A report published early this month found that easing licensing requirements for physicians increases patient access to healthcare, especially among older people, and reduces cost barriers to ...

Illinois is in trouble. For years, our state has been saddled with one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation – currently sitting at 5.3% or the second worst in the nation. While joblessness ...

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 ...

In Illinois, nearly 1 in 4 workers requires an occupational license to perform more than 100 different professions. That includes barbers, hair braiders, interior ...

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 ...

PARKERSBURG — Lawmakers received a briefing Sunday on opening West Virginia’s occupational licensing regulations to allow workers from other states to more easily work in the state and address ...