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MN House GOP seeks to override Minneapolis rideshare ordinance
Minnesota House Republicans say they've got a plan to help keep Uber and Lyft operating in the Twin Cities.
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Minnesota House Republicans say they've got a plan to help keep Uber and Lyft operating in the Twin Cities.
Rep. Elliott Engen of White Bear Lake is introducing a bill that would essentially override Minneapolis' ordinance and prevent any city or municipality from setting their own rules for rideshare driver pay.
Whether they were first time visitors or returning home from a long work trip, Uber and Lyft's threats to leave Minneapolis have left some travelers' future up in the air.
The world's largest rideshare company says they'll soon stop their service for the entire Twin Cities metro. That's after Minneapolis councilors guaranteed Uber and Lyft workers get the city's minimum wage. The battle now moves from the city council across the river to the State Capitol.
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday voted in favor of overriding Mayor Jacob Frey's veto of its ordinance that aims to raise wages for rideshare drivers. Uber and Lyft would have to pay drivers minimum wage, more than $15 dollars an hour.
Minneapolis city leaders will decide on Thursday whether to override Mayor Jacob Frey's veto and raise wages for rideshare drivers.
On Thursday, the Minneapolis City Council will decide whether to override the mayor's veto and raise wages for drivers. That could make catching a ride a lot more complicated. Allen Henry has the latest.
On Tuesday, Mayor Jacob Frey called on the Minneapolis City Council to uphold his veto of a minimum wage bill passed last week. But at the Capitol, a similar bill with statewide implications was having a hearing.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey spoke out against an ordinance passed last week that would raise driver wages.
The future of rideshare services in Minnesota's largest city is hanging in the balance.
Uber and Lyft say they'll pull their services from Minneapolis in less than two months. But not if Mayor Jacob Frey can help it.
If the Minneapolis City Council is successful with their rideshare ordinance the rideshare operators Uber and Lyft claim they'll leave.
A victory for rideshare drivers today after the Minneapolis City Council voted to bump up their pay. But Mayor Jacob Frey plans to veto it because Uber and Lyft are threatening to pull out of the city. If the council pushes past the veto could rideshare options really end in Minnesota's largest city? Here's WCCO's Allen Henry.
Uber and Lyft say that they intend to pull out of servicing Minneapolis if the rideshare ordinance passed by the Minneapolis City Council Thursday morning goes into effect.
Both Uber and Lyft say they will stop their services on May 1, but it was all hugs and handshakes for drivers after Minneapolis city councilors passed a measure giving them a pay boost. WCCO's Kirsten Mitchell explains what's next.
The vote passed by a 9-4 vote, despite some concerns from council members over the fact that a state task force would be releasing their report on rideshare economics the very next day.
Uber and Lyft have threatened to pull their services from Minnesota’s largest city if they pass a sweeping rideshare ordinance on Thursday.
Last week, a Minneapolis City Council committee advanced a proposal that would guarantee minimum pay for rideshare drivers — a revived effort after Frey vetoed a similar measure last summer.
Just hours from now, we could learn whether Uber and Lyft will leave Minnesota's largest city, and maybe even the entire state. Both rideshare services are vowing to hit the road if a driver pay raise gets approved. WCCO's Allen Henry is on the road with the details.
Rideshare companies Lyft and Uber say they will be forced to stop operating in Minneapolis on May 1 if a minimum wage ordinance becomes law.
A Minneapolis City Council committee on Tuesday advanced a proposal that would guarantee minimum pay for rideshare drivers — a revived effort after Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed a similar measure last summer.
An ordinance would set a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers in Minneapolis — a move both rideshare companies have spoken out against.
The future of your next rideshare in Minneapolis could be determined on Tuesday.
Both Uber and Lyft have spoken out against it and threatened to stop operations in the Twin Cities if it passes.
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