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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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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. … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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, … more
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
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, … more
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 … more
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 … more
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” … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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” … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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, … more
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 … more
Breaking Up is Hard to Do for Michigan Brewers
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Video: The Michigan Liquor Control Commission and the Three-Tier System
Michigan’s Government-Mandated Beer Contracts: Harder to Escape Than Marriage? … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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." … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
School District Thwarts Transparency With Unnecessary Costs
… the most recent example. Michigan Capitol Confidential submitted … another $196 for mailing.
Michigan Capitol Confidential questioned … information electronically.”
Michigan Capitol Confidential pointed … involving the state Liquor Control Commission. The commission wanted to charge $1,550 … more
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 … more
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 … more
88 Percent of New 2011 Legislators '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 … more
Beer, Tattoo Art and Groceries: Is There Nothing the State Won’t Subsidize?
Governments do a lousy job at creating jobs through its handout programs
… economic development programs in Michigan. While doing research for … isn’t good enough for the Michigan Strategic Fund or Michigan Economic Development Corporation. … through its now-shuttered Michigan Economic Growth Authority … another — the Michigan Liquor Control Commission — works to thwart … more
Grapes of Wrath
New law protects government-mandated “wholesaler monopoly”
… March/April 2009 print edition of Michigan Capitol Confidential. This … United States Federal Trade Commission which concluded that prohibitions … organized crime from gaining control of alcohol distribution," … handles bills dealing with liquor regulation.
The newspaper … seat on the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, the primary … more
Smoked Out: Group Says Ban Leads to Continued Drop in Bar, Tavern Business
Nonlobbying businesses harmed the most
… to the business health of Michigan bars and taverns that traditionally … beverages at establishments in Michigan with on-premise liquor licenses fell off severely … Private Property Rights in Michigan from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission website. PPPRM … more
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