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Liquored Up: Michigan Government Should Exit Its Liquor Wholesale Business

Michigan is one of 18 states in which the state government itself … statewide wholesaler for all hard liquor (or “spirits”) sold to consumers … status as a so-called “liquor control” state, and eliminate … 152-employee Michigan Liquor Control Commission. As wholesaler, … retailers by imposing a price control floor, below which stores …

Editorial Cites Mackinac Center Research

Comprehensive reform of liquor control laws needed

… calling on the Legislature to change Michigan’s alcohol control policies. In particular, the editorial … Policy Initiative, showing that Michigan’s regulatory regime leads to a 37 percent mark-up on spirituous liquor compared to neighboring Indiana.

Michigan Needs Different Tack on Alcohol Control

… intentions behind alcohol-control policies — principal among … data, however, shows that Michigan’s current alcohol-control policies are not delivering … can see how well alcohol-control policies work. Numerous studies, … maintain state-run wholesale liquor monopolies. Comparing DUI …

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

… As Gov. Rick Snyder’s Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee … policy experts indicates that liquor prices are higher in Michigan … Fiscal Policy Initiative. “Michigan liquor consumers may essentially … recommendations for reforming Michigan’s liquor control system, which was … According to the state Liquor Control Commission’s 2009 Revenue, Sales …

Small Business Owners Say Liquor Commission Gave Bad Advice, Then Punished Them

Alcohol needs less and better control

… heard from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission which says they … bottom-to-top look at the entire liquor control code and remove its innumerable … He telephoned the Liquor Control Commission to see if the license … barriers embedded in the Michigan liquor control code and regulations. … is a shame that the liquor commission can get away with making …

Million-Dollar Beer Babies

… why he robbed banks. In Michigan, the “bank” is the state … a lucky favor-seeker — a Michigan beer and wine wholesaler. … spirits. Another rule prohibits liquor stores from being located … Gov. Rick Snyder convened a commission to review Michigan’s alcohol control code and recommend changes. …

Million-Dollar Beer Babies

… why he robbed banks. In Michigan, the “bank” is the state … a lucky favor-seeker — a Michigan beer and wine wholesaler. … spirits. Another rule prohibits liquor stores from being located … Gov. Rick Snyder convened a commission to review Michigan’s alcohol control code and recommend changes. …

Open Letter to the Liquor Control Commission

Abandon rules allowing industry price collusion

… against the Michigan Liquor Control Commission over illegal … in testimony before the commission last June I recommended … is distressing that the Commission has chosen to continue enforcing … the following: “Both the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers … communications with persons outside the liquor industry may not be the Commission’s …

State Agency Wants $1,500 for a No-Cost Electronic File

State liquor commission charged for copying paper files not wanted

… LaFaive visited the Michigan Liquor Control Commission's Lansing office in the … cents per page. LaFaive advised the Commission he did not want paper copies. Nevertheless, … Affairs, which oversees the liquor commission, said they hadn't been served … Luce-Herrmann, general counsel for the Michigan Press Association, said there is …

Mackinac Center Gets FOIA Charges Reduced from $1,550 to $50

Michigan Liquor Control Commission waives fees for virtual copies

… for Public Policy announces its victory in persuading the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to release public information at a more reasonable cost. … Vice President Michael J. Reitz, who also serves as a board member of the Michigan Coalition for Open Government. “Government agencies should be willing …

Hand Wringing Over Liquor Reforms

… of reforming the Michigan Liquor Control Code and its related … some groups and residents in Michigan are “on edge” over what the … (Michigan) have plenty of liquor licenses and plenty of beverages … undermine the “more government control equals more safety” approach … for reforming the Michigan Liquor Control Code to go www.mac …

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

… reforms of the state’s alcohol control regime law and associated … than protect the profits of Michigan’s beer and wine wholesaler … pandemic, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission said it would … reforms announced by the commission, however, was permission … reasonable argument about why hard liquor needs to be treated so much …

