Occupational Licensing Archives - Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty

The Racine Journal Times | State lawmakers should stop dodging open-records law

An editorial from the Racine Journal Times this weekend writes about our fight with State Representative Jonathan Brostoff over his refusal to provide electronic copies of records we had [...]

WILL Press Release | WILL Study: Impact of Licensing Red Tape on Worker Safety

January 10, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty issued a new study examining the effect of licensing regulations on worker safety in two widely-licensed [...]

WILL Press Release | WILL Applauds Passage of Licensing Reform Bills

But the legislature still must act on other bills November 27, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty applauds the passage and enactment of SB 108 and SB [...]

WILL Press Release | Where Does Your State Rank in Red Tape, Barriers to Economic Opportunity?

WILL’s 50 state study on occupational licensing receives national coverage November 10, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – WILL’s recent report, Land of the Free? 50 state study on [...]

WILL Press Release | WILL Releases 50 State Study on Occupational Licensing

Study shows that more requirements lead to less jobs; employment could increase by 4.5% in certain professions if licensing reform enacted October 18, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The [...]

WILL Press Release | Applauds Committee Vote Advancing Occupational Licensing Reform Legislation

Previous WILL research found that Wisconsin’s burdensome licensing laws resulted in less employment in low and middle income jobs September 29, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin [...]