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The Big W: The New Mexico Governor signed an occupational licensing executive order What it is: All state licensing boards must review their licensing requirements and provide additional justification if fewer than 25 other states require a license for the same job. Why it’s important: Overburdensome occupational license requirements remove the first rung in the […]
RICHMOND, VA – RICHMOND, VA – CNBC ranked Virginia one of the top business-friendly states in the country, partly thanks to legislation Americans for Prosperity – Virginia advocated for this past legislative session. The bill, sponsored by Delegate Michael Webert in the House and Senator Amanda Chase in the Senate, created a regulatory reduction pilot program to cut bureaucratic red […]
Executive order helps break down barriers to opportunity Albuquerque, N.M. – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) today applauded Governor Susana Martinez for issuing an executive order that directs licensing boards to review all occupational licensing requirements in the state. The executive order also mandates that boards have to provide additional justification to require a license […]
Letter in Opposition to S-675: New Burdensome Occupational Licensure Monday, June 18, 2018 Dear Chairwoman Pou and Members of the Senate Commerce Committee: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity – NJ, our tens of thousands of activists across the state and our 3.2 million activists across the nation, I respectfully urge you to please vote […]
Background: Current New Jersey occupational licensing laws force hair braiders to spend thousands of dollars on arbitrary requirements to open for business. Many of the women affected by these requirements are West African immigrants who began braiding hair at a young age as part of their culture. Paying the money to go to cosmetology school and taking the […]
TRENTON, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Thursday applauded the New Jersey General Assembly for passing A-3754, legislation that would help hair braiders get to work without first having to obtain burdensome occupational licenses. The Garden State currently requires aspiring hair braiders to complete 1,200 hours of unrelated cosmetology training and pay upward […]
AFP-Arizona May 15, 2018 Legislative Update 1) LOW SCORES ON THE 2018 SCORECARD? We are still working on grading our 2018 Legislative Scorecard. But initial indications are not good. The 2018 legislative session saw some victories on regulatory policy (see below), but on tax and budget policy, it was a bad scene. Among other things, […]
Denver, Colo. – After the House Committee on State, Veteran, Military Affairs voted to defeat occupational licensing bills SB 193 and SB 236 this week, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) issued a statement calling on the committee and House Speaker Crisanta Duran to support legislation that reduces barriers and expands opportunity for Coloradans. Both bills would […]
Tennessee’s legislative session is over, with exciting results to show for the hard work put in by Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee and our inspiring activists and volunteers. Great bills were passed that will promote freedom and prosperity for Tennessee. Other not-so-great bills also passed, but we’ll continue to make our voices heard when we see issues […]
