Uber, Lyft competitors eye Minneapolis market after rideshare giants threaten to exit over minimum pay rule

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Uber, Lyft competitors eye Minneapolis market after rideshare giants threaten to exit over minimum pay rule

Weeks before Uber and Lyft have said they will exit Minneapolis due to a new minimum pay rule, some City Council members said this week that they were open to revising the ordinance. Meanwhile, local taxi companies and startup apps say they are recruiting drivers, in case the rideshare giants follow through on their threat. The Minneapolis City Council passed a rideshare ordinance on a vote of 9-4 earlier this month that was soon after vetoed by…