Two Boston lawmakers on Monday filed a bill that would require stricter regulations on companies such as Uber and Lyft, just months after Governor Charlie Baker proposed legislation that would allow the companies’ drivers to operate under a new category of state supervision.The taxi cartel's "friends" do their bit to restrain trade.
Like Baker’s legislation, the bill proposed on Monday legitimizes ride-hailing companies by creating a legal term for them: “transportation network companies.” But the bill, which is backed by taxi industry supporters, goes further than Baker’s legislation by introducing regulations that would more closely mirror those that govern the taxi and livery industry.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Mass. bill would toughen rules for ride-hailing firms
The Boston Globe reports:
