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New Mexico Governor Signs Ridesharing Bill

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez arrived this week in her first Uber ride and signed a bill allowing ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft to operate in the state. The Republican governor said the measure ends the confusion over whether the …

California Bill Would Enable Independent Contractors to Unionize

A longshot proposal introduced this week would make California the first state to allow rideshare drivers and all other independent contractors to unionize. The legislation comes one week after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued Seattle over the nation’s first …

Mass. Bill Would Mandate Background Checks for Rideshare Drivers

Massachusetts state lawmakers unveiled a bill that would regulate ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft with a requirement that drivers undergo rigorous criminal background checks but not fingerprinting. The House Financial Services Committee on March 4 released its version of …

Lyft Remains Quiet over Returning to New Mexico

An Albuquerque Republican says she is hopeful Lyft will return to New Mexico after state lawmakers passed a bill regulating similar ride-booking companies. Rep. Monica Youngblood says officials with the San Francisco-based company have signaled they would restart service in …

Lyft Remains Quite over Returning to New Mexico

An Albuquerque Republican says she is hopeful Lyft will return to New Mexico after state lawmakers passed a bill regulating similar ride-booking companies. Rep. Monica Youngblood says officials with the San Francisco-based company have signaled they would restart service in …

Few Rideshare Drivers Have Insurance, But Interest is Growing

A large portion of rideshare drivers do not have the required insurance – but more are buying it, or seem to be more interested in it. According to a recent survey by the Rideshare Guy, roughly one-in-five rideshare drivers have …

Vermont City Approves Rules for Taxi, Ride-Hailing Services

Burlington, Vermont, officials have approved new rules for ride-hailing services and taxi companies in the city. The Burlington Free Press reports city councilors on Tuesday adopted a proposed ordinance that permits traditional taxi companies and ride-hailing services such as Uber …

New Mexico Rideshare Bill Fixing Impasse Ok’d in Committee

A key New Mexico House panel has approved a bill aimed at welcoming and regulating ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. The House Judiciary Committee passed the proposal unanimously Thursday. Rep. Monica Youngblood, an Albuquerque Republican, sponsored the bill to …

California Commissioner OKs New insurance Products to Fill Ridesharing Gap

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a new insurance product by USAA designed to close the gap in insurance coverage for drivers driving for all ridesharing companies. The product is now available to USAA’s California drivers for all ridesharing companies, …

Ridesharing Dominates 2016 Western Region Headlines

Goodbye to the news year 2015, and while there will be no shortage of headline-making topics to associate with the passing year, there was one subject that dominated Insurance Journal’s Western region news stories. Care to guess? No if fair …