Occupational Licensing’s Harms are Real
Who wants to help workers and consumers? The recent election featured a lot of politicians who said that’s what they
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Legislation & Regulation
How are Other States Reforming Occupational Licensing?
The elections are over. It’s time to move from politics to policy. A good way to unite people who have
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Consider the Trade-Offs of a Minimum Wage Hike
Voters will go to the polls shortly and decide, among other things, whether to increase Arkansas’s minimum wage. While advocates
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Some Problems with a Minimum Wage Hike
Soon Arkansas voters will be deciding whether or not to increase the state’s minimum wage from $8.50 an hour to
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Minimum Wage Hike Will Have a Big Impact
On Election Day, voters will have a chance to decide if Arkansas workers will be prohibited from accepting a job
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Going Further to Reform Occupational Licensing
What should states do to advance worker freedom? My last blog post discussed a recent Federal Trade Commission report that
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Feds Weigh in on Occupational Licensing Portability
The state has erected a lot of barriers for Arkansans looking to work. Thankfully, Governor Asa Hutchinson recognizes the problem
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The Need for Occupational Licensing Reform
Arkansas may be on the path to reforming its burdensome occupational licensing laws. Governor Asa Hutchinson formed a Red Tape
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Don’t Dump Your Plastics Yet
Richard Mason is worried about plastic. Mason is a geologist and past chairman of the Department of Environmental Quality Board
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Politics at Play in Military Widow Amendment
As a member of Congress, Rep. Steve Womack is going to take votes that make people upset. That is the
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