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License to (Not) Work: Mackinac Center Releases New Study on Occupational Licensing

Assessing the impact of arbitrary licensing laws on the Michigan economy

… MIDLAND — Occupational licensing increases costs for consumers … Working: How Michigan’s Licensing Laws Hurt Workers and Consumers … Michigan residents need a license from the state to perform … and hearing aid dealers. Licenses are widely believed to be … this. The study shows how licenses are created at the insistence …

Vet Saves Dog's Life, Family is Happy – State Sanctions Him

The problem with occupational licensing

… could have lost his state license. Why? Because a state board … the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, which … Michigan, are subject to state licensing. This means workers have … even without government licensing, the state can set health … mandate every cook to have a license. This is how it should be …

Common Sense Licensing Reforms for Military Families a Good Start

Occupational licensing a needless barrier to jobs for too many

… require a state-mandated license, many of which do not transfer … Too few states recognize licenses earned in other states or … got her teaching degree and license in Pennsylvania before moving … is moved to recognizes her license from Pennsylvania. And it … teachers. States require licenses for nurses, doctors, lawyers, …

Do You Feel Endangered When You Travel Out of State?

Licensing laws are arbitrary

… — that many occupational licensing laws are unnecessary obstacles … Wisconsin? Each state has fewer licensing requirements than Michigan, so if licensing laws really did improve public … the Institute for Justice, “License to Work,” the burdens of licensing requirements in Michigan …

Michigan’s Regulatory Laws Lead to Fewer Jobs, More Crime

Licensing rules are a criminal justice issue

… withhold the occupational license required for a job. This frequently … it comes to occupational licensing, the state is unjustly denying … Jobs, Some States Reconsider Licenses” — with a focus on states … legislators included changes to licensing in a bill that would also … has proposed rolling back licensing restrictions for all state …

State Licensing Didn’t Stop Funeral Home Horror Shows

Policymakers should review areas where licenses are required

… dozens of infants. Michigan’s licensing agency is suspending their licenses and attempting to permanently … demonstrate how limited licensing laws can be in protecting … operators to get a state funeral license and some employees to have occupational licenses failed to prevent these abuses. …

Got A License For That Dog? Under This Bill Wouldn't Need One

A state dog license law appears widely ignored

… licensed. Many counties issue the licenses and collect fees for doing … all dogs be licensed, and licenses can only be obtained if a … 6301 would eliminate dog licensing requirements. It was introduced … hopes to instead nix the licensing requirement for service dogs, … and collect fees for dog licenses are also unlikely to support …

Universal Licensing Recognition: Why Not Michigan?

Ohio becomes latest state to accept out-of-state professional licenses

… passing a nearly universal licensing law. Companion bills that … Ohio recognize occupational licenses from other states for nearly … state who already possesses a license for a given occupation. If … works: If a person seeking a license in Ohio has held a substantially similar license in good standing from another …

Regulatory Reform: Make Michigan a Job and Income-Growth Leader

Reevaluate state occupational licenses

… 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 …