Votes at a glance: committee advances study of rideshare data and two carryover bills The Labor Committee voted to advance LD 877 (rideshare study, 6–4), LD 725 (Efficiency Maine study, 6–4) and LD 2084 (transient sales regulation, 9–1). A minority report was filed for two items.

The Labor Committee just made significant strides by advancing pivotal bills that could reshape rideshare data collection and regulate home repair services in Maine!

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Senator introduces bill to let towns regulate private airstrips, create aviation advisory council and require flight data tracking S.134 would clarify municipal authority to permit restricted landing areas, place restricted landing areas under Act 250 review, create a statutory Aviation Advisory Council with industry and neighbor representatives, and require quarterly flight-data tracking at state-owned air navigation facilities with a large appropriation for technology.

Senator Bernie is shaking up Vermont's aviation regulations with a new bill aimed at giving towns more control over private airstrips and enhancing data tracking for flight activity!

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MAPC urges data reporting from food-delivery platforms to help manage curb space, congestion and planning The Metropolitan Area Planning Council told the Joint Committee on Transportation that rapid food-delivery trips from platforms like Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub have grown sharply and that state and municipal planners lack data on mode, routes and volumes. MAPC asked the committee to require the platforms to report data similar to what TNCs

Massachusetts is facing a delivery data dilemma as rapid food deliveries surged to over 150 million, leaving planners scrambling for crucial insights to tackle congestion and curb-space chaos.

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