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Walz vetoes rideshare wages bill after Uber threatens to halt operations outside Twin Cities over it

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

A working group will be comprised of legislators, drivers, rideshare company representatives, members of the disability community, labor, riders, and others, and is expected to issue recommendations for furthering rideshare legislation next session.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Walz vetoes ride-share driver wage bill after Uber threat to cut back Minnesota service

    Headline from Duluth News Tribune ·

  2. Newest

    Walz vetoes rideshare wages bill after Uber threatens to halt operations outside Twin Cities over it

    Headline from CBS News ·

Reports & sources

24 articles, oldest first.

  1. Grand Forks Herald

    Walz vetoes ride-share driver wage bill after Uber threat to cut back Minnesota service (opens Grand Forks Herald)

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    Grand Forks Herald's feed description

    Lyft and Uber say a bill setting a minimum wage for drivers will make costs skyrocket. Uber said it would only offer premium service in the Twin Cities if the bill becomes law.

  2. CBS News

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vetoes rideshare driver bill after Uber threatens to halt operations outside Twin Cities (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    An Uber spokesperson said the company would stop operating outside the Twin Cities beginning Aug. 1 if the bill became law.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Gov. Walz issues his first veto; bill would have boosted pay for rideshare drivers (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Walz sets up commission to explore Uber-Lyft driver pay and job security.

  4. CBS News

    Walz vetoes rideshare wages bill after Uber threatens to halt operations outside Twin Cities over it (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A working group will be comprised of legislators, drivers, rideshare company representatives, members of the disability community, labor, riders, and others, and is expected to issue recommendations for furthering rideshare legislation next session.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Minnesota governor vetoes Uber/Lyft driver pay raise bill, citing cost and service concerns (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Gov. Tim Walz has vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota. He says Thursday that ride-hail drivers deserve

  6. Fortune

    Uber driver pay raise bill blocked by Minnesota governor Tim Walz (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Uber threatened to cut service in Minnesota if the legislation went through.

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    Minnesota governor vetoes higher pay for Lyft, Uber drivers (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Gov. Tim Walz has vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota. He says Thursday that ride-hail drivers deserve

  8. Fox News

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vetoes bill mandating higher pay, job security for Uber/Lyft drivers (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A bill that would mandate higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota was vetoed by Gov. Tim Walz. Walz claimed the legislation wasn't ready to become law.

  9. FOX Business

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vetoes pay raise for rideshare drivers after Uber threatens to cut off service (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vetoed a bill that would have created a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers, which had been opposed by the ridesharing industry.

  10. Forbes

    Minnesota Governor Vetoes Rideshare Minimum Pay Bill After Uber Threatens To Leave State (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    If Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had signed the minimum pay bill into law, Uber would've ceased operations outside of the Twin Cities and only offered premium rides in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, the company said.

  11. UPI

    Minn. governor vetoes bill to extend minimum wage to rideshare drivers (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vetoed legislation that would have required a minimum wage for rideshare drivers as Uber threatened to pull service outside the Twin Cities if the bill became law.

  12. Southern Minnesota

    Walz vetoes Uber/Lyft driver pay raise bill, citing cost and service concerns (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota, saying the legislation wasn’t ready to

  13. Courthouse News Service

    Minnesota Gov. Tom Walz vetoes higher pay for Lyft, Uber drivers (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Uber and Lyft drivers had staged noisy but peaceful demonstrations outside Walz's office in the Capitol in recent days to demand that the governor sign the bill.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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