Positive momentum on occupational licensing reform in Iowa:
“One quarter of Iowa’s workforce requires some kind of professional license. If that sounds like a lot, that’s because it is. It’s the second highest in the nation, which puts our state and its people at a competitive disadvantage.”
— @IAGovernor @KimReynoldsIA— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ???? (@senatorshoshana) January 14, 2020
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