“We’ve been fighting for two long years,” Badel stated, referencing ride-hail drivers’ battle to get a minimum wage law passed in the state. He said his message to lawmakers was this: "Uber and Lyft, especially Uber, notorious for their shady lobbying … should not be allowed to dictate what becomes law in this state.”

Lobbying is 100% the problem.

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/uber-technologies/recipients?id=D000067336

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lyft-inc/recipients?id=D000067782