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Legislation & Regulation

Legislation & Regulation Occupational Licensing 

Occupational Licensing’s Harms are Real

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments asa hutchinson, Matthew Mitchell, Mercatus Center, occupational licensing, susana martinez

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 Occupational Licensing 

How are Other States Reforming Occupational Licensing?

November 8, 2018November 9, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments arkansas center for research in economics, asa hutchinson, Doug Ducey, Mary Fallon, occupational licensing, Rick Scott, Rick Snyder

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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Arkansas Politics Legislation & Regulation 

Consider the Trade-Offs of a Minimum Wage Hike

November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments arkansas center for research in economics, Issue 5, minimum wage, Thomas Snyder

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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Arkansas Politics Legislation & Regulation 

Some Problems with a Minimum Wage Hike

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Issue 5, Jeremy Horpedahl, minimum wage, Robert P. Murphy

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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Arkansas Politics Legislation & Regulation 

Minimum Wage Hike Will Have a Big Impact

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments arkansas center for research in economics, Jeremy Horpedahl, minimum wage, University of Central Arkansas

On Election Day, voters will have a chance to decide if Arkansas workers will be prohibited from accepting a job

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Government Legislation & Regulation Occupational Licensing 

Going Further to Reform Occupational Licensing

September 27, 2018October 16, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments

What should states do to advance worker freedom? My last blog post discussed a recent Federal Trade Commission report that

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Government Legislation & Regulation Occupational Licensing 

Feds Weigh in on Occupational Licensing Portability

September 26, 2018October 16, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Federal Trade Commission, Governor Asa Hutchinson, occupational licensing

The state has erected a lot of barriers for Arkansans looking to work. Thankfully, Governor Asa Hutchinson recognizes the problem

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Government Legislation & Regulation Occupational Licensing 

The Need for Occupational Licensing Reform

September 13, 2018October 16, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments ACRE, arkansas center for research in economics, Brian Kanode, Gov. Doug Ducey, Governor Asa Hutchinson, occupational licensing, Red Tape Reduction Working Group

Arkansas may be on the path to reforming its burdensome occupational licensing laws. Governor Asa Hutchinson formed a Red Tape

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Environmental Policy Government Legislation & Regulation 

Don’t Dump Your Plastics Yet

July 19, 2018September 10, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Chief Seattle, Christian Britschgi, Environment, environmentalism, Richard Mason, Starbucks

Richard Mason is worried about plastic. Mason is a geologist and past chairman of the Department of Environmental Quality Board

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Government Legislation & Regulation 

Politics at Play in Military Widow Amendment

June 26, 2018September 10, 2018 Marc Kilmer 0 Comments Military, Rep. John Yarmuth, Rep. Steve Womack, Survivor Benefit Plan, Veterans

As a member of Congress, Rep. Steve Womack is going to take votes that make people upset. That is the

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