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Social Media Platforms and the ‘Common Carrier’ Question
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 months ago(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Three years ago, Florida and Texas passed laws prohibiting...
Lawmakers look to end ‘common carrier’ exemption for ride-share companies
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD – Ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft would be subject to the same level of liability as other forms of public transportation under a measure moving through the General Assembly ...
Illinois General Assembly: House sends cat declawing ban, rideshare service bills to Senate
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith the deadline to advance legislation to the next chamber fast approaching, the Illinois House of...
Viewpoint: The market, not regulators, should set freight rail prices
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoRegulatory policy expert Rosyln Layton says it’s dangerous to have the Surface Transportation Board...
Baldwin offers bill aimed at cutting down on freight rail disruptions
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Tuesday introduced a bill aimed at reducing rail disruptions that...
Senators reintroduce ‘reasonable’ rail service bill
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoThe Reliable Rail Service Act would charge the Surface Transportation Board to provide more clarity on the freight railroads’ common carrier obligation....
Native American history, ride-share regulation measures clear Illinois General Assembly
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSPRINGFIELD – Even though it became clear last week that the General Assembly’s spring legislative...
STB orders BNSF to send more coal trains to Montana mines
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoThe Surface Transportation Board has ordered BNSF to meet the Navajo Transitional Energy Company’s...
Pipeline survey law, carbon as a public commodity argued at state Supreme Court
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSummit Carbons Solutions would move something of value from one place to another for a fee, and as...
Western coal producer seeks regulator intervention against BNSF
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoNavajo Transitional Energy Co. is asking the Surface Transportation Board to declare an emergency...