U.S. partially bases choice of sites for military bases on states’ success in improving reciprocity
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) confirms that decisions on where to site military bases and allocate other defense [...]
Licensing Reforms
One doctor, 50 licenses? Yes. De facto national licensing becoming a reality through telepractice
As remote delivery of professional services through telepractice becomes increasingly common, the prospect of national [...]
Renewal applications subject to same standards of proof as new applications, court rules
Current licensees applying for renewal are subject to the same burden of proof regarding their suitability for licensure as [...]
Texas: 6th state to end license suspension for unpaid student loans
The story of Roderick Scott, a middle-school teacher who suffered financial ruin in order to hang on to his teaching [...]
Should optometrists do more surgeries? Arkansas plan to decide issue on 2020 ballot may or may not happen
An unusual process is tentatively slated to take place in Arkansas in the 2020 election: a referendum that would allow [...]
California latest state to end questions about attorneys’ mental health
A requirement that prospective lawyers indicate their mental health and sign over related medical records was ended in a [...]
Federal court blocks law requiring licensure for online auctioneers as improper restriction on commerce
A federal judge in Tennessee, in a July 23 ruling, issued a preliminary injunction blocking new legislation which would [...]
A third U.S. court rules that tour guide licensing scheme is unconstitutional
The license program for tour guides maintained by the city of Savannah is an unconstitutional violation of First Amendment [...]
Vermont board would take 23% fiscal hit by signing on to interstate compact
Interstate compacts—agreements among states to accept other states’ occupational licenses, in the same way that [...]
With sweeping new law, Arizona aims to reset national standards for license portability
Profession by profession and state by state: For better or worse, incremental change has been the norm for decades in [...]