Unnecessary State Rule Enriches Crony Capitalists

… what does not happen in Michigan’s beer and wine markets, thanks … changes to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission; a “hold” rule … upon a written order of the commission. Research shows that such … review of the state’s liquor control system, which a federal … reforming the state’s alcohol control system, but repeal of these …

Center Experts in Detroit News

An Op-Ed by two Mackinac Center experts in today’s Detroit News outline the regulatory reforms Michigan should take to make the state’s alcohol distribution system less monopolistic and more favorable to consumers. Michael LaFaive, director of the Center’s Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative, and Todd Nesbit, …

Make a Toast to Privatization

Repeal Michigan's Protectionist Liquor Law

… end. But 29 states including Michigan still prosecute a kind of … shipped through a state-licensed liquor authority. The Michigan law is a relic from 1934, … Nonetheless, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission does make an … 10 million residents, the commission seized more than a hundred …

State Liquor Commission Should End Rules that Hike Prices

An open letter to the Regulatory Reform Committee

… examine why the Michigan Liquor Control Commission continues to … price collusion between Michigan’s beer and wine wholesalers. … their products with the commission, which then makes them available … chairman of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. It is my hope … Reinvention did approve the liquor commission's request to review the …

Dispute Over $1,500 Charge for Phantom Copies from State is Resolved

State liquor agency drops charge for paper copies that were not needed

… Center for Public Policy and the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) have resolved a dispute over … electronic form but not on paper. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission agreed to reduce its fee to just … LaFaive requested data from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission on alcohol pricing. LaFaive was …

Repeal Post and Hold Alcohol Rules

Beer and wine wholesalers gain, consumers lose

… LaFaive, director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative, to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.) Thank you Commissioners. My name is Michael LaFaive and … suffocate competition to the benefit of narrow special interests, such as Michigan's beer and wine wholesalers, and do so at the expense of consumers. In …

Michigan's Liquor Taxes Among the Stiffest in the Nation

Liquor stores nationwide are about to see their first major … liquor sales in the states. Michigan is no exception, but with … included in the eight that are control states. Control states impose … prices. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission uses their published … increase in the length of a liquor control code was associated with …

Maryland Brewer Tweaks Michigan's Alcohol Regulators

Free speech advocates had a dog in this fight

… against the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to make a point … civil liberties after the liquor agency tried to ban the sale … its beers in the state of Michigan. A six-year legal battle … brewery. The court said the commission violated the company's freedom … that governing bodies can't control or regulate their products …

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

The state of Michigan is believed to have been the only state … peculiar prohibition on one liquor store being located within … changed when the Michigan Liquor Control Commission rescinded the … They would override the commission’s decision and restore the … codified.” The Michigan Liquor Control Commission did have an …

Prohibition Era Rules Prevent Michigan Bars From Having Glasses or Napkins With Logos

Bar owner: 'There isn't a rational reason except to inhibit business growth in the state'

… glasses to beer distributors in Michigan and the price includes the … In fact, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission has a rule that … would make law of the liquor commission's current rule. Michigan … is going to look at the commission's bar logo rule, which some … National Alcohol Beverage Control Association's 2012 survey, …

State Pours Interference on Liquor Business

… system, the state buys all the liquor, or “spirits,” distributed in Michigan. Our government, via the Liquor Control Commission, slaps its own price mark-up on liquor before imposing an array of taxes and price controls, effectively protecting the …

Liquored Up: Michigan Government Should Exit Its Liquor Wholesale Business

Michigan is one of 18 states in which the state government itself … statewide wholesaler for all hard liquor (or “spirits”) sold to consumers … status as a so-called “liquor control” state and eliminate or … 152-employee Michigan Liquor Control Commission. As wholesaler, … retailers by imposing a price control floor, below which stores …

Center Analyst Cited in Detroit Free Press

Recommendations for changing Michigan’s alcohol control policies would exempt craft brewers from signing … distributors enjoy and how the state can revamp its liquor laws to benefit consumers. LaFaive examined the …

Time to Uncork Beer and Wine Reforms?

