On housing and child care, Minnesotans face higher costs than many other Americans. In 2019, the average Minnesota family paid over $16,000 to keep a child at a day care…
Last year, my colleague Martha Njolomole noted that: Approximately 1 in every 5 Minnesotans has an occupation that requires a license. According to a 2017 report by the Institute of…
In our recently published report, American Experiment noted that the childcare crisis in Minnesota is largely due to excessive government regulations. Strict staff-child ratios and group size limits, as well…
We at the Center write a lot about taxes and their impact on the state’s economy. We write less often about the impact of regulations. As we noted in our…
In our new report ‘The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020‘, we wrote: Tax rates and, to a slightly lesser extent, their actual burdens, are, by their nature, relatively easy to…
When policymakers increase regulation they impose costs on individuals that disproportionately fall on low-income individuals rather than on high-income individuals.
The future of a strong childcare industry after Covid in Minnesota lies in ensuring that the state does not go back to stringent rules that have contributed to a much…
Horse teeth floating is a manual skill that can be learned through some hands-on training and a basic understanding of horse skull anatomy. However, you would not know that by…
Unsecured debt like credit cards is generally associated with a high-risk premium. This manifests through high-interest rates in the case of credit cards. However, starting in 2010 this risk climbed…
Proponents of strict childcare regulation in Minnesota usually shoot down regulation reform proposals based on the idea that current strict standards are responsible for high-quality childcare. However, evidence shows that…
Farmers across Minnesota are now cast into regulatory uncertainty as the U.S. District Court in South Carolina ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to block the Obama-era Waters of the…