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Jeff Brandes and Matt Gaetz make their case for ‘inevitable’ Uber, as taxi and limo drivers picket

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State Sen. Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg and Shalimar state Rep. Matt Gaetz held a joint conference with representatives from Uber Technologies late this morning. Their message: Uber is here to stay in Florida’s streets and in state statute. “On the other side of this issue, though,” said Brandes, “you’ve got municipalities who, be it through crony capitalism or collusive capitalism, continue to throw up regulations to stop the free market. But I will fight with anyone who will fight with me to make…

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The day that was in the Florida Capitol — March 23

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This day in Florida Politics the Senate had the Capitol to itself while the House traveled back to Tallahassee. While Senate committees considered three separate tax-cut proposals, Gov. Rick Scott kicked off a “Cut My Taxes Week” by setting up a booth in the state Capitol where an average Florida family can calculate its savings from different proposals. The Commerce and Tourism Committee approved state Sen. Dorothy Hukill’s measure to keep alive a sales and use tax exemption for industrial…

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Uber, Airbnb insurance requirements approved by Senate panel

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A bill creating insurance requirements for short-term rental and transportation network companies — bywords for industry leaders Airbnb and Uber, respectively — passed the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee this afternoon, though not without an airing of grievances about some practices within the “disruptive” ridesharing business. Altamonte state Sen. David Simmons, an influential member of the Republican majority known for his policy chops, introduced the bill back in late February, which aims to clarify one of the murkiest issues of the sharing…

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Yellow cabs now outnumbered by Uber cars on NYC streets

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New York City’s storied yellow cabs are taking a back seat to black cars. Uber cars, often black sedans that can be summoned with smartphone apps, now outnumber the yellow taxis that city riders have hailed with a whistle and a wave for generations. It was a changing-of-the-guard moment that passed with little fanfare this week in figures released by the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission: 14,088 registered Uber cars compared with 13,587 yellow cabs. But it hardly means yellow…

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Where does sh*t stand — the ‘legislative food fights’ edition

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Editor’s note: As the 2015 legislative session kicks into high gear, FloridaPolitics.com is continuing to report on several “legislative food fights” during the annual lawmaking period. These food fights don’t always make the front page of the traditional media outlets, but they are the kind of industry vs. industry or intra-industry turf battles that drive Tallahassee — and expand the field of play for state lobbyists. Here’s a look at where sh*t stands heading into the third week of session. Big…

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Email insights: Uber partners with UN Women to create one million jobs

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While Republicans in Congress seem to be really, really turned off by laws that would mandate equal pay for equal work and local governments seem too enamored with taxi companies to really work with ride share companies, Uber and UN Women are joining forces to help each other out. On one hand, Uber is committing to creating 1,000,000 jobs for women across the world, on the other, UN Women is standing behind them, making them pretty hard not to like.…

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Taxicab industry once again attempting to handicap Uber

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Yet again, the taxicab industry is pushing around a new proposal focused on handicapping popular ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. Dubbed an “insurance fix,” the proposed measure aims to impose new harmful regulations to force ridesharing companies to buy insurance they don’t need and does little to improve public safety. Since their launch in Florida, millions of residents and visitors have chosen services like Uber and Lyft to obtain safe, affordable and reliable transportation services. This new proposal seeks to significantly hinder…

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