Specialty plates — new and old– spark army of bills

By BRIDGET BUSH
LANSING–  State lawmakers are considering yet another specialty license plate, this one to benefit the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Critics say the state has plenty of license plates —  60 is enough. But every other Great Lake state has significantly more than Michigan. Legislators can’t resist the urge to tinker with specialty plates. Legislation is pending on a wide range of ideas on how to improve the fundraising system– from limiting the number to 10 to expanding them to commercial vehicles.

Legislators driven by new license plate proposals

By HUIYI ZHOU
Capital News Service
LANSING – Want to see Sleeping Bear Dunes on your license plates? Or Girl
Scouts? How about the Michigan Humane Society? And are you willing to pay extra? Legislation to authorize specialty fundraising plates for those and other pet causes are gathering dust in Senate and House committees.