Browsing: Licensing and Regulation

Several regulations removed from the books, freeing professionals from onerous and unneeded requirements

Paperwork takes staff away from daily responsibilities and educating kids, officials say.
By Julie Grace
November 13, 2017

Hordes of Wisconsin government workers are employed to ‘check boxes’ for the feds

Measures lift onerous restrictions on barbers and cosmetologists that stifle careers and businesses.

U.S. education secretary also plans to give them more say over federal school dollars

ESSA could offer opportunities for state to involve districts in decision-making

School officials make decisions they wouldn’t make otherwise to comply with funding requirements.
By Julie Grace and Dan Benson
September 12, 2017

In London, American swimmer Katie Ledecky won an Olympic gold medal at the age of 15.

“It would more or less put in-state wineries and breweries out of business,” one winery owner says

UW students can’t launch Uber-like haircut business in Wisconsin without action from Legislature

We compiled a list of resources for state policy-makers on issues ranging from professional licensure to transportation funding to corrections reform. This handy brochure includes reports, commentaries and links to videos designed to inform public discourse on issues that will affect Wisconsin residents for years to come

Albert Walker, whose clients include many Packers players, has years of experience but can’t run his own shop

The entire country is in thrall to a large and growing opioid crisis. From celebrity deaths to the ever-growing number…

Ex-offender Albert Walker and Packer Mike Daniels discuss Walker’s new barber lounge in Green Bay. The shop is in jeopardy due to an onerous and unnecessary state licensing law.

Wisconsin currently licenses hundreds of professions. Some of those are unobjectionable, but other licenses are problematic.

(and the real-world stories of Wisconsinites cheated out of their livelihoods)

Research and stories show the need for occupational licensing reform in Wisconsin. Authors include Ike Brannon, Logan Albright, Scott Niederjohn, Mark Schug and Jan Uebelherr.

POLICY BRIEF
As the labor market for teachers evolves, we need more competition and less regulation.

Beauty school graduate from Milwaukee just wants to work but has been thwarted for over a year.

“How often do ethics change in massage therapy?” she wonders.

“We’re not playing with people’s lives. We’re playing with people’s hair,” Krissy Hudack says.