New Mich. laws affect drunken drivers, wine sales

LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Jennifer Granholm is continuing to sign a slew of bills passed in December by the Michigan Legislature.

A new law signed Friday requires certain drunken drivers to use an ignition interlock device aimed at stopping repeat offenses. Another law prohibits stores from sending wine directly to customers.

The wine law comes after a federal court ruling saying Michigan's old law was unfair to out-of-state stores.

Also Friday, Granholm signed a law aimed at punishing store owners caught with tobacco smuggled from around the country.

Another new law removes sales taxes and fees from the gross receipts portion of Michigan's new business tax that took effect in 2008. Critics had pushed to eliminate the so-called "tax on a tax."