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In 2018, Representative Magee proposed legislation to permit [[Uber]] to operate in the state, a move opposed by established cab companies. ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' reported that state Senate President [[John Alario]] of Jefferson Parish used parliamentary maneuvers to kill the legislation. Alario is a close friend of Democratic former state Senator Francis Heitmeier of New Orleans, who makes a living selling [[insurance]] to cab companies. Magee said that his bill could easily have cleared the legislature except for "one really important person who's just not on board," a reference to Alario, whose name Magee specifically declined to use <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_dbaa0c36-a4a8-11e8-abc8-b70c5e234a0b.html|title=This Louisiana politician sank ride-sharing bill; his close pal sells insurance to cabs|author=Rebekah Allen|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 23, 2018|accessdate=August 23, 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, Representative Magee proposed legislation to permit [[Uber]] to operate in the state, a move opposed by established cab companies. ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' reported that state Senate President [[John Alario]] of Jefferson Parish used parliamentary maneuvers to kill the legislation. Alario is a close friend of Democratic former state Senator Francis Heitmeier of New Orleans, who makes a living selling [[insurance]] to cab companies. Magee said that his bill could easily have cleared the legislature except for "one really important person who's just not on board," a reference to Alario, whose name Magee specifically declined to use <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_dbaa0c36-a4a8-11e8-abc8-b70c5e234a0b.html|title=This Louisiana politician sank ride-sharing bill; his close pal sells insurance to cabs|author=Rebekah Allen|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 23, 2018|accessdate=August 23, 2018}}</ref>

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