The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has launched a new program aimed at expediting the ...

The law aimed to undercut the power of the state’s largest metropolitan areas, home to the most Democratic-leaning constituents and leaders.

One state just reformed its occupational licensing standards for barbers and cosmetologists, sparking wider discussion over whether other states should follow.

More than 20 license-types have been added to a new professional online licensing system in Illinois. The changes aim to get licenses to people more quickly for things like barber school, cosmetology ...

No more paper tags in Texas. Here’s what car buyers will get instead, and why police are urging extra caution as the new law goes into effect.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 718 on June 12, 2023, during the 88th Legislative Session, replacing all Texas paper license plates with metal ones.

Oversight of the lottery will be transferred to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation starting Sept. 1.

The new law transfers oversight of the Texas Lottery is being transferred from the now-defunct Texas Lottery Commission to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued a six-month emergency closure for multiple massage parlors across Texas.

Abolishing the Texas Lottery Commission, HB 3070 This law dissolves the Texas Lottery Commission and transfers all responsibilities to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Texas has criticized a decision by the national psychologist licensing board to add another expensive test in order for psychologists to become certified.