Office of Regulatory Reinvention seeks input

… permission to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to open a review of alcohol control rules. The Mackinac Center … prices with the Michigan Liquor Control Commission and then hold … doing so reads in part: Michigan's citizens deserve a regulatory … eliminated in order to make Michigan's regulatory system more simple, …

Legislators Worried About Beer Logos

Why are these illegal?

Michigan has the strongest restrictions on branded barware in … flexibility. Since alcohol control rules do not positively affect public health or safety, Michigan should consider curtailing … eliminating the Liquor Control Commission, ending the distributor … virtually no impact on most Michigan taxpayers and alcohol con …

Moderate Steps for Brewers, Industry Freedom

No reason for Legislature not to do more

… are protected by current liquor control regulations.” Senate Bill … bottle openers, stir rods, liquor drink menus, patio umbrellas … packaging used to hold and deliver liquor purchased by the retailer.  … be set based on demand. If Michigan businesses are limited, it … differences between the 18 control states and the 32 license …

200-Proof Readings to Accompany Ken Burns’ ‘Prohibition’

… called “The Michigan Liquor Control Commission and the Three-Tier … overview of the state's liquor control reform recommendations. … recommendations sent to the Liquor Control Commission's advisory panel. … committee. Aug. 4: “Rethink Michigan’s Liquor Distribution System” … LaFaive. July 26: “Michigan Liquor Control Code too Controlling” …

Consumers Don’t Need a Law to Limit Competition

Get rid of the ‘half mile’ rule for selling alcohol

… similar regulation — it prevents liquor stores from operating within … news is that the Liquor Control Commission is repealing this … commercial enterprise — not even liquor stores — should be arbitrarily … dissertation for the University of Michigan, titled “Urban-Rural Influences … research that shows state liquor controls does not affect alcohol-related …

Liquor Privatization: Pouring a 200-Proof Opportunity Down the Drain

The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (LCC) has given us a … not leave the business of liquor distribution. It divested … and (half) barrel. Instead, Michigan consumers got a distilled … Arthurhultz to chair the Liquor Control Commission. Arthurhultz has … reported in April 1996, "Michigan liquor sales [declined] about …

Liquor Panel Formalized

… names of its new 21-member Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee. … extensively on the state’s Liquor Control Commission and Michigan Liquor Control Code and will continue … Commentary: Rethink Michigan's Liquor Distribution System … Video: The Michigan Liquor Control Commission and the Three-Tier …

More Competition Among Liquor Stores on the Way – For Now

Judge upholds ruling that gets rid of arbitrary ‘half-mile rule’

… ruling has held that Michigan liquor stores aren’t exempt from … years, the state’s Liquor Control Commission has imposed a “half-mile rule” that required liquor stores to be at least that … each other. Last year, the commission evaluated the rule and found … competition would be limited. Michigan Court of Claims Judge Stephen …

State 'Post and Hold' Rules Economically Unsound

Legal action may be necessary

… no surprise that we find Michigan’s alcohol control regime problematic, because … Indeed, parts of the state liquor code read as if it were written … rules from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission protect insiders, … products to the Liquor Control Commission in Lansing. They …

Eight Ideas for Reforming Alcohol Control in Michigan

… Rick Snyder’s 21-member Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee. … recommend improvements to Michigan’s system of alcohol control, a strange and distorted vestige … territory. Strip from the Michigan Liquor Control Code the requirement … held by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission over a fine …

Commentary: Michigan Liquor Control Code Too Controlling

… business. A new state “Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee” … week of August. Also, the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers … and consumers. Michigan’s liquor control code contains 74,029 … promulgated by the state Liquor Control Commission itself. The LCC was … overkill, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission has admitted …

Mackinac Center Sues Michigan Liquor Control Commission Over FOIA Fees

State agency attempts to charge $1,550 for copying spreadsheet data that already exists onto a flash drive

… Information Act lawsuit in Midland County Circuit Court against the Michigan Liquor Control Commission over illegal fees the government agency attempted to charge … $69,638.40. It defies belief that the lowest paid employee at the Liquor Control Commission capable of this task makes nearly $70,000 a year.” Wilcox also …

