Amid standoff at Capitol over Uber and Lyft driver pay, Minneapolis council delays its ordinance • Minnesota Reformer minnesotareformer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from minnesotareformer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advocates for disabled people as well as downtown business backers joined Mayor Jacob Frey Monday to urge council members to “step back from the cliff.” They say if Uber and Lyft follow through on their promises to leave the city May. 1 people who rely on their services will be negatively impacted.
Lyft’s chief policy officer Jeremy Bird said in a letter addressed to Council President Elliott Payne that the company is now willing to support an increase to .89 cents per mile and about .49 cents per minute, which is the rate recommended in a study released last month by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.
Inside Minneapolis' efforts to recruit new police officers minnpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from minnpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.