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Search results for "Uber announced sweeping changes to its background checks"

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Ridesharing Works for Austin stated on April 26, 2016 in a voter mailer noted by a reader:
If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a "completely new City-run" criminal background check "process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy" with taxpayers getting "the bill."
By W. Gardner Selby• April 30, 2016
Dana Young stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet:
"DUI arrests dropped significantly in Tampa once Uber began operating here."
By Allison Graves• June 29, 2016
Ellen Troxclair stated on April 10, 2016 in a voter forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area:
Statistics show "you are about nine times more likely to be assaulted by a taxi driver" in Austin than a driver for a ride-hailing service.
By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2016
Rich Golick stated on March 03, 2015 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Uber and other ride-share firms are not required to carry auto insurance under Georgia law. 
By April Hunt• March 20, 2015
Thomas Croci stated on April 27, 2017 in a press release:
In some cases, a sex offender "who appears on the New York State Sex Offender Registry" would be able to drive for Uber or Lyft when ride-hailing is allowed upstate in July
By Dan Clark• May 8, 2017
Uber stated on November 07, 2015 in a web post:
"Recent news reports indicate DWI crashes in Austin dropped 23 percent since ridesharing entered the market."
By W. Gardner Selby• December 16, 2015
Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 08, 2016 in a fund-raising letter from female supporters:
Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month."
By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2016
Uber stated on November 28, 2016 in an online petition and in a press release:
A recent study found "that cities where Uber operates have 3.6%-5.6% fewer drunk driving deaths than cities without access to ridesharing."
By Dan Clark• December 9, 2016
Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on June 27, 2016 in a television ad:
"Many Nevadans relied on Uber for work, but after accepting $70,000 from taxi companies, Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber ... (driving) them out of town."
By Riley Snyder• July 7, 2016
Social Media stated on January 12, 2025 in social media posts:
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million.
By Sofia Ahmed• January 16, 2025
Jeff Brandes stated on December 22, 2016 in a tweet:
"Unlike California, we in Florida welcome driverless cars - no permit required."
By Amy Sherman• December 28, 2016
Josh Hawley stated on August 07, 2018 in a speech:
"I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior."
By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2018
Instagram posts stated on October 05, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Klaus Schwab announces the end of car ownership.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 11, 2023
Bernie Sanders stated on January 07, 2020 in newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign:
"In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare."
By Amy Sherman• January 9, 2020
Facebook posts stated on March 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“A West Virginia inspection sticker on an Uber” proves the car was not in Ukraine.
By Gabrielle Settles• March 17, 2022
Allen West stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook post:
Says President Barack Obama "ordered our military to enlist illegal aliens."
By Amy Sherman• October 2, 2014
Lyft stated on October 08, 2020 in a campaign ad in support of California's Prop 22:
Drivers will “get guaranteed earnings, health care benefits, personal protections, and they can maintain their flexible schedules.”
By Rachel Bluth• October 28, 2020
Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions:
"The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century."
By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2014
Tim Kaine stated on November 20, 2014 in a news release.:
"Every president since Eisenhower has taken executive action to address immigration issues."
By Louis Jacobson, Nancy Madsen• November 30, 2014
Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever."
By Joshua Gillin• December 18, 2015

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