Minneapolis moves to pass dress code ordinance
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The Minneapolis City Council is weighing a new ordinance requiring businesses that have a dress code to post it publicly before entry. Council member Jason Chavez, who authored the ordinance, said it was created to end what is called “velvet rope discrimination.”
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minneapolis City Council member Pearll Warren, about the dress code ordinance.
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Correction (Aug. 23, 2026): An earlier version of this story misspelled Pearll Warren’s first name.
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