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Uber Forced Out of Kansas

Posted by Soulskill on from the click-your-heels dept.

mpicpp sends news that Uber has been forced to leave Kansas. The company says a bill pushed through the state legislature (SB117) makes it impossible for the company to operate there. The bill had been vetoed by Kansas governor Sam Brownback, but lawmakers secured enough votes to override it. "The measure requires drivers for ride-hailing companies to undergo background checks through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and hold additional auto insurance coverage for the period in which they have turned on the mobile app that connects them to riders."

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  1. A spokesman for Uber said by Chrisq · · Score: 5, Funny

    A spokesman for Uber said "We're not in Kansas anymore".

    1. Re:A spokesman for Uber said by Guy+From+V · · Score: 4, Funny

      Uber is just dust in the wind at this point.

  2. Re:Not forced... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Just a nitpick but you don't need that much precision when dealing with currency. Instead of writing €100.000.000, simply use €100.00 since there won't be a smaller unit than cents (or whatever you use over there).