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Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says making cents doesn’t make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday. This move comes as the cost of making pennies has increased markedly, by upward of 20% in 2024, according to the Treasury.
Daniel Nelson and Phillip Suderman: 'No Trespassing' means government, too
Private Property. Keep Out. No Trespassing. These are all signs that your average American inherently understands: This land belongs to someone else, and the public has no right to enter. But to Pennsylvania wildlife officers, those signs rate as suggestions, not strict rules. That’s because Pennsylvania grants its wildlife officers virtually unlimited power to enter private land whenever they please to snoop around for potential hunting violations.
Daniel Nelson and Phillip Suderman: 'No Trespassing' means government, too
Private Property. Keep Out. No Trespassing. These are all signs that your average American inherently understands: This land belongs to someone else, and the public has no right to enter. But to Pennsylvania wildlife officers, those signs rate as suggestions, not strict rules. That’s because Pennsylvania grants its wildlife officers virtually unlimited power to enter private land whenever they please to snoop around for potential hunting violations.
When the government decides who can provide healthcare, everyone loses
The overwhelming evidence, including the unwavering opinion of the federal government for more than three decades, has been that CON laws are a policy failure. In a nation seemingly divided on everything, one issue unites us all: healthcare is a mess. Prices are sky-high, access remains out of reach for many, and the system’s complexity leaves people struggling to understand what they’re actually paying for.
OPINION | Occupational licensing reform could bloom in Louisiana
Posted 7/23/24 Louisiana is a state that few can rival. The culture, the food and passion for enjoying life, a state embodied in the phrase laissez les bons temps rouler or let the good times roll. This cherished … This item is available in full to subscribers. E-mail Password Print subscribers If you're a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one.
Op-Ed: Occupational licensing reform could bloom in Louisiana
Louisiana is a state that few can rival. The culture, the food and passion for enjoying life, a state embodied in the phrase laissez les bons temps rouler or let the good times roll. This cherished mindset is what makes Louisiana so special and a good place to call home. But for a state where people value personal freedom, the government continues to enforce unnecessary restrictions that hold people back. Some of the most problematic restrictions are occupational licenses.
Op-ed: Reduce occupational licensing burden to help Georgians find jobs
Doctors, accountants, and teachers need college degrees before they can work. They also need special government permission, called an occupational license. The purpose is to protect health and safety. But Georgia regulators go further. They impose licensing burdens on more than 200 occupations, including dozens that do not traditionally require higher education or pose serious public risks. People need licenses to paint fingernails, mow lawns, and organize tour groups in Georgia.
Kentucky has created a legal monopoly for healthcare. The effects are destructive.
Imagine if McDonald’s could block any small entrepreneur who wanted to open a new burger joint near one of their franchises. That sounds absurd and unfair, but that is almost exactly how opening a new health facility works in Kentucky. It’s led to a system that creates higher costs and worse healthcare outcomes for residents. But now the state has created a task force that could recommend an end to the laws that created this destructive monopoly.
Ashley Thomas and Phillip Suderman: Stop suspending licenses over unpaid debt
By Ashley Thomas and Phillip Suderman/Special to The Sun Monday Feb 10, 2020 at 2:02 AM Florida’s practice of suspending driver’s licenses due to unpaid fines and fees is counterproductive and needs to end. People all over Florida have suspended licenses, not because they are dangerous drivers, but because they have not been able to pay their court debt. Debt-related license suspensions waste precious public safety resources and have negative — not positive — impacts on public safety.
Suspension of driver's license for unpaid fines, fees counterproductive | Opinion
Ashley Thomas and Phillip Suderman, Your Turn Published 4:25 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2020 Look for the gold star on the upper right hand corner of your driver's license. (Photo: FLHSMV) Florida’s practice of suspending driver’s licenses due to unpaid fines and fees is counterproductive and needs to end. People all over Florida have suspended licenses — not because they are dangerous drivers — but because they have not been able to pay their court debt.
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