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Sweeping Biden Executive Order Aims to Promote Competition in Multiple Industries

President Joe Biden will sign a sweeping executive order designed to promote competition across American industries, calling on regulators to increase scrutiny of technology companies, drug prices, shipping and more. The president’s action will prompt the federal government to set …

Biden Order Targets Occupational Licensing, Noncompetes, Worker Data Sharing

President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order that will reduce the ability of employers to prevent workers from going to rival firms and remove some of the state occupational licensing requirements that make it harder to land a …

Nebraska Legislature Likely to Revisit Occupational Licensing, Tax Issues in 2018

Expect some new debates on old measures when Nebraska lawmakers return to the Capitol next month for the 2018 session. Senators have spent the last few months tinkering with proposals that stalled last year in hopes of reviving them during …