>> CATHY: THE ONGOING UBER/LYFT STORY HAS MOVED FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL TO THE LEGISLATURE.

THIS WEEK, DEMOCRATS IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE ANNOUNCED AN AGREEMENT ON STATEWIDE WAGES FOR RIDESHARE DRIVERS.

MANY DRIVERS SUPPORT THE BILL BUT REPUBLICANS ARE NOT ON BOARD, AND NEITHER ARE THE RIDESHARE COMPANIES.

UBER AND LYFT BOTH SAY THEY WILL LEAVE THE STATE THIS SUMMER IF THE CURRENT LEGISLATION BECOMES LAW.

DFL REPRESENTATIVE MOHAMUD NOOR IS ONE OF THE BILL'S CO-AUTHORS.

HE REPRESENTS MINNEAPOLIS.

HERE, TOO, REPUBLICAN SENATOR JORDAN RASMUSSON OPPOSES THE CURRENT PLAN.

HE HAILS FROM FERGUS FALLS.

GENTLEMEN, WELCOMEMENT NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.

REPRESENTATIVE NOOR, YOU SAY THIS IS A COMPROMISE BUT UBER AND LYFT WERE NOT AT THE TABLE ABILITY THEY SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, YOU GUYS DIDN'T CHECK WITH US AND WE'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT I WANT.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHY WEREN'T THEY BROUGHT IN O THIS?

>> WE'VE BEEN HAVING BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATION AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE TASK FORCE, 23 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'VE ALL AGREED TO AND WE DRAFTED THE LEGISLATION BASED ON THAT AGREEMENT, THE ISSUE NOW IS WE HAVE LEGISLATIVE ARGUMENT WITH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE ON A RATE THAT I THINK INITIALLY UBER AND LIFT WERE ACCEPTING AT THAT ONE POINT LAST YEAR BEFORE THE BILL WAS VETOED.

THEY TOLD US THAT A DOLLAR 30, A DOLLAR 17 AND NOW THEY'RE COMING BACK TO US WITH 68 CENTS PER MILE.

NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PER MINUTE, PER MILE.

THAT THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO US.

THEY HAVE TO BE SERIOUS IN TERMS OF NEGOTIATION WHEN IT COMES TO THE MINIMUM COMPENSATION FOR DRIVERS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR A RIDE FOR A LONG TIME.

>> Eric: WHAT WHAT'S YOUR RIDE ON THIS WHOLE THING?

>> THIS IS A DEMOCRAT-CREATED CRISIS.

WE LOOK BACK TO LAST SESSION WHEN LEGISLATIVE DEMOCRATS PASSED THIS AND IT WAS GOVERNOR WALZ'S ONE AND ONLY VETO AND OW THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL HAS MOVED IN A WAY THAT WILL IMPACT RIDE SHARE SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE AND WITH THE DEAL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY, I REALLY VIEW IT AS A FAKE DEAL BECAUSE UBER AND LYFT HAVE SAID IF IT GOES INTO LAW, THEY'LL LEAVE THE STATE AND THAT WILL LEAF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTANS IN THE LURCH.

>> Cathy: DO YOU THINK THAT ACTUALLY WILL HAPPEN, REPRESENTATIVE NOOR?

>> THIS IS NOT A FAKE DEAL.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PROCESS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE REPORT, THE TASK FORCE REPORT AND YOU ALSO OOK AT THE STUDY THAT WAS DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, IT SHOWS THAT THE DRIVERS ARE UNDERPAID IN THE CURRENT PROCESS.

THEY HAVE REVIEWED MORE THAN $19 MILLION RIDES TO GET TO WHERE THEY ARE SO THEY HAVE COME WITH A RECOMMENDATION IN A BASE SETTING FOR 89 CENTS, PER MILE, TO $1 -- WHAT DO YOU CALL 49 CENTS IF YOU ARE IN GREATER MINNESOTA, SO AT LEAST THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAME UP WITH THE NUMBERS.

SO A DOLLAR, WHAT YOU CALL, 21 CENTS, SORRY, 1.21 IS THE COMPREHENSIONIVE NUMBER THAT THE STUDY CAME UP WITH SO AT LEAST WE ARE -- STATEWIDE WHEN IT COMES TO LOOKING AT THE RATE FOR PER MILE.

>> Eric: SENATOR, YOU WERE QUOTED THIS WEEK AS SAYING THE PRINCIPALS ARE, I THINK A DANGEROUS GAME OF CHICKEN WAS YOUR QUOTE?

