Ride-sharing startup Lyft has hired its first lobbyists, posting work with Jochum Shore & Trossevin and TwinLogic Strategies. Lobbying records show both firms will advocate "the removal of barriers and anticompetitive activities that inhibit ride-sharing." Like Uber, the company has faced issues with municipal and regional transit authorities and taxi commissions, and on Wednesday Ohio's…
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The ride-sharing company Lyft is ramping up its D.C. presence. The San Francisco-based startup hired Jochum Shore & Trossevin and TwinLogic Strategies to lobby for the "removal of barriers and anticompetitive activities that inhibit ride sharing," according to the lobbying registration forms. Lyft and its rival Uber have encountered legal obstacles in multiple cities. A…
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Twitter’s handle on D.C. evolving By Alex Byers Twitter took New York on Thursday. Is Washington next? First-day trading for the company closed around $45 on the New York Stock Exchange — more than 70 percent above its initial public offering price. Now the tech titan, already an established Silicon Valley player and long a…
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GOP finds its shutdown message By Cameron Joseph Republicans are seeking to paint Democrats as the "party of no" to help dig themselves out of a hole on the government shutdown. The effort is aimed at softening the political blow of the shutdown while buying Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) time to figure out an end…
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Elio Motors appears on Good Morning America
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Microsoft Flips on Video Game Resale By Alex Byers The company pulled a 180 yesterday on some of the policies attached to its coming Xbox One console, prompting gamers to declare victory across the Web. From the WSJ: “The Redmond, Wash., software company said it would no longer require its Xbox to connect to the…
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Watt’s confirmation would open key IP slot By Alex Byers The House intellectual property subcommittee is preparing to undertake a massive examination — and quite possibly, revision — of the nation’s copyright laws just as the panel’s top Democrat may be headed for the exit. President Barack Obama has tapped Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) as…
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