… patients through telemedicine. Michigan lawmakers should update telemedicine licensing restrictions to allow health care providers to practice across state lines. Current law requires all providers to obtain a Michigan license. But this keeps high-quality providers from delivering needed care to millions …
… of State Jocelyn Benson did not regularly reconcile Michigan's Driver License File from its Qualified Voter File. This resulted in thousands of dead … Benson “did not perform periodic reconciliation” between the driver’s license file and the Qualified Voter File, which is the list of registered voters …
… audit, it did not regularly reconcile the voter list from the Driver's License File. A federal lawsuit alleging that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn … did not regularly reconcile the Qualified Voter List from the Driver's License List, the audit found. Jake Rollow, a spokesman for the Michigan Secretary …
… ensure just results while avoiding unintended consequences. Occupational licensing is another area ripe for more reforms. Michigan is burdened by unnecessary occupational licensing laws and regulations. These limit many people from obtaining jobs that …
… products. Occupational licensing laws are another attempt … certain jobs through these licensing mandates. They now affect … arbitrary and inconsistent licensing laws. State law requires a license for installing concrete, insulation … doughnuts or cookies requires a license, but not apples, eggs or cabbage. …
… 76. Create a market for "vanity" license plates. Like many states, Michigan … auction again before the current license expires. Michigan already has attracted … property. Extending that idea to include license plate combinations is not a big leap. Public computer terminals in state licensing offices would ensure that no one …
… precondition to obtaining and maintaining a license to practice law—is a system of organ-ization … similar lines. Though states routinely license a wide variety of occupations and … require the payment of an annual licensing fee by those practicing within the … fee as "dues" rather than a tax or licensing fee. The Michigan State Bar maintains …
… efforts to reform outdated laws and licensing regulations that hinder economic … recommendations on occupational licensing. Included in the report were recommendations … work in rolling back some low-level licensing laws last term. But ultimately, all areas where licensing is not proven to result in greater …
… basketball and baseball.) If the state must be involved in the gaming business, then all other ORC matters, such as occupational licensure, tax and license revenue collection, and all matters involving fraud or any other irregularity, logically could be handled by the already existing Michigan Gaming …
… developer planning upscale office space. In a memorable dissent from this ruling, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor charged: "(T)he government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result." Sadly, the Kelo …
… Resources, AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (11) (8) Department of Corrections (12) (9) Department of Education (13) (10) Department of Licensing and Regulation (14) If section 28 of article 5 of the state constitution of 1963 is amended to provide for changing the name of the state highway …
… medicine in Texas has skyrocketed by 57 percent. In 2008, the Texas Medical Board received 4,023 licensure applications and issued a record 3,621 new licenses. In all, in just the first five years after reforms passed, 14,498 doctors either returned to practice in Texas or began practicing here for the …
… laws should be abolished, eliminating the Soviet-style central planning of health-care services markets. Other reforms should include relaxing licensing laws that prevent trained health-care professionals from rendering needed services. Another reform should target the tort system, which pushes malpractice …
… state tax subsidies for green jobs, filmmaking or Cool Cities programs will reverse the damage done by the $1.4 billion tax hike, fee hikes, new licensing regimes and regulations imposed on our economy during her tenure." LaFaive has authored a detailed essay about the State of the State address, which …
… after 12th straight loss of taxpayer dollars. The Oregonian - Portland cracks down on a child's lemonade stand for operating without a business license. Quote of the Week "Troll through the voting rolls, and you'll find an exclusive club of three House Democrats running for re-election who voted …
… House Bill 5351 (Authorize MEGA tax breaks for select "multimodal commerce" firms) House Bill 5291 (Withhold unemployment benefits if occupational license suspended) House Bill 4903 (Ban environmental cleanup standards more stringent than federal)
… House Bill 5351 (Authorize MEGA tax breaks for select "multimodal commerce" firms) House Bill 5291 (Withhold unemployment benefits if occupational license suspended) House Bill 4903 (Ban environmental cleanup standards more stringent than federal)
