Managing Editor: Manny Lopez
Research Associate/MCC Online: Jarrett Skorup
Senior Capitol Correspondent: Tom Gantert
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Senior Investigative Analyst: Anne Schieber
Michigan Capitol Confidential spotlights the votes and proposals of the Michigan Legislature. It contains a review and analysis of important policy issues from around the state that did not always receive attention from the general media.
We will also make it easier to keep tabs on your elected representatives in Lansing. It is updated daily with current events from around the state.
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License to Work: A National Study of Burdens from Occupational Licensing is the first national study to measure how burdensome occupational licensing laws are for lower-income workers and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Michigan has one of the most burdensome licensing requirements. Our state forces people to take classes and pay money to the state for things like painting, floor sanding, cutting hair and low-level carpentry. Few other states require that.
