Fighting for economic liberty in Kentucky
Meet R.J. Bruner and his crew. Bruner (in the middle, there) is one of the many hardworking entrepreneurs who keep our economy thriving—and whose hard work and ingenuity improve the standard of living...
View ArticleThink twice about opening a moving company in Kentucky
Bloomberg Businessweek‘s Patrick Clark has an excellent story about Kentucky’s anti-competitive licensing rules for moving companies. Here’s an excerpt: In August, Marty Vaughn tried to open a College...
View ArticleLabor Day liberty in the Land of Lincoln
The road to economic freedom is a little bit wider today, thanks to a decision by Illinois Circuit Judge Rebecca Foley who last week* struck down the city of Bloomington’s anticompetitive licensing law...
View ArticlePLF opens the road for free enterprise in Kentucky!
Earlier this year, a federal court in Kentucky struck down that state’s “Competitor’s Veto,” a law which allowed the state’s existing moving companies to block any new moving company from starting up....
View ArticleMontana’s roadblocks to new taxi services
The Missoulian today carries my article about our economic liberty lawsuit on behalf of Montana businesswoman Tracie Pabst: Pabst owns Big Sky Shuttle, a transportation company that operates in Texas...
View ArticlePLF declares war on Competitor’s Veto laws
This morning, PLF is announcing its new nationwide campaign against “Certificate of Convenience and Necessity” laws. These are licensing requirements that apply to taxi and limo companies, moving...
View ArticleHow business friendly is Nevada, really?
The Sacramento Bee‘s Dale Kasler has an in-depth article about our latest Competitor’s Veto lawsuit, challenging Nevada’s laws that bar people from starting moving businesses, limo companies, or taxi...
View ArticleTestimony to the Nevada Senate: Competitor’s Veto laws are unconstitutional
Last week I testified to the Nevada Senate Committee on Transportation about the state’s Competitor’s Veto laws in the transportation industry. The way these laws work is that when an applicant files...
View ArticleNevada Governor Sandoval sides with the cronies…and against Nevadans
Sad news from Carson City today, where Gov. Brian Sandoval has chosen to keep in place the nation’s most anti-competitive licensing law. This morning, Sandoval announced his veto of SB 183, a bill that...
View ArticleWhite House licensing report: what about the Competitor’s Veto?
One thing the White House’s report on occupational licensing laws unfortunately left out completely is Competitor’s Veto laws: laws that forbid people from entering a business not because they are...
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