Spring in Minnesota has been rife with concerns about an Uber and Lyft threat to pull out of Minneapolis—and later all of Minnesota—after the Minneapolis City Council in early April passed an ordinance raising driver pay to a level the companies said they would not accept. The ordinance was set to go in effect July 1 after an extension. Gov. Tim Walz pushed the state legislature to pass a statewide ordinance acceptable to the ride-sharing companies, and, after extensive negotiations, the legislature delivered a bill that the governor signed into law on May 28. The legislation, effective Jan. 1, 2025, raises the driver pay rates to $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute, which is slightly above the rates recommended to reach minimum wage with enhanced benefits noted in a study last year and is below the $1.40 per mile and 51 cents per minute in the Minneapolis ordinance, which the state legislation overrides. Uber, Lyft, and the Minnesota Uber/Lyft Drivers Association supported the deal, and Uber and Lyft both announced they will continue operating in the state.