March 18, 2016 MichiganVotes Weekly Roll Call Report

Detroit school bailout, extra liquor license for big stores, digital assets

… fiduciary, trustee or executor control of digital assets: Passed 106 … House Bill 4895, Let larger liquor retailers operate secondary … a retail store that has a liquor license to sell beer and wine … the same state oversight commission created to oversee the city … every bill and vote in the Michigan House and Senate. Please …

Oddball State Agency Micromanages Liquor Retailing

… chain, however, but by a Michigan government agency — the Liquor Control Commission, empowered to be … government of the state of Michigan involved in the details of … promotions related to retail liquor sales? This letter is not … bizarre. For more on state liquor control see the essay “State Pours …

Acupuncture, Liquor Distillers, Pawnbrokers and More

November 15 MichiganVotes Roll Call Report

… state Natural Resources Commission in 2018. Versions of the … Senate Bill 349, Let some liquor distillers get higher price … 9 in the Senate To allow liquor makers to get a higher wholesale … grain they use is grown in Michigan. Under Michigan's extraordinarily detailed "liquor control" regulatory regime, the …

Mackinac Center Requests Michigan Liquor Control Commission Rescind Rule Requiring ‘Post and Hold’ for Beer and Wine Prices

‘It effectively imposes a form of government-facilitated price collusion’

… today asked the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to rescind Michigan’s “post and hold” rules that … request was made at the commission’s semi-annual public hearing … aimed at reforming Michigan’s liquor control laws, including eight … recommendations he made to the Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee. …

Alcohol Reform on Tap

But lawmakers must be bolder to eliminate monopolies, price fixing

… studied the issue of alcohol control and reform and have published … impact on the price of hard liquor and beer while calling for … committee. Parts of the Michigan Liquor Control Code read as if it … alcohol reform — pulling down Michigan’s “three-tier system” of alcohol control which prohibits, among other …

Liquor "Profits" Down the Hatch

LANSING — Critics of Michi-gan’s liquor privatization efforts have been given … anti-privatization fodder with the latest Liquor Control Commission (LCC) financial report. … of the fully-implemented private liquor delivery system saw a drop in state … note: For more on this subject, see "Liquor Privatization: Pouring a 200-Proof …

Audit Points to Liquor Problems

… financial management of the liquor distribution process, which … dealt with if the Liquor Control Commission established written … their jobs. But Liquor Control Commission Chairman Jacquelyn … first seven months of 1998. Michigan Privatization Report criticized … heavily involved in fixing liquor prices and other aspects of …

Mackinac Gets FOIA Fees Lowered in Liquor Commission Lawsuit

… against the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. The commission attempted to charge $1,550 … the 10 days specified in Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act). … the real impact of alcohol control regulations on consumers, … price changes at the Liquor Control Commission, an act that lets …

State Regulator Claims Alcohol Market Manipulation Makes Us Safer; Data Says Not

No difference in health and safety between heavy control states and those without it

Michigan is one of 17 states that regulate alcohol sales most … now chairs the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, lauded the … wrote, “Michigan’s current liquor control system has proven, since … compliance with the state’s liquor laws and manage the density … at work and that Michigan’s liquor control policies give the …

Political Free Speech, Cocaine Sentencing, Add Details to Liquor Control Law

September 22, 2017 MichiganVotes weekly roll call report

… 45 in the House To revise Michigan campaign finance law provisions … “salespersons license” mandate on liquor industry: Passed 106 to 1 … essentially convert a Liquor Control Commission rule into state law. … Revise marketing detail in liquor control regulatory regime: Passed … revise the expansive Michigan liquor control regulatory regime …

Commentary: Recommendations for Gov. Snyder’s Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee

… recommendations for reform of Michigan’s alcohol control system to … Rick Snyder’s 21-member Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee. … mandates. Strip from the Michigan Liquor Control Code the mandate that … so fast the Michigan Liquor Control Commission’s well-intentioned … Commentary: Rethink Michigan's Liquor Distribution System …