… it should be encouraged,” Hohman wrote in an e-mail. “There’s also competitive reasons not to do so: Lack of property taxes, favoritism on liquor licenses, enforcement issues, availability of taxpayer bailouts tilt the playing field against legitimate business.” ~~~~~ See also: Jackson Considers …
… the Fairness Doctrine on the Internet. The Fairness Doctrine was the Federal Communications Commission’s policy of requiring media with broadcast licenses to present both sides of controversial issues. It was abolished by the FCC in 1987. “They want to regulate Internet content…?” O’Reilly asked. …
… years; the government text was not approved through proper committees, the union alleged. One proposed resolution would rescind the contract and licensing agreement between the district and Christopher Productions, which Christopher established in 2007, The Press reported. That would eventually lead …
… created the DEQ in 1995. Gov. Snyder also abolished the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth and replaced it with a new Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. The reorganization, however, falls short of what is needed to reform Michigan’s dysfunctional environmental permitting system. …
… Employers who wish to expand or locate in Michigan are faced with extensive state and local requirements such as difficulty in obtaining business licenses and complex zoning requirements that they do not face in other states. Senators and their House counterparts would do well to launch a regulatory …
… Republican Votes for Labor Union Monopoly Over Government Construction Work Senate GOP Says Three Unpaid Parking Tickets is Valid Reason to Hold Up Driver License Renewal House Votes to End Taxpayer-Financed Union Negotiators Flint Loses Out On $1.1 Million ‘Green Energy’ Buses — Now Wants $2.5 Million Version …
… favored. In addition to those ineffective and harmful responses, she made other bad moves for the state economy. She presided over a vast increase in licensing and regulation, not to mention her increases in business and income taxes.” ~~~~~ See also: Granholm the Tax Cutter? Gov. Granholm Offers Nation …
… Senate Bill 29, Allow concealed pistol permit holders to keep and bear tasers: Passed 106 to 4 in the House To allow holders of concealed pistol licenses (CPLs) to also keep and bear tasers (electro-muscular disruption devices), subject to the same regulations and restrictions that apply to legally …
… House To establish that having recent and relevant military experience in the field meets the criteria for obtaining an “electrical journeyman's license.” The House passed two other bills allowing the same for plumbers and security guards. Current law prohibits a person from earning a living as an …
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… that cannot keep the lights on is spending time and effort focusing on regulatory rules that seemingly result in no harm to anyone. Detroit has licensing rules well beyond that of other cities. Its permit and inspection costs make it extremely difficult to run a profitable (legal) business. And the …
… program. Tom Wills is an outdoorsman from Quinnesec in the Upper Peninsula. "I can't tell you how happy I am to hear that Michigan DNR is giving my license fees to a dozen private land owners, including five private hunt clubs," he said sarcastically. He is concerned about what he sees as Lansing's ever-increasing …
… Impose licensure on pharmacy assistants: Passed 101 to 7 in the House To impose licensure and regulation on "pharmacy technicians" (assistants), with license fees, continuing education requirements, test-taking mandates and more. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" SOURCE: MichiganVotes.org, a free, non-partisan …
… mission and service to members. They have a real opportunity to provide direct value to both employers and employees by doing so. Just as with licensing, unions should not be given a monopoly on training and certifying workers in a specific field. Neither should the government subsidize this training. …
… structure regarding short-term lodging rentals. The report grades are based on whether a legal framework exists, the level of restrictions, taxation, licensing, and enforcement. Short-term renting is exploding in popularity. People sign up through companies or websites — like Airbnb or HomeAway — to rent …
… lowering the state income tax rate, reducing the state’s regulatory burden and lowering the barrier to entrepreneurship by scaling back occupational licensing requirements.
… such, it is crucial that Michigan maintain policies that make dental services safe, but also accessible and affordable. The evidence suggests that licensing new dental therapists will help the state meet all three of these goals for its residents and help contribute to a healthier Michigan.
… to expand beyond a handful of areas in Michigan, and has caused major headaches for drivers, who have received tickets for not having commercial licenses. The latest bills provide not just a solution to this problem, but to another wrinkle the expansion of ridesharing presents: competition with taxis …
… prosperity. State policies that make broad-based improvements to the business climate, like lowering taxes or decreasing the burdens of state occupational licenses, can help them.
