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Small business bills waiting in Senate Rules Committee

Having trouble getting a hair appointment or other services? There are three bills sitting in the Senate Rules Committee that sponsors say would loosen bureaucratic red tape for some small service businesses. Bill sponsors are eager to see them move before lawmakers adjourn for the year.

Donna King · Business, OpinionNovember 24, 2021

Bills, now in committee, snip away at barriers to entry in cosmetology

At Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design in Greenville, N.C., students are looking toward the future. Here they learn to cut, curl, and color hair, but also tend to customers and build their client base — all the skills they will need for a lucrative career in cosmetology and other personal services.

Donna King · OpinionAugust 19, 2021