 michigan s hidden laws most michigan residents don rsquo t realize that many of the rules and regulations they must comply with were not put there directly by legislative actions but were designed and formulated by bureaucrats within the various state departments when a new law is passed there is often times language that states ldquo the department shall promulgate rules as needed rdquo this is where the draconian rules associated with the legislation become part of the law the governor rsquo s office is reviewing the current rules that are on the books to see if they can be modified or rescinded to improve michigan rsquo s business climate for an article from wwwdetnewscom on what he is doing to reduce some of the regulations click on the following story link  http wwwdetnewscom article 20111013 opinion011101303291008 snyder 