It’s been more than a year since Maryland passed legislation that effectively legalized Uber and Lyft in the state.
It ended two years of back-and-forth between the ridesharing companies and the state.
This week, however, Uber began organizing again. Similar to language used during those legislative negotiations, the company circulated a petition calling on folks to “Help Keep Uber in Maryland.” The call comes as the ridesharing companies are set to go before the Maryland Public Service Commission for a series of hearings beginning on Thursday, Nov. 17.
The reason goes back to one of the key sticking points in the negotiations that led up to the 2015 bill: fingerprinting checks on drivers.
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