As of July, braiding hair without a cosmetology license is no longer a crime in the state of Iowa. Two black women, Aicheria Bell and Achan Agit, filed a civil lawsuit against the state’s cosmetology ...

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In fact, state regulators said that she even signed a statement admitting to her role in the scheme to sell fraudulent cosmetology licenses. Two and a half years ago, NewsChannel 5 Investigates first ...

Over the weeks of protests following the death of George Floyd, much attention has been given to a few viral posts that concern the number of hours of training that are required to obtain a ...

Utah didn’t have an esthetics license until 2001, and now a bill in the state legislature would make changes to licensing for estheticians, hair stylists, nail techs, barbers and others. SB330, ...

TULSA -- A proposed new senate bill would repeal cosmetology and barbering licenses. Once the cape is snapped on tight, a pair of scissors is pulled from an apron. "This is pretty, so it's got to be ...

In Wisconsin, cosmetologists are required to put in more time for training than police. But aspiring officers must have an associate’s degree (at hiring, or finished within their first five years) for ...