Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies, explains why North Carolina would benefit from the least restrictive occupational licensing scheme. Sanders offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
JLF’s Jon Sanders calls for least restrictive N.C. occupational licensing
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