Uber, Lyft to leave Austin after losing vote on...

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Uber and Lyft spent more than $8 million and bombarded voters with mailers, ads, phone calls and text messages. In the end, it wasn’t enough to convince residents in Austin, Texas to vote against a new fingerprint requirement for drivers.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/uber-and-lyft-to-leave-austin-after-losing-vote-on-fingerprinting/39438712