D.C. Council News

The D.C. Council has approved a bill that regulates popular ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. The bill gained initial approval on Tuesday by a 12-1 vote. Among other things, it would require that drivers for smartphone-based vehicle-for-hire services …

The D.C. Council is considering changing a law to give bicyclists a better chance to recoup medical costs after collisions with cars. A District liability law currently requires accidents to be 100 percent the driver’s fault for a bicyclist to …