… by analyzing occupational licenses in Michigan. What we find … that the Great Lakes State licenses at least 160 occupations … while advocates of more licensing — typically the industries … there. In fact, Michigan’s licensing apparatus leads to fewer … mandates harm the state. Licensing serves to protect existing …
… weeks for repairs. State licensing laws exacerbated this problem … workers — to jump through licensing hoops such as fulfilling … other states that do not license these contractors, consumers … not noticeably worse off. Licensing laws have major costs. More … of Minnesota shows that licensing rules cost Michigan 125,000 …
… typical worker. Occupational licensing, on the other hand, affects … more broadly. Occupational licensing refers to the government … industries to obtain a permit, or license, before they can legally perform … teachers, but in some states, licenses are also required for massage … required to get an official license. Policy experts from across …
… all states allow teaching licenses to transfer across state … or for many other types of licenses. Occupational licensing laws require people to pay … for other jobs: Some states license roofers, floor sanders, gutter … back to school for a new license. It does not matter if a person …
… the strictest occupational licensing regulations for hunting and … Possess a valid driver’s license. Pay a license fee of $150 for state residents … For fishermen, possess a license to operate watercraft. File … or hunting guide without a license would result in fines of $500 …
… doctors and lawyers need a license to practice. But that’s just … lower-profile jobs require licenses that do not provide much … assessed the impacts that such licensing has on online transactions … not place much trust in licensing as a guarantee of quality. … that the main effect of a licensing requirement is to increase …
… Michigan’s occupational licensing laws. By raising the barriers … criminal record from getting a license, these laws prevent people … paper. To make matters worse, licensing laws often prevent them from … for themselves. State licensing laws typically include a … requiring that someone seeking a license to work demonstrate “good …
… athletic trainer, a state license requires 1,460 days of training … by most other states: We license too many occupations, making … workers must first get a license to hold a job. In the academic … economy. But in the area of licensing, there is a wide consensus … that found “evidence that licensing requirements raise the price …
… need for more comprehensive licensing changes. Counselors: A new … time-consuming and expensive new licensing requirements. House Bill … automatically deny an insurance license to anyone with a felony record. … nonfinancial crimes to get a license to sell insurance. Cosmetologists: … from states with similar licensing requirements. The bill passed …
… and required to obtain a license to practice their trade. … probably would agree that licensing protects the public by screening … auto dealers, those pushing licensing are the bigger dealers, who … rare cases of restitution or license revocation. In most cases, … doesn't fear loss of his license nearly as much as he fears …
… the issue of occupational licenses. It used to be that about … of workers needed a state license to work — doctors, dentists, … rethink this, as occupational licensing laws have been shown to do … thoroughly analyze these licensing laws and remove ones that … review shows that requiring a license is a good idea, the state …
… recent years. Typically when licensing rules are proposed, the Legislature … requires evidence of how licensing laws will actually protect … Institution urges reform of state licensing laws, and says if this is … Mercatus Center shows how licensing rules redistribute income … repeal many occupational licensing rules. The report states: …
… it comes to occupational licensing, both sides consistently … fees and requirements. Licensing is a process by which the … state of Michigan requires licensing for hundreds of occupations, … (Wrecker service). Once local licensing is taken into account, the … occupations now requiring a license has increased from approximately …
… District of Columbia require a license to work as an interior designer. … important to understand that licensing laws are primarily put in … order to block competition. Licensing laws establish fees, tests … These may be justified if the license requirements are shown to … establishing an interior design license see better health and safety …
… to unilaterally reinstate medical licensing rules makes little sense, especially … practice beyond the limits of their licenses.” This is surprising, especially … made it easier for workers to skip licensing mandates, nurses to do work without … to avoid other, largely needless, licensing hoops. While all states impose …
… the shorter drive to Motown — but Michigan’s licensing laws are strict and those out-of-state professionals … Illinois, West Virginia and Tennessee, where licensing laws make it easier to operate. Stan Brock, … medical providers to work there as long as their license was verified by the nonprofit they were working …