Liquor to Go: An Idea Whose Time is Now

… reforming the state’s alcohol control law and its associated rules. … than protect the profits of Michigan’s beer and wine wholesaler … pandemic, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission said it would … reforms announced by the commission last month was permission … reasonable argument about why hard liquor needs to be treated so much …

Another Michigan Restaurant’s Liquor License Suspended For COVID Noncompliance

The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has suspended the liquor license of another Michigan restaurant for violating … health department. The latest liquor license suspension occurred … release issued through the Michigan State Police. The state …

Commentary: Rethink Michigan's Liquor Distribution System

… July 31, 2011. The State of Michigan maintains a so-called three-tier liquor distribution system that erects … Cooper of the Federal Trade Commission and Joshua Wright of George … also: Commentary: Michigan Liquor Control Code Too Controlling … Video: The Michigan Liquor Control Commission and the Three-Tier …

Commentary: Five Questions for New Liquor Advisory Committee

… five-person Michigan Liquor Control Commission, and the Department … review existing wine, beer and liquor market rules and recommend … monopolies. For the uninitiated, Michigan is one of 18 so-called “control” … commissioners: Why did the Liquor Control Commission (and to a degree … safety difference between liquor control states and free or “license” …

Five Questions for New Liquor Advisory Committee

… five-person Michigan Liquor Control Commission, and the Department … review existing wine, beer and liquor market rules. Both bodies … monopolies. For the uninitiated, Michigan is one of 18 so-called “control” … commissioners: Why did the Liquor Control Commission (and to a degree … safety difference between liquor control states and free or “license” …

Commentary: State Pours Interference on Liquor Business

… current system, the state of Michigan buys all the liquor, or “spirits,” distributed … government, via the Liquor Control Commission, slaps its own price … array of taxes and price controls, effectively protecting the … Marriage? The Michigan Liquor Control Commission and the Three …

Beer Glut: The Overregulation of Alcohol in Michigan

… popping up all over the place, Michigan is home to a diverse assortment … But the local beer, wine and liquor industries have to navigate … most surrounding states. Michigan’s rules about alcohol production, … distribution and imposes price controls on sellers. Many of these … member of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. A Holland resident …

Alcohol Control Reform and Public Health and Safety

Michigan regulates the sale of beer, wine and “spirituous” (hard) liquor through state statute and … promulgated by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. As part of … consumers. Last year, a state Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee … charged with developing alcohol control reform proposals. Some critics, …

State Pulls More Liquor Licenses, Encourages Individuals To Report COVID Violators

The Michigan Liquor Control Commission announced Wednesday it suspended the liquor licenses of three restaurants/bars … and St. Joseph. A state of Michigan press release encourages … Division, on behalf of the Commission, investigates all complaints … had fined or suspended the liquor licenses of seven other businesses …

Tavern Owner Chooses Civil Disobedience; Liquor License Suspended

A state of Michigan investigator entered Corky’s Beal City Tavern … with it.” The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has suspended Corky's Beal City Tavern's liquor license. Since September 2020, the MLCC has suspended liquor licenses of a total of 37 establishments throughout Michigan for violating state COVID-19 …

State Produces Useful Privatization Overview

… nonpartisan department of Michigan's state government tasked … entitled "Privatization in Michigan: An overview of State Efforts to Privatize Liquor Distribution and Warehousing, … offering a sweeping account of Michigan's fiscal health from as far … is that the LCC (Liquor Control Commission) did not leave the …

Commentary: Liquor Distribution Monopolies Rob Consumers, Taxpayers and Job Providers

… distribution monopolies that Michigan has granted to a handful … regulatory regime on hard liquor generates prices that exceed … generates losses for the Michigan economy that probably amount … Video: The Michigan Liquor Control Commission and the Three-Tier System Michigan’s Government-Mandated Beer …

MichiganVotes.org June 3 Weekly Roll Call Report

… interesting votes and bills in the Michigan Legislature, and includes … 42 percent of a producer’s Michigan expenses, which in most cases … Senate Bill 331, Repeal certain liquor tax, passed 38 to 0 in the … earmarked to the Liquor Control Commission, which oversees the state's liquor price controls and the regional liquor wholesaler …