… professionals and donors. RAM officials hope to bring clinics to new areas, including Michigan, but are confined to a handful of states due to strict licensing laws that prohibit medical professionals from donating their services. The need for quality medical care doesn’t stop at state borders. The ability …
… “charitable gaming service” that provides the service for multiple charities at a single location, one after another. The bill would establish a licensing regime covering both the charities and the service companies. This would recognize and accommodate an evolved system where a person can gamble at …
… people in Michigan were convicted of a felony. Felons face major barriers to employment, especially when they try to enter the military or get a license to practice one of many professions. While few ex-offenders would be hired by the department as a result of a new law, the policy would show that …
… for them, were operating in a legal gray area. Michigan law didn’t have a place to put ridesharing, and some drivers received tickets for lacking a license they didn’t explicitly need. The companies were slow to expand, or not expanding at all, because of the uncertainty surrounding regulations. Ridesharing …
… regulations. Consider a retail food cart operator who wants to operate in the city of Kalamazoo. The startup would first have to pay $500 to get a license. The city government limits these to just 10 a year, so few ever get that far. The business owner who decides to set up shop on private property, …
The Michigan Legislature is considering House Bill 5175 which would “expand the types of liquor license holders allowed to refill clearly labeled ‘growlers' (sealable containers of up to one gallon) with beer for consumption off-premises.” Policy Analyst Jarrett Skorup testified on the bill before the …
… a $400 “awning tax,” an $1,800 valet fee and restaurant startup costs four-and-half times more expensive than New York City. And Detroit imposes licensing rules above and beyond what the state requires, tacking on fees and regulations for landscapers, window washers, movers, sign erectors and people …
… during the act of student shampooing. Student-cosmetologists would still be prohibited from performing other cosmetology services until they get their license from the state, which requires 1,500 hours of training or apprenticeship. House Bill 5438, Define withholding drugs as human trafficking “coercion”: …
… bill has not had a vote in the House. It should be noted that this issue has nothing to do with more or fewer liquor stores overall — the number of licenses the state hands out is determined by an entirely different set of rules and procedures. But the promoters of limiting competition argue that current …
… motor vehicle. The leg has a computer, battery and a hydraulic system. The Republican from Iron Mountain said that technically, he needs a driver’s license to operate it on the street. LaFave, whose left leg is missing from the knee and below, cites his status when explaining why he’s interested in changing …
… were on display at our booth in the networking lounge. These publications seek to explain different areas of policy in Michigan, from occupational licensing reform to fiscal responsibility to energy policy, complete with illustrations and artwork for easy comprehension.
… about the law. Clicking on a link for more information on prevailing wage requirements leads to an overview page for a division of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. From there, the reader can find a page that states the prevailing wage law was repealed in June 2018, and the agency will …
… that public documents are released in a timely manner. The Mackinac Center sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. The request was for files related to an individual licensed by the state. LARA said they would respond by June 5. After more …
… sign in the window,” Eisen said. The St. Clair County lawmaker is a firearms instructor who teaches classes for those seeking a concealed pistol license; he also trains people on handling weapons. Eisen said part of the rationale for his bill lies with a report that 98% of mass public shootings happen …
… convert a registration mandate now imposed on acupuncturists into a comprehensive licensure regime, including training and apprenticeship requirements, license fees, regulations specified in the bill plus additional ones that state licensure officials would be authorized to impose, and more. Senate Bill …
… 1990s and 2000s. The principle and interest payments for transportation revenue bond debt comes of out of future fuel tax and vehicle registration (license plate) tax. Those payments reduce the amount of revenue the state would otherwise have to spend on current road repairs. The last of this debt was …
… and governor from public documents disclosure. Reforms to the criminal justice system are highlighted, as are changes to arbitrary occupational licensing regulations. These policies combine to put needless hurdles in the way of people trying to finding a job. Many Michiganders are faced with increasing …
… commercial lawn services may not be willing to place their employees at risk of arrest for violating state work restrictions, or risk their business license. Roseville says it “will not be issuing violations for actions in compliance” of its order, but the Macomb County Sheriff and Michigan State Police …
… cited by the Michigan State Police for violating the executive orders. In the afternoon of May 28, Huff was visited by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, as well as the local police force. “Sarah Huff, like many Michiganders, has just been trying to make ends meet,” said Patrick …
… states levy bottle or case fees, depending on the size of the containers. Other measures include a wholesale tax rate, and distributor and retail license fees that are then converted into a per-gallon excise tax, according to the Tax Foundation. Certain states may impose different rates that vary depending …
… Reps. Steve Johnson, Bronna Kahle, Beau LaFave, and Luke Meerman. The bills (HB 5844 and 5846-5857) eliminate the practice of suspending driver’s licenses for crimes and misdemeanors unrelated to dangerous driving. They also reclassify many traffic misdemeanors as civil infractions and eliminate mandatory …
Another state business has had its liquor license suspended after the undercover state investigators who visited were first told that the business was only open for takeout orders. But the state investigators, who pretend to be legitimate customers, saw people with their food sitting and drinking at …
… document, a “duly authorized agent of the Commission,” Administrative Law Judge Michael J. St. John, an employee of the Department of Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, of which the commission is a part. When the current round of statewide lockdowns was ordered on Nov. 15, there was confusion …
… Rural Development petitioned a court to enforce a shutdown order targeting her restaurant. The department had suspended Hackney's food establishment license in January, according to a press release put out today by the Attorney General’s office announcing the arrest. Hackney closed her business in March …
… trigger was part of a 2015 legislative deal. It included a motor fuel tax increase of 7.3 cents per gallon, a hike in the annual vehicle registration (license plate) tax, and an earmark of some state income tax revenue to road repairs. The deal was passed by the Republican-controlled legislature and signed …
… Police Department practice that allows officers to fingerprint a detained individual if they are not carrying an approved ID card, such as a driver’s license. The fingerprinting is done without a warrant and without any charges filed against the individual. The fingerprint records are then stored in a police …
… but their own employees if they don’t want to. Second, restaurants can impose this standard on delivery drivers right now, if they want to. Every licensing or certification requirement is a new hoop for workers to jump through, which means starting a job costs more and fewer people will go through with …
… period it reviewed. After the audit was published, the Secretary of State started to reconcile the Qualified Voter List quarterly against the Driver’s License List, in addition to making weekly updates. Rollow explained that when someone dies, that person’s voter registration is cancelled immediately, once …
… require local governments to enact a public decency ordinance. It has, though, overriden local decisions in other areas, including occupational licensing, preventing local governments from imposing stricter standards. Hall’s legislation pass does not list penalties a local government would face for …
… called Michigan home for nearly 14 years. He started at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in 2009 and has authored policy studies on occupational licensing, civil asset forfeiture, internet broadband and measuring poverty. His work has been published by The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fox News, Detroit …
… Academy gave an overview of the impressive engineering and aviation curriculum at their charter school, where students can graduate with a pilot’s license. Representatives from virtual schools such as Michigan Online Schools and the Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy shared their strategies for keeping …
… they can lower the income tax rate for everyone. They can improve tax rules to encourage business growth. They can eliminate harmful occupational licensing requirements.” Four states have fared worse than Michigan in job recovery: New York, Maine, Hawaii and Maryland. Thirty-one states have fully recovered …
… Rugg’s claim for unemployment benefits, citing misconduct under the Michigan Employment Security Act. Rugg filed an appeal with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. He won a reversal June 19 from Administrative Law Judge Denise McNulty. Denise McNulty noted that courts have defined “misconduct” …
… When college students, professors or other researchers look in JSTOR for studies on business subsidy programs, right-to-work laws or occupational licensing, they’ll discover a broader discussion of these issues, including the free-market perspective that Mackinac provides. Click this link to check out …
… defend the ban. The township has been enforcing the ban, Allen said, adding that it sent someone to various residential properties to record the license plate numbers of the cars located there. He also told CapCon that this person had contacted the owners of those vehicles to ask if they were renting …
… taxpayers footing the bill. One positive that came from Gov. Whitmer’s population growth council’s report was the recommendation to remove unnecessary licensing barriers that prevent people from working. Policymakers should reduce those burdens and promote a thorough review of other harmful regulations and …
… provided for this position, makes between $29.05 and $41.76 per hour. A veterinarian is required to be a doctor of veterinary medicine to obtain a license to practice. An A12 veterinarian, the highest classification provided by the state for this position, makes between $30.11 and $43.69 per hour. An …
… that’s how the state treats them “Countless others run into the same barriers because Michigan doesn’t automatically reciprocate or recognize many licenses from other states.” Jarrett Skorup, Vice President of Marketing and Communications The Wall Street Journal The Secret Ballot Meant Victory for …
… and be independently evaluated against other projects and services. » michcapcon.com/31554 9 Regularly review each of the 180-plus occupational licensing laws that are on the books and ensure jobs are being licensed only when that regulation directly improves public health and safety. » mackinac.org/31270 …
… bring down costs. Policy solution Michigan needs to speed up the rate of processing permits at the state and local level. We should eliminate many licensing requirements for builders and workers, not add new mandates. And lawmakers need to pursue statewide zoning reform. Restrictive zoning laws have caused …
… athletic trainers. 2005 House Bill 4834, to license and regulate "payday lenders." 2003 House Bill … contractor who works without first obtaining a license from the state, as well as civil fines of up to … does building or renovations for pay without a license. Dozens of similar licensure bills have been …
