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The Most Bizarre Licenses in Michigan

Potato dealers, foresters, butter graders and more

… work. (Unlike other state licenses, these requirements only … surprisingly, occupational licensing barriers that make it harder … have both high occupational licensing barriers and punitive ‘good … firm, analyzes occupational licenses across the 50 states. “License to Work” ranks the states …

Lawmakers Have a Chance to Fix Michigan’s Licensing Laws

… few years is occupational licensing laws. Here’s why we care … lawmakers are doing about them. Licensing requirements are meant to … don’t need an occupational license, but they are still subject … outcomes. In occupational licensing, the government regulates … workforce is subject to licensing rules. And many licenses …

Detroit Should Lessen Licensing Requirements

Mackinac Center op-ed published in Wall Street Journal

… removed the arbitrary occupational licensing laws that are preventing it from … Brookings Institution paper that licensing requirements cost consumers more … Economic Advisers. Such unfair licensing requirements also disproportionally … Michigan lawmakers have reformed licensing requirements at the state level …

An Opening for Michigan Licensing Reform

When the state asks for higher fees, repeal the mandates

… $147 million in revenue for licenses and permits. But the total … The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, or … departments. Last year, Michigan’s licensing apparatus collected a total … how much some occupation’s licensing fees subsidize the cost of … legislators should eliminate licensing requirements for occupations …

State Licensing Laws Affecting Where People Choose to Live

Another reason to loosen labor regulations

… spectrum strongly suggests that licensing is usually arbitrary and … new paper, “Occupational Licensing and Interstate Migration,” suggests that strict licensing laws are specially harmful … Further, the paper says, licensing laws affect where people … states with fewer occupational licenses. States with a 10 percent …

Detroiters Benefit From Snyder Licensure, Criminal Records Orders

Initial applications for state jobs and licenses won’t ask about criminal records

… administering occupational licenses to remove a check box, commonly found on license applications, which asks, … criminal record when processing licensing applications, which will … 6280 would prohibit state licensing boards from barring an individual … law governing a particular license specifies that the felony …

Should A Past Crime Bar Someone From Becoming A Roofer?

Michigan gets poor grades on licensing laws that keep reformed criminals unemployed

… jobs to get an occupational license, which in returns meeting … title of an occupational licensing scorecard published by the … grade on how fairly its licensing laws treat applicants with … the scorecard, the state's licensing laws fail to give due process … that part of the scorecard. Licensing boards here also do not give …

June 7, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report

Votes on National Guard pensions, hunting licenses

… the annual off road vehicle license tax from $16.25 to $26.25 for a license that does not authorize operation … increase hunting and fishing license fees: Passed 77 to 32 in the … structure of hunting and fishing license fees in a manner that would increase license fees for most sportsmen. For …

Unlocking Economic Opportunity in Michigan

New report exposes state’s occupational licensing problems

… look at the occupational licensing laws that impact nearly one … certain jobs. While some licenses may protect public health … consequences of occupational licensing. Michigan's licensing landscape: A comprehensive examination of the state's licensing mandates, including the number …

Barriers to entry: Occupational licensing laws hold Michigan back

About 160 occupations in Michigan now require a license

… quality haircut? Occupational licensing creates a hindrance to economic … it impossible to thrive. Licensing imposes a range of requirements … services for consumers. While licensing has a role in the society … has extended the scope of licensing requirements beyond what … in Michigan now require a license. But for many of these professions, …

Skorup in Midland Daily News on Occupational Licensure

It’s Time to Address Michigan’s Burdensome Licensing Laws

… overbearing occupational licensing laws and what can be done … laws, government-mandated licensing requirements people must … is found in rejecting new licensing supported by industry insiders … competition and reviewing licensing laws already on the books … From the op-ed: Even if a license cannot be eliminated, the …

Licensing Lunacy

… Kentucky used occupational licensing laws to shut down an advice … this type of advice merits a license from Kentucky. The article … Along with a host of other licensing mandates, Michigan also requires … recommended deregulating the licensing of dieticians and nutritionists … published a report titled, "License to Work," which looks at the …

Jobs Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Licensing and regulation overkill hurts job market.

… the craziness of current licensing laws across the nation. … state requires a cosmetology license — which would teach her nothing … The Times: A cosmetology license required nearly two years … Electrology and Nail Technology Licensing Board. The board, made up … no match for the powerful licensing groups that benefit from …

Our Guild-Ridden Labor Market: The Curious Case of Occupational Licensing

Issues and Ideas Forum

Occupational licensing has had a curious and unusual history both in the U.S. and other nations. During … outline the economic effects of occupational licensing on mobility, wage determination, prices and the … of Minneapolis. His analysis of occupational licensing has been supported by  the National Science Foundation, …

Pump the Brakes: Michigan Should Rethink Driver's License Suspensions

… some states suspend driver’s licenses as a form of punishment for … Michigan suspended over 475,000 licenses – one for every 15 drivers. … meaning that a suspended license puts them at serious risk … forthcoming study, titled “Driver's License Suspension Reform: The Right … violations caused a wave of license suspensions when low-income …

Five Ways To Tackle Unnecessary Licensing Restrictions

Michigan has already completed two of them with others on the move

… consumers: occupational licensing reform. Under licensing, people must meet certain … little purpose. Michigan licenses a lot of occupations few … Five important reforms to licensing should be considered by all … from piling on their own licensing rules (completed). The state …

Michigan Requires More Than 200 Occupational Licenses

And the fee to be a plumber is twice as much as a doctor

… Michigan, you need to get a license — at least to work in one … professions the state of Michigan licenses. These licenses, which typically require … later, Michigan occupational licensing laws remain a much-overlooked … touched on occupational licensing, and only 38 of Michigan’s …

Occupational Licensing Costs Hurt Working Class Michiganders

… can obtain an occupational license, required by the state of … Institute for Justice looked at licensing requirements. In Michigan, … burden to obtain a barber’s license was the 9th-greatest of the … is necessary for an EMT’s license but a barber's license requires 467. Simplified …

Michigan Should Not Bring Back Dietitian and Nutritionist Licensing

Another serving of a long-discarded law will give the state indigestion

… get a state occupational license. The law was unwieldy and … states don’t require this license. There is still no clear benefit … suggest that states with licensing rules for dieticians and … health. This latest proposed licensing scheme in Michigan is unlikely … 614 makes clear that the licensing requirements do not apply …

Want More Young People Employed? States Should Stop Barring Them From Working

Jobs which require an occupational license usually have age restrictions

… certain jobs. Today, about 25 percent of jobs require an occupational license and the vast majority of these have age requirements. While some of these … information compiled by the Institute for Justice in their latest study, “License to Work,” these age requirements are widespread: In Tennessee, you can …