Prohibition-Era Law Is Example of Nanny State at Its Worst

…  But 29 states including Michigan still prosecute a kind of … shipped through a state-licensed liquor authority. The Michigan law is a relic from 1934, … Nonetheless, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission does make an … 10 million residents, the commission seized more than a hundred …

Four Bars And Restaurants Fined And Three Others Have Liquor Licenses Suspended For COVID Violations

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued … $5,000 and the Michigan Liquor Control Commission suspended the liquor licenses for bars and restaurants … order issued Nov. 15. The liquor licenses for three businesses … working closely with the Commission as it exercises its duties …

Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act

True freedom, information, and action?

… just a modernization of Michigan's FOIA Act — long overdue … State Sen. Mike Shirkey Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act, … only weak limits on how much Michigan public agencies were allowed … 2015 to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. The commission’s response to LaFaive was …

Beer Glut: The Overregulation of Alcohol in Michigan

Event examines how and why state should reduce alcohol regulation

Almost every town in Michigan now has a craft brewery, local … member of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. All three gave … the degree to which states control access to alcohol does not … country’s more ridiculous liquor controls back to the era following … recently repealed rule against liquor stores setting up within half …

CapCon Cited in Muskegon Chronicle

… November 2011 Capitol Confidential story outlining drops in sales that liquor license holders reported to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission in the wake of the ban.

An Open Letter to New Lawmakers

… "shedding." Since 1992, Michigan has privatized or attempted … initiatives? End state-mandated liquor price controls. In 1997 the Legislature reduced the state Liquor Control Commission's role in the distribution … competitively. This may be why Michigan liquor sales declined about 9% …

Commentary: Washington Offers Lessons for Michigan Alcohol Law Reform

… walking into your local wine, liquor or beer shop and finding all … after Prohibition, Michigan controlled all levels of liquor … chair to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission — Andrew J. … commissioned a 21-member Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee to review Michigan's liquor control system and offer …

Privatization to the Rescue!

MPR1996-01 : Winter 1996

… discussion of municipal golf courses; a summary of privatization efforts around Michigan; interviews with Phil Arthurhultz of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission and Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation; and MPR's first …

Michigan Governed by 'Political Careerists'

… candidate. Five were appointed to Michigan executive branch positions … position on a government commission. Three are lobbyists or … Currently employed by the Michigan Department of Military and … Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Environmental … Snyder to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission Bruce Patterson, …

State Turns in Mixed Record So Far

… Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan in 1995. Critics predicted … partial privatization of Michigan's liquor distribution. State officials … operation back under public control by having the state's 13,000 bars and stores pay for their liquor electronically through an … chairwoman of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, maintains that …

MEGA Competition: Brewer’s Tax Credit Distorts Competition

… credits to Kid Rock beer. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation … incentive package to the Michigan Brewing Company for a new … compliance with an 81-page liquor control code plus rules and regulations from the Liquor Control Commission and the federal Alcohol … breweries — taste, quality control, marketing — are what adds …

State’s Alcohol Reform Ideas are Diamonds in a Very Big Rough

The Michigan “Office of Regulatory Reinvention” has just released … reform the 74,000-word Michigan Liquor Control Code and its related … modest, start for alcohol control reform. Many of the ideas … possible) by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. Key Recommendations  … wine and even brandy (hard liquor) greater opportunity to self-distribute …

District shortfalls spark employee insurance debate

Conflict erupts over benefits, classroom spending

In some of Michigan’s largest cities — Lansing, Detroit, Grand … July, a $292,000 study commissioned by the state Senate and … health insurance pool for Michigan’s 190,000 public school employees … income taxes, tobacco taxes, liquor taxes, real estate transfer … instructional activities; controlling spending and getting the …

Michigan Government’s Coronavirus Agents Active Statewide - Except Detroit

State has publicized 112 COVID busts but just two were in Detroit

… agents of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission found their … Bitely Tavern found their liquor license suspended in January … against businesses all across Michigan, as of Jan. 22, they appear … 6, 2021, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission suspended the … include the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, the Department …

