• Why Uber and Lyft say they’re abandoning Minneapolis

    The ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft announced last week that they are pulling up stakes in the Twin Cities because of a new ordinance designed to raise driver pay. The Minneapolis City Council voted 10–3 to override the veto of Mayor Jacob Frey, passing a policy that will raise the pay of drivers to the […]

  • Frequent Uber or Lyft user? These are the best credit cards for you

    Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Over the past few years, we’ve embraced ride-hailing services so fully that it’s hard to imagine a time when our only options to get around a new city were public transportation or calling a taxi. But as convenient as they are, …

  • Hate crime bill is nothing to get hot under the collar about

    The legislation would make it a criminal offence to use “threatening, abusive or insulting” material that stirs up hatred based on certain “protected characteristics” such as age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity. Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross was getting very hot under the collar about it at First Minister’s Questions. But then Douglas Ross is always getting very hot under the collar. That’s what happens when your neck is too fat for your shirt. He...

  • Bill ensuring employability of seniors gets House nod

    Efforts to ensure employment for senior citizens gained a boost after the House committee on ways and means yesterday approved a bill providing for it.

  • Uber, Lyft to Exit Minneapolis After Minimum Wage Vote

    Uber and Lyft will halt operations in Minneapolis after a city council vote

  • Uber and Lyft are quitting Minneapolis over a driver pay increase

    Uber and Lyft plan to end operations in Minneapolis after the city council voted to increase driver pay. The council passed an ordinance on the issue last week. On Thursday, it voted to overrule a mayoral veto of the measure. The new rules stipulate that ridesharing companies need to pay drivers at least $1.40 per mile and 51 cents per minute (or $5 a ride, whichever is higher) whenever they're ferrying a passenger. Tips are on top of the minimum pay. According to the Associated Press, the...

  • Lyft And Uber Threaten To Pull Out Of Minneapolis Over $15 Minimum Wage

    NPR reports: “Uber and Lyft have vowed to suspend service in Minneapolis. The announcement comes after a dramatic back-and-forth tussle with city leadership over the past year, which boils down to minimum wage pay for Uber and Lyft drivers. Working with a coalition of ride-hail drivers, the Minneapolis city council passed a bill last August that… Source

  • Uber, Lyft to leave Minneapolis due to minimum wage law

    Uber and Lyft said they will stop operating in Minneapolis after the city council voted to overrule the mayor's veto of a minimum wage law impacting rideshare drivers.  Lyft said it is "shutting down operations in Minneapolis" when the law takes effect on May 1. Uber said it will stop operating its transportation network in the entire metro area, including the airport, that same day.  The ordinance, which faced fierce pushback from the ride-share industry, establishes minimum driver pay of $1.40...

  • Lyft, Uber leaving Minneapolis and the impact on the area's most vulnerable population

    Connect Ability of MN says Lyft serves 3,000 people with physical and cognitive barriers and their freedom of mobility will be in jeopardy.

  • The TikTok bill proves Congress can get serious about national security

    It is undeniably good news that the House of Representatives passed an anti-TikTok bill last week by an immense majority. The legislation would force a divestment of the video app from its Chinese owners. It is an important step toward rooting out Chinese Communist Party spyware and cultural influence from American life. In a moment […]

  • After Minimum Pay Rule Passes, Uber and Lyft Threaten To Leave Minneapolis

    The clock is ticking on a threat by Uber (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) to pull out of Minneapolis on May 1 after the City Council this week overrode a mayoral veto of an ordinance laying out minimu read more

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    Lyft and Uber to cease operations in Minneapolis after new minimum wage law

    Lyft and Uber will stop offering services in Minneapolis on May 1 after the city council overrode the mayor’s veto of a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. The city council on Thursday voted 10-3 in favor of the override, allowing rideshare drivers to be paid the local minimum wage of $15.57 an hour. Lyft said in a statement the bill was “deeply flawed” and that the ordinance makes its “operations unsustainable.” “We support a minimum earning standard for drivers, but it should be done in an...