As 2024 begins, a lot of eyes will be on Washington , and understandably so, given that it is a critical election year. Like many Americans, I am pessimistic about the future of the Oval Office, Congress, and the circus that is our nation’s capital.

But hope should not be lost. At the state level, there is reason for excitement in 2024.

Let’s begin with Georgia, where the Atlanta metropolitan statistical area is booming and rapidly approaching 6 million residents. Employers will need skilled workers, so it is important that outdated regulations do not present barriers to growth for the region.

Continue reading at The Washington Times.

 

Edward Timmons, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation at St. Francis University, writes frequently on the history and rise of occupational licensing and it’s relation to economic mobility.

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