Occupational licensing
Everyone who is able to work should have the opportunity to do so. One way the state can help is to drastically reduce the number of jobs you need a state license to perform. Right now in Michigan, about 21% of workers, in 162 different occupations, need a license to hold a job. Having a criminal record is an automatic disqualification for many licenses, keeping many otherwise qualified people from having good jobs. As your State Rep, I will not vote for any bill creating a new occupational license and will work to remove restrictions on existing ones.