on February 22 to hold a public hearing…
On January 10, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a joint temporary action…
Occupational licensing has already been called out for hobbling opportunity, impeding mobility, protecting established practitioners from competition, and for raising…
Approximately 25 percent of jobs in the United States require some kind of occupational license. A condition on which many…
On Tuesday, lawmakers on Maine’s Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement, and Business Committee held a virtual public hearing on LD 612,…
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order today that eases occupational licensing rules for health professionals and makes telehealth services…
This piece was first published in the Sun Journal. “We will develop a world-class workforce. Fewer than half of Maine…
Governor Mills on Wednesday released her 10-year economic development plan for Maine, the first such undertaking in our state since…
The majority members of Maine’s Legislative Council voted Friday to kill along party lines a pair of nonpartisan emergency bill…
It’s no secret that the fees and requirements necessary to obtain an occupational license are barriers to entry that bar…
The Legislative Council on Wednesday met to vote on nearly 400 bills submitted by lawmakers for consideration in the second…
Maine is currently the oldest state in the nation and is experiencing a labor shortage. According to the U.S. Census…
The Constitution of Maine explicitly states all bills passed by the legislature become law 90 days after adjournment. That means all non-emergency…
Just before the conclusion of Maine’s most recent legislative session, lawmakers passed an occupational licensing reform bill that will make…
Maine is one of twenty-two states that currently require occupational licensing for sign language interpreters. Though this measure may seem…
To become a hairdresser in the State of Maine, you must be at least 17 years old, complete a 1,500-hour…
Occupational licensing exists to protect public health and safety in professions that pose measurable risk to consumers. However, as we’ve…
Occupational licensing exists as a mechanism for government to promote public health and safety by requiring workers to meet specific…
Policymakers are always asking: ‘What can we do to attract young, talented people to our state?’ In Maine – which…
Occupational licensing is supposed to protect the public from unqualified professionals whose goods and services may harm consumers, yet rarely…
Despite economists on both sides of the aisle agreeing that occupational licensing laws hurt workers and consumers by stifling economic…
Kimberly Fichthorn exemplifies what Maine is looking for. A 47-year-old transplant from Texas, Fichthorn has three young children and operates…
Despite its relatively minimal impact on Maine workers, the labor issue presently garnering the most attention in Maine politics is…
Occupational licensing is intended to safeguard the public from unqualified, incompetent charlatans whose low-quality goods and services put the health…
Every American citizen should have the right to earn a living and the freedom to pursue the profession of his…
Populist movements are rising up, decrying the “danger and destruction” of capitalism. This false populist sentiment is perpetuated by four…
If you work hard enough and create sufficient value for your fellow man, you can succeed in the United States.…
Your barber has to get government permission to cut hair, or risk jail time. In Maine, barbers must be at…
Among the many deeply flawed and harmful regulations and rules passed by Maine lawmakers or created by bureaucrats, none may…