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Metropolitan Taxicab Commission approves compromise for new taxi services
Saint Louis, Mo. — The Metropolitan Taxicab Commission approved new regulations today that tentatively open the door for UberBlack — a premium car service run through the Uber app — to begin operating...
View ArticleHouse gives first approval to ride-sharing legislation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — While local municipalities continue to slog through long, sometimes contentious negotiations with ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, Missouri state lawmakers took a step...
View ArticleUber, MTC prepare for June 23 meeting
Saint Louis, Mo. — For more than a year, ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft have been looking to expand their business into the St. Louis metro region. For over a year, they’ve failed. In that...
View ArticleMTC, Uber creeping closer to compromise
Saint Louis, Mo. — It has been more than a year since ride-sharing companies like Uber have looked to expand into the St. Louis region, but the billion-dollar tech startup will have to wait at least...
View ArticleMTC paints rosy picture of future of Uber, Dotson approves background checks
Saint Louis, Mo. — As the ride-sharing company Uber continues to mount a public campaign to gain access to the St. Louis market, the Metropolitan Taxicab Commission is looking to regain some public...
View ArticleUber makes final push
Saint Louis, Mo. — With just one week left until the Metropolitan Taxicab Commission could decide on new regulations opening up the region to Uber, the ride-hailing company is promising 2,000 new jobs...
View ArticleMTC delays Uber vote
Saint Louis — After more than one year of negotiations, court battles, public events, private meetings, phone calls and warring through the press, taxicab regulators and Uber officials will have to...
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Uber endorses new ridesharing legislation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Two new pieces of legislation pushed by the ridesharing company Uber would seek to help ridesharing companies spread more quickly across the state. Rep. Kirk Mathews, R-Pacific,...
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Uber bill with new fingerprint amendment sent to Senate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The House added the Uber bill to SB 640 as an amendment Thursday afternoon, including a fingerprint background amendment that wasn’t offered when the bill was originally passed by...
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Uber puts pressure on Senate as session end draws near
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Uber is pushing senators to support legislation that would regulate the ride-sharing service statewide, as the Senate needs to give approval to the bill with two days of session...
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Key Legislation Tracker: Last week of session
Paycheck Protection – HB 1891 (Rehder/Brown) Last Action Taken: 05/04/2016 – House Message (H) Uber – HB 2330 (Mathews/Onder) Last Action Taken: 05/03/2016 – Hearing Cancelled (S) Also watch: SB 640...
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Nixon signs four bills, including ride-sharing insurance requirements
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon signed four bills into law on Thursday, including one that creates insurance coverage requirements for ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. SB 947, which...
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What’s next for Uber in Missouri?
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Depending on who you talk to, ride-hailing (or ridesharing) is the next essential technology for urban and suburban areas. Just download an app, call for a ride, and a certified,...
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Ken Bone throws his weight behind…. Uber
ST. LOUIS — Uber has enlisted surprise debate star Ken Bone to help market the launch of uberSELECT in St. Louis. In one of his few tweets since the debate, the man who’s become famous for being a...
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Uber begins operating in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The popular ridesharing app, Uber, began providing service in Springfield Thursday. The city is now only the fourth in the state of Missouri to host the transportation network...
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TOP 10: January 2017 Missouri Times Magazine Quotes
Next week, the first edition of The Missouri Times Magazine will hit the Capital, and before it comes out, we would like to preview some of the best excerpts of content within that magazine. Some...
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Jefferson City City Council okays Uber ordinance for inauguration, free rides...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Uber will officially be providing free services for Missouri’s Inauguration Day on Monday, January 9th. Local residents, visitors, and Missourians taking part in inaugural...
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Richardson quick on the right-to-work trigger
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Speaker Todd Richardson made clear his intention to strike directly at major reforms early in the 2017 session with his opening speech to the chamber Wednesday. Democrats...
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Missouri Times Magazine now available online
The first edition of the Missouri Times Magazine hit offices just in time for the start of the legislative session, but now, you can read the magazine in its entirety online. The magazine features...
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Ridesharing services bill passes through first committee hearing
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – App-based transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft are one step closer to operating in the Show Me State. The House Committee on General Laws voted to approve a bill...
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