… art museum party which, unknown to them, didn’t have a proper alcohol license. Michigan requires an occupational license — special government permission to work — for around 200 jobs. Many of …
… How? It's as plain as the license plate on your vehicle. In fact, it is the license plate on your vehicle. Like … again before the current license expires. Michigan already … Extending that idea to include license plate combinations is not … computer terminals in state licensing offices would ensure that …
… and arbitrary occupational licensing laws. The state requires people to get a license to work in more than 160 occupations, … of dollars in fees, many licenses contain good character clauses, … record from obtaining the license. Occupational licensing laws need to be thoroughly …
… certainly will send the right signal. But it’s also, in part, the state’s fault that we have a limited supply of educators. Michigan’s teacher licensing and regulatory rules add unnecessary barriers to capable candidates who might enter the education job market. Some of the steps required to earn …
… Commission, and the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs announced … Committee” report on liquor licensing in 2005? This committee … took for the LCC to decide licensing matters, but the ideas were … committee had hoped to see the licensing process reduced to 90 days … “strive to further reduce that licensing time to 60 days or less.” …
… Secondly, she suspended licensing restrictions that prevented … first paying for a Michigan license. She also made it easier for … governor also suspended licensing restrictions for out-of-state … requirements for obtaining a state license are fundamentally the same … accepts individuals with a license in good standing to practice …
… licensees already possess an extra license to do that, so this liberalization … restaurant that has obtained a retail license to be a “specially designated merchant,” … “specially designated distributor” license that is strictly limited by a quota … on local population. Quotas for licenses to sell beer and wine for off-premises …
… the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. As a result, sportsmen (rather than … hunters. “Money generated from hunting license sales and federal excise taxes on … Carolina State University. As hunting license sales decline, state wildlife agencies … more than a valid Michigan hunting license required. Hunters function as the …
… Association is asking state lawmakers to ease licensing requirements to make it easier to find new workers. … has rolled back her earlier actions to ease licensing restrictions and vetoed a bill that would make … and care. Michigan lawmakers should reform the licensing and scope-of-practice rules on medical workers …
… "bad apples" provided a rationale, including individuals who used dealer licenses primarily to avoid paying sales tax on vehicles bought and sold for personal use, or dealers who misled licensing authorities about whether they complied with local zoning. To the extent …
… state of Michigan requires people to obtain a license in order to work in more than 160 occupations. … permission to pursue their chosen work. While some licenses contribute directly to public health and safety, … Snyder has called for abandoning unnecessary licensing requirements and the Legislature could tackle …
… problems that can only be solved by laws. States license occupations to protect public health. But the regulation of licenses has been taken over by the licensees for their own benefit, not the public’s. The licenses are required by law, and people need legislators …
… products in the marketplace and occupational licenses. For example, in Michigan you are not free to … government can use the threat of audits, tax hikes, license denial and proliferating workplace rules to interfere … benefit. Who benefits from the government requiring licenses for painting? Licensed painters. They are now …
… majority of other states. Occupational licensing rules: Most of the nearly 200 occupational licenses created under Michigan law require … them. A review of all occupational licensing laws — which is done in at least … certifications: If you move to Arizona, any license or certification you’ve obtained …
… state that opportunity-seeking migrants want to move to, we could start by lowering the state’s personal income tax rate and reforming many of the licenses required to hold a job here. This will make it easier to work, live and raise our incomes and our families, be they originally from Illinois, Florida, …
… 1, 1995, a 25-page city ordinance entitled "To License and Regulate Homeless Shelters" went into effect. … 120 homeless shelters, no town in Michigan has licensing requirements for homeless shelters that are remotely … are very easy to find in Detroit. "Detroit's licensing requirements for homeless shelters are an unfunded …
… California, where they have been in business without licensing or regulation for 10 years, have been almost … UPL statutes-that the lack of a professional license necessarily means that an individual is incapable … with the IRS. Just because they have received a license from the state to practice law does not give lawyers …
… hardest. For example, Michigan farmers need a license to feed garbage to a pig, unless the garbage is … poisons a pig with tainted garbage, we require a license. When a parking lot attendant damages a car or allows a car to be damaged, we require a license. When dwarf tossing becomes a spectator sport, …
… that jitneys do their good work without a taxi license from the city government—the same city government … additional taxicab for nearly 50 years. Getting a license to do just about anything in Detroit can mean … "crime" of helping people get around town without a license, whether fully enforced or not, represent a cynical …
… that requires the state to grant or reject all licenses and permits within a reasonable timeframe. State … those timeframes would return the applicant's license or permit fee, and the license or permit would be considered approved. No More …
… also emergency powers for suspending mobile home licenses, setting boating speed limits, protecting the public from dry cleaning and revoking operating licenses for mammography machines. The design of these … include vacating a dangerous area, suspending a license or requiring an individual or business to cease …
… from the Public Service Commission. This is not like getting a driver's license. You must prove to the PSC that there is a "need" for your services, and … In the unlikely event you get admitted to the "club" of firms with a license to truck, you'll quickly discover how a state-sponsored cartel works. You …
… lay down tile, or work as a landscape architect, thanks to Michigan’s licensing apparatus. While the Legislature is making some progress where the state … not taken up, few meaningful rules have been eliminated from the state licensing apparatus. Have pity on the poor who simply are trying to work their …
… 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 …
… way. With a maze of bureaucratic white elephant schemes, zoning laws, licenses, regulations, a difficult labor climate and an overall tax burden that … bureaucracies and costly union work rules. Cut the red tape and excessive licensing that restrict persons from earning a living without explicit state approval. …
… was a certified teacher. “I showed them a document about LLI (Limited License to Instruct program — an alternative teacher certification program), and … should take the lead in Michigan and support programs like the Limited License to Instruct program, which could allow innovative and motivated teachers …
… more expensive in liquor control states than in noncontrol (so-called “license”) states, or 6.3 percent higher. We further categorized “control” states … Williams found no statistically significant difference between control and license states in binge drinking, alcohol-related traffic fatalities or alcohol-related …
… wholesalers at consumers’ expense. Allow all businesses to apply for licenses for spirits and for beer and wine. Florists, as one example, may be able … one licensed entity from another. All licensees are investigated in the licensing process anyway. Delegate “entertainment” permitting to local government. …
… Lives?” economists John Pulito 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 alcohol-related traffic …
… reform of Michigan's no-fault insurance system or limiting occupational licenses. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy has carefully tallied up — as … a reported 38 percent increase ($11.4 million) on hunting and fishing licenses. Crony capitalism also flexed its old muscle again in 2013 as the Legislature …
… hikes. Many were adopted, including higher levies for hunting and fishing licenses, off-road vehicle licenses, landfill “tipping” fees, mandated environmental permit fees, “vital record” …
… on legal grounds. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that a dental licensing board in North Carolina was not immune from antitrust laws. Licensing boards are similar to CON commissions in that they limit competition by …
… right to accept his tires. But in fact, the facility needed a specific license, which it lacked, to accept those tires. As a result, Schumacher was prosecuted … of the fact that he didn’t know that the facility lacked the required license, or even that it needed to have one? It did not matter. Although Schumacher …
… And many U.S. states are following suit: Minnesota, Maine and Vermont license dental therapists and 15 other states are considering legislation similar … 1013. One final reason Michigan policymakers should consider creating a license for dental therapists: About half of the dentists in this state are set …
… with federal regulations and inadequate spillway capacity, revoked the license that Boyce Hydro held to operate the Edenville Dam hydroelectric project. … compliance with federal regulations but failed. After the dam lost its federal license, jurisdiction over it shifted to the Michigan Department of Environment, …
… premiums to fund certain Insurance Bureau operations, higher charges for dry cleaning inspections, and an increase in the mandatory "fee" for child care licenses. Another proposal which has already passed the Senate would increase the charge that parents pay for tests on newborn babies from $22 to $25 for …
