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The South Florida Roundup

Florida Roundup: The Future Of Uber In Miami-Dade

tallahassee.com

For almost two years, Uber and and Lyft have all but ignored the rules regulating the taxi industry and operated anyway.

Last year, Palm Beach and Broward counties okayed a set of rules making transportation network companies -- as they call themselves --- legal. This week, Miami-Dade took the first step toward doing the same.

It's actually the second time the Miami-Dade commission has moved toward allowing Uber and others to operate legally. The first effort was successfully stopped by the taxi industry.

Also, state lawmakers have less money than first predicted to dole out in this year's budget. The governor signs a massive water law but a bill that would have allowed concealed guns on college campuses is dead. It's the thick of the legislative session.

And the Supreme Court will consider President Obama’s executive action on immigration. What does the uncertainty over immigration mean in South Florida?

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Tom Hudson is WLRN's Senior Economics Editor and Special Correspondent.