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Labor panel approves rideshare pay compromise; Uber, Lyft say rate ‘not supportable’
By Brian Basham
A compromise reached Monday between legislative leaders, the Minneapolis City Council and rideshare drivers would give the drivers a raise they say is needed.
But representatives for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say the agreed-upon pay mandate would be damaging for riders and drivers, and both companies would be forced to shut down throughout the state. Nor were they involved in the negotiations.
The House Labor and Industry Finance and Policy Committee took an initial step toward that outcome Tuesday by approving HF4746, as amended, on an 8-4, party-line vote and referring it to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Sponsored by Rep. Hodan Hassan (DFL-Mpls), the bill would mandate rideshare companies pay a statewide minimum wage rate of $1.27 per mile and 49 cents per minute for any transportation of a rider by a driver.
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House passes bill that calls for added protections for online ticket buyers
By Tim Walker
Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview) certainly doesn’t like Ticketmaster.
She got burned by the ticket conglomerate when a promised code to ensure she could buy Taylor Swift ti...
State tax preparation would be free for most filers under bill heard in House
By Rob Hubbard
Individual income tax returns are due Monday, so perhaps you’ve recently used such tax preparation software as TurboTax or H&R Block.
What if the state did the same thing fo...
Bill proposes creation of Office of Homelessness and Housing Supports
By Miranda Bryant
Homelessness in Minnesota is not new, but a possible new way to prevent and respond to it is.
Sponsored by Rep. Heather Keeler (DFL-Moorhead), HF5200, as amended, would esta...
Improved soil, water and climate health goal of proposed farm payment program
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In her third time before the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee to talk about nitrate contamination, Carrie Jennings likened soil and water health in southeast Minne...
Electric vehicle charging stations could be required in new residential projects
By Brian Basham More and more electric vehicles are being driven on Minnesota roads each day, a trend that is only growing. Looking into the electrified future, the state will need more EV char...Proposal would use state bonds to boost manufactured home development parks
By Miranda Bryant
(CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: Corrects attribution from Chris Sherman, president of Sherman Associates, to Rice County Commissioner Galen Malecha; clarifies that cooperatives do no...
MinnesotaCare expansion unlikely in 2024, key lawmaker says
By Miranda Bryant
The idea to expand MinnesotaCare with a “public option” so that more low-income Minnesotans could have affordable health coverage may be dead in the water this Legislative sessi...
Tax panel approves rent refund for child care centers
By Tim Walker
Homeowners and renters can apply to the state for partial property tax refunds.And if a child care center owns its own space, it can also get a property tax refund.
But a ch...
Defrauded homeowners could receive more from contractor recovery fund
By Brian Basham
Homeowners deceived by a licensed contractor could recover up to $25,000 more from the Department of Labor and Industry’s Contractor Recovery Fund if they have been the victim o...
Lawmakers seek more remote participation in local advisory commission meetings
By Mike Cook Balancing the public’s right to know what government is doing with greater opportunity for more people to participate is the genesis of a bill that has no easy answers. Spon...Session Daily Home
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Ways and Means Committee OKs proposed $512 million supplemental budget on party-line vote
By Mike Cook
Meeting more needs or fiscal irresponsibility is one way to sum up the differences among the two parties on a supplemental spending package a year after a $72 billion state budg...
Minnesota’s projected budget surplus balloons to $3.7 billion, but fiscal pressure still looms
By Rob Hubbard
Just as Minnesota has experienced a warmer winter than usual, so has the state’s budget outlook warmed over the past few months.
On Thursday, Minnesota Management and Budget...
