Minnesotans who pursue entry-level occupations often drown in a sea of regulations. Even when enforced with civility and the kindest of intentions, too much red tape ensnares too many aspiring entrepreneurs. This study shows how Minnesota’s government-imposed regulatory barriers block the path to the American Dream and how these barriers can be removed.
In an effort to gauge the nature and extent of occupational licensing and its effect on entrepreneurs of modest means, the Institute for Justice Minnesota Chapter has selected 11 occupations and small businesses for regulatory analysis.
Minneapolis, Minn.—Can an entrenched cartel of Minneapolis taxi drivers violate the civil rights of entrepreneurs and consumers? Not according to the Institute for Justice Minnesota Chapter (IJ-MN), which filed documents today in U.S. Federal Court to join with the city of Minneapolis to defend the city’s free-market reforms that removed a cap on the number…
Minneapolis, Minn,—Needless bureaucracy that once hampered Minneapolis-area entrepreneurs was taken off the books this weekend and replaced with new signs of opportunity for small businesses. On Saturday, September 30, a consent judgment approved by Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak went into effect against the City and in favor of Institute for Justice Minnesota Chapter (IJ-MN) clients,…
Minneapolis, Minn,—You wouldn’t think that a guy from Minnesota who files a horse’s teeth for a living has much in common with a New York City taxicab driver. But if you understand how businesses of every stripe—from veterinarians to taxicab companies, from movers to bakers—run to the government to protect themselves from competition, you’ll see…
Minneapolis—In the ongoing battle in Minnesota over the right to earn an honest living, an important victory has just been secured. On May 15, the Minnesota Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners officially changed its rules to formally exempt hairbraiders from State licensing requirements. The Board’s action concludes the constitutional lawsuit filed by the Institute…
Minneapolis, Minn,—Should Minnesotans be ruled by laws or the whims of men? That is the question the Institute for Justice Minnesota Chapter (IJ-MN) seeks to answer with its latest lawsuit, filed today on behalf of sign hangers who wish to do business in Minneapolis but are prevented because of the arbitrary decisions of city officials.…
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