… creating jobs in the state: In the past few years, it has, among other things, passed a $600 million business tax hike, new and higher state business licensing fees and a "re-monopolization" of the electric utilities. These price hikes cannot escape the law of demand. As with expensive wheat, the opportunity …
… on whether to keep their union representatives. We could give people good jobs in service industries by eliminating unnecessary, protectionist licensing requirements. Lawmakers in both chambers are discussing meaningful tax relief for families. The state also could take big steps toward more government …
… Incarceration, and allowing more Michiganders to have old criminal convictions set aside. There will be continued debate over limiting the ability of state licensing agencies to consider criminal history that is irrelevant to a job’s requirements, and a new effort to prune the overgrowth of criminal laws — especially …
… most. It’s government regulation that kills trade, stops people from moving and prevents those with criminal backgrounds from getting a job or a license, or interferes with their ability to vote. Likewise, many on the right assume all regulations are bad, saying they unnecessarily raise costs for …
… closures sidelined their services. The situation is so bad that the superintendent of one small mid-Michigan district earned a commercial driver’s license so he could pitch in on some bus routes. But the challenging new reality begs the question of whether districts should stay fully invested in yellow …
… They can design poverty alleviation programs that help people who need help. A policy built around the public’s benefit wouldn’t have occupational licenses that create a barrier to entry without protecting the public. Or police union contracts that keep police from basic accountability. Or budgets that …
… market intervention that substitutes political priorities for the priorities of customers. Manufactured housing parks already have to receive a license from the state and are subject to state regulation. All housing is subject to state rules about safe construction, inspections and practices like …
… cooperating with the industry. Infractions rank beneath misdemeanors in the Michigan legal code, but they are not punishment-free. Many include licensing sanctions and other penalties. The lower level of offense also means the state’s burden of evidence is lighter, as you know if you’ve ever taken …
… (an evaluation of the credit-worthiness and reputation of potential buyers), joint-venture search (identifying candidates for joint ventures or licensing agreements) and joint- venture qualification (an on-site visit by a trade officer to assess the quality of a potential joint- venture partner). …
… a state resists a mandate, Washington often threatens to cut off funds in other areas. For example, if states fail to meet federal standards in licensing and testing school bus drivers, they could lose five to ten percent of major federal highway grants. One year ago, Representative Michael Nye (R-Litchfield) …
… with his government support, was losing money. When congressmen began to ask questions, McKenney urged them to increase his subsidy, slap a $10,000 license fee on Astors agents, and even ban the private fur companies entirely. Astor was forced to play politics or else watch his company be abolished …
… carried with it not only its obvious prestigebut the privilege to teach college-level courses, for credit, in the state of Michigan? This would be a license merely to do what physicians and lawyers may currently dohang out a shingle and operate independent, professional businesses. What would happen to …
… is made. The system would work by paying healthy people to sign organ-donor cards. People who today sign these cards when renewing their driver's licenses receive nothing in return for consenting to organ donation, except of course an intangible "psychic" benefit. If each person were offered a modest …
… for Organ Sharing (UNOS). How would the plan work? I believe that $10,000 is an amount adequate to induce individuals who are getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, joining the police, fire department, or armed forces, enrolling in a college or university, joining a church, synagogue, or mosque, …
… Police. To maintain State Police trooper levels and other functions despite revenue shortfalls, Gov. Granholm is proposing a $12 increase in drivers license renewal fees, and new fees on the property insurance bills of homeowners. These "revenue enhancements" can provide the state more cash, but they may …
… will be assessed an annual $100 “driver responsibility fee,” plus another $50 for each additional point. Failure to pay the point tax will lead to license suspension. In addition, a host of new taxes will be imposed for various infractions. The more serious the infraction, the larger the surcharge. …
… ignited the economic boom widely referred to later as the “German economic miracle.” Schmeling multiplied his earnings from boxing when he bought the license for the Coca-Cola franchise in West Germany. Louis, by contrast, fought more effectively than Schmeling, but with very different results. Louis was …
