ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Uber and Lyft plan to keep operating in Minnesota after the state Legislature passed a compromise driver pay package, the companies said Monday. The House passed the compensation bill but the measure was held up in the Senate before winning approval prior to the midnight Sunday deadline for lawmakers to pass bills before they adjourned. The bill now moves to Gov. Tim Walz to be signed into law, the Star Tribune reported. The proposal was crafted by Democrats to replace a minimum pay measure the Minneapolis City Council passed that prompted Uber and Lyft to threaten to leave the state’s biggest city and the entire state. The House agreement announced Saturday after weeks of negotiations would set a minimum pay rate at $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute. Uber and Lyft say they will keep operating in the state under those rates. The bill will take effect next January. |
Xi says ChinaFourth Volume of 'Xi Jinping: The Governance of China' Published in EthnicCouncilors vow to explain Article 23 to HK residentsChina takes steps to enhance telecom service, easing access for foreigners: spokespersonXictionary: HighMainland spokesperson applauds Ma YingDPP manipulates tourism for political purposes, harms crossXi Congratulates Tamas Sulyok on Election as Hungarian PresidentChina's 1st domestically made polar icebreaker Xuelong 2 visits HKSARXi signs order to promulgate regulations on honors for servicemen