The House Commerce Committee approved occupational licensing reforms designed to help previously incarcerated individuals and improve the licensing process. Committee members unanimously approved ...

After a cascade of school shutdowns, supply chain issues, and soaring inflation, COVID-19 is still the biggest problem facing Americans. Congress remains at a policy standstill on many of these issues ...

The Louisiana Senate has approved legislation to recognize occupational licenses and work experience from other states. “This bill simply stipulates that certain licensing boards shall recognize ...

American policymakers are approaching cross-ideological consensus about the use and abuse of occupational licensing. Occupational licensing is a kind of labor regulation that has spread across America ...

Inflation is a leading concern for voters as they prepare to head to the polls this fall. And families are right to worry; prices rise faster than incomes as the costs of everyday life suddenly exceed ...

One in five American workers need a government license in order to work. While some licensing schemes might be better justified than others on plausible health and safety grounds, occupational ...

One-in-five Americans need to get a government license in order to do their jobs. While supporters often claim licensing is important for health and safety or critical to ensuring high-quality ...

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to Marinelle Reynolds, a licensed social worker, about President Biden's executive order regarding occupational licensing and how it may affect military families. On ...

Income tax rate reduction and flattening, along with the expansion of school choice, are among the most consequential policy trends of the early 2020s. However, there is another policy trend emerging ...

Even before the current recession, ex-offenders faced bleak economic prospects. Research by the Prison Policy Initiative found that “formerly incarcerated people are almost five times more likely than ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. The economy has taken a big hit from COVID-19. Since social ...