Lyft and Uber will stay in Minnesota after driver pay compromise with lawmakers

Popular ride-sharing apps Lyft and Uber will continue to operate in Minnesota after lawmakers in the state passed a compromise bill over driver pay.

Lawmakers in the North Star State had been deliberating a minimum wage for ride-sharing drivers despite objections from the two companies over a city ordinance in Minneapolis that achieved such a policy. The agreed-upon minimum pay rates of $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute for drivers was lower than the Minneapolis ordinance, which will be overridden by the state law.