Proponents of Ballot Measure Say Support Growing to Repeal AB 5

More than 50,000 drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft have signed up in support of a ballot initiative that would repeal California's new employment status test, according to the campaign backing the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act. The backing organization, Protect App-Based Drivers & Services, also said more than 1,000 drivers have requested petitions to collect voter signatures to qualify the ballot measure for November. They will need to gather the signatures of more than 623,000 voters for the initiative to be placed on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election. Su...