Law Would Make Bringing Large Amount of Alcohol into Michigan a Felony

Bills pushed by wholesalers to ‘keep a higher profit for themselves’

… offer to stock your bar. The Michigan House passed a set of bills … alcohol into the state without a liquor distributor’s license. Michigan is one of 18 “liquor control” states where the government … wholesaler. It maintains a Liquor Control Commission that publishes and … application to the state liquor control commission. The sanctions for …

New 2011 Legislators 88 Percent Political Careerists

… bottom, those who preside over Michigan's government establishment are political … lead to sinecures like a Liquor Control Commission appointment or community … body they were on: Has the county commission, city council, school board or township … "economic development" authorities and commissions, each with the power to grant selective …

Breaking Up is Hard to Do for Michigan Brewers

… article, please click here. ~~~~~ See also: Video: The Michigan Liquor Control Commission and the Three-Tier System Michigan’s Government-Mandated Beer Contracts: Harder to Escape Than Marriage? …

Near beers are real beers, Michigan regulators say

Monopoly on nonalcoholic beer distribution hurts brewers

Michigan brewers who want to sell nonalcoholic beer in their … alternative. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission classifies nonalcoholic … alcohol regulators used the Michigan Constitution to define alcohol. … James Storey said of the commission’s approach to nonalcoholic … in a phone interview with Michigan Capitol Confidential. “To …

Time to Kill the Michigan Alcohol Monopoly

… the June 2011 issue of the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers … Before the shipping ban, retail liquor shops in Michigan, all of … than lose their monopoly control over the beer and wine market … state’s Sunset Advisory Commission said the alcohol distribution … Video: The Michigan Liquor Control Commission and the Three-Tier …

A Request For Lower Beer And Wine Prices

Mackinac Center asks for rule change that would lower prices for consumers

… more than it should because Michigan has anti-competitive rules … said. At the Michigan Liquor Control Commission's semi-annual … permission from the Liquor Control Commission. According to liquor law experts, post and hold laws … Analysis: State Alcohol Control Law Expensive, Unfair, Ineffective …

Brewers Should Be Careful What They Wish For

With a slew of bills, the Michigan Senate is moving slightly … with the backing of some Michigan brewers, the Legislature … same time the Michigan Liquor Control Commission was working … promote their brands. The Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers … the little guys, including Michigan's burgeoning craft beer industry." …

Introduction

… regulates alcohol traffic in Michigan through a 74,000-word law, the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998,[*] and … promulgated by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.[†] The MLCC … appointed a 21-member Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee … Regulatory Affairs: Liquor Control Commission,” (State of Michigan: …

10 Years of Victories: The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Celebrates … and Looks Forward

… litigating to advance liberty in Michigan and beyond, it is tempting … center just as a Northern Michigan housewife is trying to figure … case. They challenged the Michigan version of a national union … the only one of its type in Michigan. Bob and Pat Haynes are the … University, the Liquor Control Commission, and the Department …

Detroit News Highlights Mackinac FOIA Fee Case

FOIA laws in need of reform

… Foundation case. The lawsuit against the Michigan Liquor Control Commission disputes a $1,500 fee being charged … Mackinac Center has worked with groups like the Michigan Press Association and the ACLU to improve FOIA law in Michigan.

Convoluted Distribution Laws Hurt Local Craft Brewers

… brewer? This scenario is entirely plausible due to Prohibition-era laws in Michigan that created a "three-tier" distribution system overseen by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. In the video see how these archaic and rigid laws are hurting …

Daylight Savings Time, Smoke Detectors, Child Abuse Registry and More

This week's MichiganVotes Roll Call Report

… more. Senate Bill 230: Waive liquor license fees in epidemic, … 15 in the Senate To waive liquor license renewal fees for the … bars and restaurants. Under Michigan's "Liquor Control" law, the state is the … appointments to cherry growers commission: Passed 20 to 14 in the …

No Face Masks In Indoor Driving Range Stalls? Violation Exposed With Police Escort

'We’re going to get through this, and we’re going to get through it together'

The state of Michigan announced this week that 22 businesses were cited by its agencies for COVID-19 violations, with two seeing their liquor licenses suspended. One of the establishments cited … Oxford. At  5:45 p.m. Friday Jan. 29 a Michigan Liquor Control Commission investigator entered the premises …

Michigan’s Government-Mandated Beer Contracts: Harder to Escape Than Marriage?

