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Liquor to Go: An Idea Whose Time is Now

It seems much of the state’s liquor code and rules are written for a protected class

… COVID-19 pandemic, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission said it … reasonable argument about why hard liquor needs to be treated so much … premise. Stores that sell liquor for consumption off premise … purchase up to nine liters of liquor from retailers each month. … acts as wholesaler for all liquor). The same bar owners are …

Liquored Up: Michigan Government Should Exit Its Liquor Wholesale Business

… statewide wholesaler for all hard liquor (or “spirits”) sold to consumers … Michigan’s status as a so-called “liquor control” state, and eliminate … the 152-employee Michigan Liquor Control Commission. As wholesaler, … position to drive up the cost of liquor. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission tacks on …

As New State Committee Meets on Liquor Control, Mackinac Center Statistical Analysis Finds Liquor Prices Higher in Wholesale Control States Like Michigan

Hidden cost of state’s liquor regime estimated to raise prices by up to 6.3 percent, potentially more than doubling Michigan’s state sales tax for liquor

… MIDLAND — As Gov. Rick Snyder’s Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee … policy experts indicates that liquor prices are higher in Michigan … government acts as a statewide liquor wholesaler. According to the … almost $1.59 more on average in liquor control states like Michigan … federal taxes. “We found that liquor control states had a statistically …

Michigan's Liquor Taxes Among the Stiffest in the Nation

Liquor stores nationwide are about to see their first major … Day brings about increased liquor sales in the states. Michigan … exception, but with each hard-liquor purchase, Michiganders are … drive up prices. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission uses their … safety, it did affect prices. Liquor prices were found to be 3% …

Editorial Cites Mackinac Center Research

Comprehensive reform of liquor control laws needed

… Michael LaFaive, director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative, showing that Michigan’s regulatory regime leads to a 37 percent mark-up on spirituous liquor compared to neighboring Indiana.

Liquor Store Owners Think It’s Great For State To Ban Nearby Competition

Free-market think tank expert testifies to committee that it’s not great at all

… peculiar prohibition on one liquor store being located within a half-mile of another liquor store. That changed when the Michigan Liquor Control Commission rescinded … was no evidence that more liquor stores would lead to more … or codified.” The Michigan Liquor Control Commission did have …

Hand Wringing Over Liquor Reforms

… of reforming the Michigan Liquor Control Code and its related … (Michigan) have plenty of liquor licenses and plenty of beverages … restaurant, only to be told no liquor license was available to them … general off-site (like a package liquor store) alcohol sales licenses … for reforming the Michigan Liquor Control Code to go www.mac …

Make a Toast to Privatization

Repeal Michigan's Protectionist Liquor Law

… shipped through a state-licensed liquor authority. The Michigan law is a … good. Nonetheless, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission does make an enforcement … illegally shipped beer, wine and liquor in the first 11 months of last year. … "to empower states to favor local liquor industries by erecting barriers" to …

Restaurant And Bar Tent Adds Three Walls Too Many For Health Department Officials

Costs the establishment its liquor licence

A Plymouth bar and restaurant had its liquor license revoked when local health department officials deemed the outdoor tent it had constructed violated state health department COVID-19 regulations. State orders mandate that outdoor tents for dining service that have a roof must have three sides of …

Michigan’s No. 10 In State Excise Tax On Liquor Tax — With Other Taxes And Fees That Follow

State government is also the sole wholesaler here of hard liquor

… tenth-highest excise tax on liquor, according to data released … that Michigan’s excise tax on liquor stands at $11.95 per gallon. … 17 “control states” where liquor sale transactions are conducted … by the state of Michigan on liquor. The state is the exclusive wholesaler of spirituous, or hard liquor, which it sells at a standard …