PROFESSIONALINTERIORDESIGNER, always on the lookout for positive public relations items, found this item in a major Pennsylvania paper about that state’s current interior design legislative efforts;

http://www.pennlive.com/statehouse/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1277426410249690.xml&coll=1

While the article is relatively un-biased….ahem…..this is unfortunately the current state of our profession’s public relations effort. If you are so inclined to see why there is so much vitriol and misinformation in this process below are two relatively succinct position statements from the pro legislation side;

http://www.idlcpa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=7

and from the anti-legislation side;

http://www.libertyforpadesigners.org/news.html

Just imagine how much effort is being expended on both sides of the issue to fight for an occupational identity that most of society does not understand, if they even care. Is this really Uncle Sam’s responsibility to sort out?