Tags: michigan

Quietly Dismantling a Control State System

December 5th, 2011
Michigan alcohol policy advocates should have known there was going to be trouble when Rick Snyder set up an Office of Regulatory Reinvention (ORR) as one of his first acts as new governor. Michigan alcohol policy advocates should have known there wa… more »

Missed Opportunity

October 6th, 2010
A bill has been introduced in the Michigan legislature that would allow liquor sales to begin at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. Currently, if you live in our state, people over 21 cannot purchase alcohol until noon on Sunday. If the bill passes, liquor ret… more »

The Politics of Tobacco and Beer

June 30th, 2010
When the independent non-governmental study on tobacco came out in 1964, it was a bare-fisted condemnation of the health impact of nicotine in any form of tobacco. In spite of findings, the federal government continued to subsidize tobacco growers and le… more »