… support and one - a proposal to create a specialty license plate for biofuels such as ethanol - drew just … states that this bill would "authorize a specialty license plate recognizing alternative fuels, and give … senators who voted against creating a specialty license plate for biofuels were all Democrats. Their names …
… pending before the Michigan Senate. Renewing license plate tabs is one of the main reasons that most … every time they register to vote or renew their license plate tabs. This just doesn't make sense. "While … "Nobody's life is depending upon renewing their license plate in person," he said, noting the online, …
… pending before the Michigan Senate. Renewing license plate tabs is one of the main reasons that most … every time they register to vote or renew their license plate tabs. This just doesn't make sense. "While … "Nobody's life is depending upon renewing their license plate in person," he said, noting the online, …
… more driving record "points," driving without a license, and failing to have insurance or proof of insurance. … surtax for driving with a suspended or revoked license was NOT repealed. These costly surcharges were … House To authorize, establish regulations, impose license fees, and grant favored “agricultural” property …
… establishments in Michigan with on-premise liquor licenses fell off severely between 2010 and September … ban lifted. The MLCC data showed that 3,048 license holders reported a decrease in purchases and 2,162 license holders reported decreases of 10 percent or more. …
… and Anthony Davies examine control states and license states from 1982 to 2002. They found that states with a lighter regulatory touch — license states, for instance — “generally experience lower … Eliminate the “Specially Designated Distributor” license quota. This law works to the advantage of Michigan’s …
… of safety. Friedman writes that occupational licensing, for instance, is frequently done in the name … occupation in question rather than of the customers. Licensing restricts entry into occupations. Limiting the … Proposals Sound.” This essay involved occupational license reform, a subject on which Friedman had written …
… Senate Bill 1204: Suspend truants’ drivers licenses Introduced by Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker (R), to suspend for six months the drivers license of a minor who is prosecuted for “willful and repeated” school absence (or withhold a license from a minor who doesn’t have one yet). Referred …
… prohibitive restrictions. Kalamazoo hands out only 10 licenses per year and prevents vendors from selling within … Lansing charges $1,800 per year for food truck licenses and limits them to three areas. Before an eventual … and Federal Regulations Burying Businesses Licensing Lunacy Regulatory Roadblocks Hurt the Poor
… “No” Senate Bill 789, Revise concealed pistol license procedures: Passed 84 to 26 in the House To eliminate county concealed weapon licensing boards, and transfer the responsibility for administering and issuing concealed pistol licenses to county clerks, with the State Police still …
… driving a snowmobile with a suspended motor vehicle license. Willcome had no idea what he was doing was crime because Michigan does not require a license of any kind to drive a snowmobile. The law tying snowmobile use to a person’s motor vehicle license went into effect years after Willcome took a required …
… already on the books. Learn more here and here. Licensing Burdensome regulations unjustifiably complicate … permitting processes, limiting extensive and new licensing requirements, and updating the state rulemaking … increase legislative oversight. Michigan requires licenses — special government permission — for at least …
… seeing slow but steady progress in occupational licensing. Thirty years from now, most occupational licenses will be a thing of the past. For medical professions … financial implications, a reasonable, limited licensing structure will probably still make sense. But …
… “Proprietary Schools” (Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs), https://perma.cc/E3BN-QCXG. … Aide Training Program” (Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 2019), https://perma.cc/ … Skorup, “This Isn’t Working: How Michigan’s Licensing Laws Hurt Workers and Consumers” (Mackinac Center …
… abandoned). The NRC has a 32-step construction licensing process, and many of those steps require approval … as long as six, to write the EIS.” What do licensing, approval, and construction time have to do with … most recent combined construction and operation licenses. This contrasts to regulatory approval in the …
… mandatory, governmental logger licensing. This regulation is part … quality protection. Cost of Licensing A problem with licensing occupations is that it restricts … training, and experience. While licensing boards' focus is screening … expensive to do. Costs of licensing forest practitioners, loggers, …
… drivers. The only thing the police have to do is look at the photos, match license numbers with state records, and mail the tickets. Photo radar's electronic … are used that can issue 1,600 speeding tickets a day. Fifty clerks read license numbers on photos and send tickets by mail that cost drivers $66,000,000 …
… In February, a Battle Creek firm called Action Limousine was granted a license to serve as the airport's exclusive taxi service. Action's taxi privilege … for one year, with the commission having the option to renew Action's license for up to two one-year extensions. As part of the deal, Action is required …
… States are aggressively meeting the challenge by creating new training and licensing avenues for people to enter teaching." Besides helping to solve the teacher … plan that produced teacher applicants boasting higher scores on teacher licensing tests than traditionally prepared teachers, with lower attrition rates. …
… the road. We suffer many other taxes in our everyday endeavors. We need licenses to drive, licenses to operate many kinds of business, and permits to build on our own property. …
… The regulation, in effect since July of 2001, is part of the Child Care Licensing Act, which is administered by the Department of Consumer and Industry … applied to them, to disgust at what many administrators called "ridiculous licensing rules." But one thing is certain: the idea of actually keeping diapers …