… wreckage that has been the Michigan economy, there is an industry … a tale all too typical of Michigan businesses that decide to … the marketplace in spite of Michigan government imposing strict … exceptions, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission will not allow … enforcement for the state Liquor Control Commission, who said no wholesaler …

Executive Summary

Michigan regulates the sale of beer, wine and “spirituous” (hard) liquor through state statute and … promulgated by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. As part of … consumers. Last year, a state Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee … charged with developing alcohol control reform proposals. Some critics, …

Endnotes

1   John C. Taylor, “Michigan Liquor Distribution Systems: An … Staff of the Federal Trade Commission, “Possible Anticompetitive … Regulatory Reinvention Creates Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee … as well. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has estimated … Economic Growth, Liquor Control Commission, January 15, 2008), …

Read All About It

… Gov. Rick Snyder of a new liquor advisory committee has raised … regulation of beer, wine and liquor distribution. Most people … how, in Ms. Dixon’s words, “Michigan beer and wine distributors … wholesalers’ PAC gave $2 million to Michigan politicians over several … appointees to the state Liquor Control Commission and the law itself …

Let Them Fill Growlers

Mackinac Center testimony on beer freedom

The Michigan Legislature is considering House Bill 5175 which would “expand the types of liquor license holders allowed to … support it. As former Liquor Control Commission Jim Storey has noted, … these have been changed, but Michigan is still one of the most … consumers — the alcohol “control states” are no safer than …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST June 8, 2004

… at island summit Central Michigan University cancels charter … trail of education reform in Michigan and across the nation." Paige … increased taxes on cigarettes and liquor would alleviate a $50 million … whether they prefer a district controlled by a traditional, elected … base/news-3/ 108610110113980.xml Commission on Charter Schools to the …

Another Example Of State’s Aggressive COVID Enforcement

Restaurant skirting restrictions attracts inspectors

Another state business has had its liquor license suspended after the undercover state investigators … Richmond, in Macomb County, according to the state of Michigan. On Dec. 10, two undercover investigators from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission’s enforcement division investigated …

Commentary: Direct Alcohol Shipping To Minors Is Not a Public Safety Problem

… distribution contracts. However, Michigan craft beer fans might soon … considers suggestions from the Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee … license from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission allows a winery … steal alcohol from parents’ liquor cabinets or get an adult to … Analysis: State Alcohol Control Law Expensive, Unfair, Ineffective …

Beer and Wine Wholesalers Deliver Themselves Regulatory Privileges

… legislation was supported by the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers … advisory committee on liquor control designed to review existing … the very history of alcohol control is a history of aggressive … products. In his paper “Michigan’s Liquor Distribution Systems: … Video: The Michigan Liquor Control Commission and the Three-Tier …

Letter in Freep is Spurious, Misleading

… my essay, “Rethink state’s liquor distribution system,” on Sunday. … reader to ask “any number of Michigan breweries” to learn that … “fuel growth and jobs in Michigan’s craft beer industry.” These … to them and a Michigan Liquor Control Commission rule that encourages … protective — system of alcohol control. The reader should not be …

MDC Programs to be Eliminated

… Program Description: The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural …       Public Service Commission: $18,325,700[37] $2,130,300 … state were to loosen its control on the utilities industry, … measure of having the Liquor Control Commission sell the alcohol … Appropriation Breakdown       Liquor Control $408,100[44] All from …

Overly Precise and Meticulous Rules

… examples are provided below. The Mobile Home Commission Act of 1987 authorizes LARA to promulgate rules … also stringently regulated. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission is authorized to promulgate rules … a misdemeanor.[55] An alcohol retailer selling liquor, such as a grocery or convenience store, must …