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 …
… 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.
… 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 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 …
… 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 …
… 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. …
… 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. …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
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, …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
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 …
… 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 …