… the Michigan Supreme Court has now devalued that right for Great Lakes beachfront owners. We may secretly applaud their loss and enjoy our newfound license to the lakes, but our country was built on individual rights — including property rights — and we shouldn’t be happy to see them go. ##### Patrick …
… spent honing their respective crafts. Moreover, "With the shekels come the shackles"; government may mandate restrictions that limit the artistic license afforded to politically sponsored works. Fourth, art is a highly subjective enterprise. One person’s highpoint of artistic achievement may be deemed …
… disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms. As for the victims, the government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result." Federal legislative …
… permit processing. While waste and wetland permits require mandatory timeframes, others, such as air and water permits, do not. All permitting and licensing functions should be housed in a new and separate department. This change is the single most important action that could be taken to reverse the stifling …
… a potential increase in the billions of dollars now collected for property and real estate taxes, "sin" taxes, motor fuel taxes, insurance taxes, licenses, fees and other sources of revenue. Unless those half-million to 1 million extra workers were all homeless and didn’t drink, smoke, gamble, drive …
… raised business taxes by 22 percent. Also, the Reason Foundation ranked Michigan the sixth most burdensome state in the imposition of occupational licenses on entrepreneurs. Moreover, with real personal income levels falling sharply, especially in the private sector, Lansing legislated another $1.7 billion …
… coal-fired power plants. If a commitment to build new nuclear power plants in Michigan were made today, it would take a decade or more to actually license and construct the plants. Administering a cap-and-trade policy would also necessitate increased costs to taxpayers. If initiated, a set of complicated …
… too, can make a profit. Through Sept. 30, 2010, the LCC’s net income exceeded $333 million for fiscal 2010. Some of this revenue is generated by license and inspection fees, fines and taxes. The money goes to the state School Aid Fund, the General Fund, convention facilities and the “Liquor Purchase …
… Jud Gilbert, R-Algonac, and Senate Bill 919, also sponsored by Sen. Kahn, would increase the vehicle registration tax by 67 percent. This annual license plate tax — which has been called a “Birthday Tax” — is levied on the list price of a car when new. As an example, the annual registration tax on …
… improving economic growth. Michigan policymakers can help by eliminating artificial barriers to finding a working-class job, like the many occupational licenses it requires. It can also improve the state’s underperforming and expensive public education system. These are far more effective at reducing poverty …
… violated promise for income tax relief. Save money by eliminating arbitrary prevailing wage laws. Stop the failed corporate welfare machine. Eliminate licensing and regulatory barriers that impede entrepreneurs. Enforce the right-to-work law that is being ignored by school districts and unions across the …
… reaction for individuals who are unable to pay a fine or fee,” she said. “Punishment for a missed or late payment can range from a suspended driver’s license to extended terms of probation or re-incarceration, which makes little sense for either public safety or recidivism reduction.” Attorney and court …
… 11.5 percent personal income tax hike, a promise that was not kept save for a 0.1 percent rollback. The new year also brings higher fuel taxes and license plate fees that should be offset with income tax cuts. The estimates below are designed to help lawmakers address these issues, and, to some degree, …
… technique might be to exploit the halo that some voters place on police and fire services as opposed to other areas of state spending, like the state’s licensing department. Yet the truce prevents advocates for local government from comparing the two. And, perhaps because of their failure to compare, they …
… now able to operate with more flexibility in their chosen profession. There is a growing bipartisan concern among policymakers that occupational licensing laws do more harm than good, especially to the economically disadvantaged. Gov. Whitmer is relaxing some of these mandates to help control the coronavirus …
… impromptu fire code inspection. The city officials found a marijuana grow operation inside. The Kozbials, immigrants from Poland, say they had a state license to grow medical marijuana, but the city seized the building anyway and held on to it for 17 months without charging them with a crime. Under civil …
… business tax climate. The state can change the tax treatment of a business’s equipment purchases to encourage growth. It can eliminate occupational licenses when they serve more as a barrier to entry than a way to protect public health. It can encourage cheap and reliable electricity. A better business …
… lawmakers ought instead to make broad-based improvements in the business climate. Michigan can be more competitive by recalibrating occupational licensing rules that affect 17% of the labor force so they stop being unnecessary barriers to entry while still protecting public health. Michigan can be …
