Action Plan Critical to Eliminating Licensing Backlog As part of his commitment to rid California government of gridlock and bureaucratic delays, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that a significant backlog of professional license applications has been eliminated, allowing more than 18,000 waiting nurses, barbers, cosmetologists and contractors in the state to immediately seek jobs in their chosen profession. "I am pleased that we have blown through regulatory gridlock and bureaucracy to bring thousands of Californians off the sidelines and into the professional workforce," said Governor Schwarzenegger. "Qualified nurses, contractors, barbers and cosmetologists who have been waiting to go to work...