Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

Lyft - page 21

Arthenia Joyner again stops proposal that would ease life for Uber and Lyft in Florida

in Top Headlines by

Going back to a December 2013 meeting with the Hillsborough County state legislative delegation, Arthenia Joyner has always fought any moves to weaken the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission’s ability to regulate share-riding companies like Uber and Lyft. So it was no surprise on Tuesday when she again had the local agency’s back (as well as the collective backs of those in the cab industry as well in Tampa and across the state ) by objecting to a proposal inserted into a Senate appropriations…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Mitch Perry Report for 6.1.15 — Waiting for the Big One

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Happy June 1, the beginning of Hurricane season. So cue up the the stories about how we are or are not ready for a major storm. Journalism can be so predictable sometimes… Much more importantly is the fact that though Florida hasn’t been hard hit by a weather event in a decade,  a recent national report showed that Florida’s average homeowner premium of more than $2,000 a year is twice the national average, as reported by the AP’s Gary Fineout. Speaking of…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Uber requests that ride-sharing be part of special session in Tallahassee

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

Among the many casualties in the aborted legislative session last month was legislation regulating ride-sharing apps Uber and Lyft. On the eve of the Special Session, though, Uber’s Florida General Manager Matthew Gore and other Florida business leaders have asked House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner to include transportation network companies in the call that starts Monday. “When you gather for this important June session, we hope you consider the more than 60,000 Floridians who have asked you…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Mitch Perry Report for 5.14.15 — Foreign policy fun with Jeb and Marco

in 2017/The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

Marco Rubio is being lauded in some quarters this morning for the way he handled the inevitable question on Iraq that was posed by Charlie Rose at the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday afternoon. “Not only would I not have been in favor of it, President Bush would not have been in favor of it,” Rubio said. Well, that takes care of that, right? “Marco Rubio Schools Jeb Bush on Foreign Policy,” says the Daily Beast. Except, that isn’t what…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Hillsborough PTC discusses Uber & Lyft regulations, but again fails to come to a resolution

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

The Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission held a two-and-a-half-hour public hearing on Wednesday on proposed regulations that would put ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft into compliance with the agency’s rules. But at the end of the morning, they opted to punt on the issue once again, mandating that a subcommittee come back with recommendations next month. Ever since Uber and Lyft began providing service in Hillsborough more than a year ago, they’ve become enormously popular, offering an alternative to the taxi cabs that…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Jeff Brandes says regulations for Uber could surface in special session

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

As of early Friday afternoon, the ride-sharing app Uber had garnered over 25,000 signatures on its website petitioning state lawmakers to address regulation issues regarding transportation network companies (TNC) when they convene in a special session next month. And one influential Republican says he wouldn’t be surprised to see such legislation brought up when the House and Senate regroup three weeks from this coming Monday. “I won’t count out Uber for the special session,” said St. Petersburg state Sen. Jeff Brandes, who chairs the…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Legislature’s Uber regulation efforts stuck in neutral

in Top Headlines by

Advocates for ride-sharing firms Lyft and Uber evidently did not reach an agreement this weekend with traditional taxi cab and limousine stakeholders, as a ride-sharing policy bill sponsored by state Rep. Matt Gaetz was temporarily postponed Monday for the second time in as many appearances on the House floor. HB 817 is generally considered a pro-Uber piece of legislation, but it recently took on amendments sponsored by state Reps. Kathleen Peters and Mike Miller that tightened requirements on ride-sharing operations, making the bill more palatable to taxi companies. That legislative back and…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

1 … 19 20 21 22 23
Go to Top