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Capitol compromise? Uber/Lyft bill could guide Minneapolis change

The wheels are spinning fast for legislators trying to fend off an Uber and Lyft exit from Minneapolis and possibly other parts of the state.

Lyft attempts negotiation on Minneapolis drivers' wage increase

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.

State lawmakers continue work on rideshare bill as May 1 approaches

Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives say the Legislature should act to preempt the rideshare ordinance in Minneapolis.

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Here's how Uber and Lyft are trying to get their way in Minnesota