>> THIS IS A DANGEROUS GAME OF CHICKEN AND I THINK T'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT LEGISLATIVE DEMOCRATS WORK WITH REPUBLICANS IN THE FINAL WEEK OF SESSION TO ENSURE THAT THESE RIDE-SHARING SERVICES DON'T LEAVE THE STATE, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET OUR WORK DONE AND THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE GOES INTO EFFECT, WE'LL LET ONE CITY COUNCIL THAT'S CONTROLLED BY THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS DICTATE TRANSPORTATION POLICY FOR THE STATE AND THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

>> Cathy: DO YOU REALLY THINK UBER AND LYFT WOULD LEAVE THE STATE?

>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WE SEE THE PROCESS WHEREBY IN WASHINGTON STATE ADOPTED A HIGH RATE.

IN FACT, IT'S MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

WHEN NEW YORK ALSO INCREASED THE RATES, UBER AND LYFT NEVER LEFT.

THEY ONLY LEFT AUSTIN BECAUSE OF A DIFFERENT ISSUE, SO WE HAVE NOT SEEN A SINGLE STATE WHERE UBER AND LYFT HAVE LEFT, SO THEY NEED TO COME BACK TO THE TABLE TO BE SERIOUS IN HOW WE NEGOTIATE WITH THEM.

WE KNOW AT ONE POINT THEY'VE REACHED UP TO $1.30, WE'RE BELOW THAT.

THEY'VE ALSO GIVEN US AT A POINT 1.17, WE'RE IN-BETWEEN THAT NUMBER SO IF THEY'RE SERIOUS ENOUGH, HEY'LL COME TO THE TABLE AND AGREE WITH US SO WE CAN CLOSE THIS DEEM.

>> Cathy: ARE YOU WORRIED, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS?

YOU'RE N GREATER MINNESOTA.

A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE DISABLED RELY ON UBEHR AND LYFT, LOW-INCOME MATERIALS.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN YOUR AREA?

>> THEY PROVIDE OVER 300,000 RIDES A WEEK HERE IN MINNESOTA AND EVEN THOUGH I REPRESENT GREATER MINNESOTA, MY CONSTITUENTS USE THOSE SERVICES, TOO, WHEN THEY'RE VISITING THE TWIN CITIES ORR TO GETS TO THE AIRPORT AND IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT SERVICE, NOT ONLY FOR DISABLED MINNESOTANS BUT PEOPLE GETTING TO WORK.

AND LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT THE 10,000 RIDE-SHARING DRIVERS WHO IF UBER AND LIFT LEAVE, THEY'LL LOSE THAT INCOME THEY'RE MAKING TODAY AND I THINK WE NEED IS TO PREVENT THAT.

>> Eric: WILL FARES GO UP FOR THE RIDERS ON WHATEVER PLAN IS PROPOSED AND ACCEPTED?

>> THAT DEPENDS ON THE COMPANY, HOW MUCH THEY TAKE BACK.

RIGHT NOW, SOMETIMES THEY EVEN TAKE UP TO 60% OF THEIR MOM PAY.

IF YOU LEAVE RIGHT NOW TO GO TO THE IRPORT, IF LOOK AT UBEER AND LYFT, YOU CAN TRY YOURSELF, I'M BE CHARGED $25.

THE DRIVER WILL EARN LESS THAN DEAFBLIND 12 FOR THAT TRIP SO THEY HAVE TO REDUCE THE SHARE THERE WERE' GETTING IN ORDER TO BALANCE THAT PROCESS.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO CHARGE MORE TO THE RIDER TO PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL PAYMENT.

>> Eric: ARE YOU GOING TO PASS A BILL OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE HERE BEFORE NEXT WEEK?

>> WE ARE 100% COMMITTED TO PASSING LEGS THANKS THAT WILL ADDRESS THE INEQUITIES THAT EXIST TO SUPPORT THE DRIVING WHO ARE REALLY EARNING PENNIES TO SURVIVE AT THIS POINT.

>> Cathy: I WONDER IF THE GOVERNOR WILL SIGN THAT, THOUGH.

I DIDN'T LAST TIME AND THAT CENTER EVERYTHING INTO AN UPROAR.

>> AND THE GOVERNOR ALSO HASN'T SIGNED OFF ON THIS DEAL, THIS FAKE DEAL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS WEEK.

I DIDN'T SEE HIS NAME IN THE PRESS RELEASE, I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT HE SUPPORTS THE DEAL.

THAT LEGISLATIVE DEMOCRATS AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF MINNEAPOLIS HAVE COME OUT AND SAID THAT THEY WANT TO DO.

>> Cathy: REPRESENTATIVE NOOR, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

>> WE'RE SERIOUS.

I THINK LAST TIME THE GOV SAID THAT WE WANT MINNESOTA BASED DATA TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

NOW WE HAVE THAT DATA.

SO IF WE ARE GOING TO GO ALONG WITH THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT WAS SHARED WITH US BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, THE TASK FORCE THAT CAME TOGETHER, SO I THINK WE ARE RIGHT THERE READY TO PASS LEGISLATION WHERE THE GOVERNOR WILL SIGN.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WE'LL GET