Senate Passes Bill to Ease Return of Ride-Hailing Services

After considering 24 amendments, the Alaska Senate passed a bill Thursday setting the legal framework for transportation network companies to come to the state. "Transportation network company" is the legal language used to refer to ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft.  Senate Bill 14, as passed, includes the following changes:  A transportation network company may not allow a driver to accept trip requests for four years if the driver is convicted of the following offenses against another person: murder, manslaughter, assault, stalking, kidnapping, h...