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Federal judge ponders blocking rideshare transparency law amid Uber’s constitutional challenge
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A federal judge on Friday weighed whether to temporarily block Colorado from enforcing a law set to take effect in one week requiring rideshare companies to disclose certain information to riders and drivers about the amount of money drivers earned prior to any tip. Last year, the legislature enacted Senate Bill 75 to place new…
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Colorado legislature passes protections for ride-sharing passengers in hit-and-runs
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In September 2020, Brian Fritts was riding in the back of a Lyft in Denver when another car crashed into the vehicle carrying him, running Fritts and his driver off the road and flipping the vehicle. Fritts woke up in a hospital with a broken jaw and multiple broken vertebrae in his neck. He had two…
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Colorado could let city taxi cabs operate more like Uber
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DENVER – Colorado lawmakers are working on legislation that would let city taxi cab companies compete on prices with Uber and Lyft. House Bill 1320 would deregulate cab pricing and other aspects of the business, without taking away requirements for permitting, safe vehicles, background checks for drivers and other consumer protections, says its sponsor, Rep. Dan…
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Q&A w/Jimmy Sengenberger: ‘Most likely to become president’? He’ll settle for being the next Rush Limbaugh
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Jimmy Sengenberger was that way-older-than-his-years, way-ahead-of-the-pack kind of kid you sort of admired and sort of envied – and, admit it, sort of resented – back in middle school. He began listening to Rush on the radio at 12 and was attending Arapahoe County Republican Men’s Club breakfasts by 13. He was putting together high…
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Audit: Trust of Lyft and Uber could be costing Denver airport money
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Parking is the second-largest revenue driver for Denver International Airport, but according to City Auditor Timothy O’Brien, lax oversight with Lyft and Uber could be letting money slip through the cracks. In a report released Thursday, O’Brien found the airport charges Lyft and Uber $2.60 for each pickup and drop off at DIA. But the…
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Pabon and Landgraf: Colorado must continue to unleash the sharing economy
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A few years ago, Colorado triggered a wave of innovation when it became the first state to update its laws so that ride-sharing digital platforms, Uber and Lyft, could continue to thrive while establishing proper safety and consumer protections. What we know now, two years after that effort, is that it was crucial for Colorado’s…
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Meetup takes risky leap into the Trump resistance
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Meetup is taking a leap into the Trump resistance. The New York-based networking site will unveil plans in the coming days to partner with a labor group – under the guidance of a former Hillary Clinton aide – to coordinate protests among more than 120,000 activists already involved with anti-Trump Meetup groups. It’s a risky…
