LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Uber and the Nevada Transportation Authority are teaming up this holiday weekend for a crackdown on fake rideshare drivers, which they say is a big problem in Las Vegas.

“You can get a placard pretty much anywhere… you can parade around as an Uber driver… You will see a lot of them in black SUVs that look just like Uber and Lyft, but they are not licensed,” revealed John Foster, Chief of Enforcement for the Nevada Transportation Authority.

For NTA, stopping illegal rideshare drivers is a matter of public safety. People are being picked up by drivers without background checks or proper insurance. “I have been communicating with all the Strip hotels and Downtown to train them on this problem… There is large groups of individuals that are acting as Uber drivers without permits… That person will ask you if you want a ride or need a ride,” Foster explained.

For the first time, Uber is teaming up directly with a state agency to address this issue.

“It is certainly more noticeable in Las Vegas… because there is so many out-of-towners, so many tourists,” shared Harry Hartfield, Senior Public Affairs Manager for Uber. While the Nevada Transportation Authority regulates 36,000 licensed drivers in the Vegas Valley some aren’t following the rules.

“If 10,000 of those drivers are handing out business cards, it is a big problem. It is a big problem,” Foster contended. Taking a business card from a legitimate rideshare driver for a future off app trip is risky because commercial insurance won’t apply unless a ride is booked through the app. “In Nevada, there is a $1.5 million dollar insurance policy,” Hartfield reported as a representative of Uber.

Any driver caught offering an illegal ride in Nevada will have their vehicle impounded and face a $10,000 fine, something happening more often than you might think. “I would say five a week… It is challenging it’s very, very challenging. We are working with everyone we can to bring this crisis under control,” Foster told FOX5.

The Nevada Transportation Authority has undercover investigators posing as tourists trying to catch illegal rideshare drivers in the act, but the NTA says tips from the public are most important to stop fake Ubers. Report one via this link.

For your safety, every rideshare you take verify the driver’s identity and the plate number on your app before you get inside the vehicle.

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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – While some people like to mail in their ballot, others like to show up in person.

Here in Nevada, you can do either to vote. But it takes a big effort to set up and man polling centers on Election Day.

Right now, Washoe County’s Registrar of Voters is looking for local residents to help do the job.

“We need about 800 election workers for this upcoming season,” says George Gutherie, Washoe County Registrar of Voters Office Media Specialist.

For the first time Washoe County’s Registrar of Voters is tapping into a new resource.

But it’s not a new concept. Based on a 1993 Nevada law, 16-year-olds can work at poll centers. They must be U.S. Citizen and be attending high school.

The registrar is looking to pique the interest of 100 teens to help out on Election Day.

“Student election worker(s) are an untapped resource that we want to make sure there is awareness to this amazing, amazing program,” says Gutherie.

Those who sign up will be required to take a course offered on an evening or weekend day. They will be assigned a location which could be their own high school.

What they won’t be doing is just sitting around on Election Day.

“This isn’t an observation position,” says Valerie Balen, an election specialist. “This is actually where we want them to be talking to voters. We want them to be learning how the registration process works. It is great. They are going to get a first eye look on what they might have to do in two years. We aren’t here to just put them in the corner.”

Teens must get their parents’ permission to commit to working on Election Day at a poll center.

The deadline is September 15, and you must be 16 years of age by that date.

Students will be treated as professionals. They will receive professional training and work up to 12 hours a day on Election Day. And they will be paid as professionals–$225.00.

For more information: https://www.washoecounty.gov/voters/get-involved/election_workers/studentelectionworkers.php

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Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – August 29, 2024) – Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. (CSE: NOP) (“NOP” or the “Company), a B.C. based company engaged in the exploration for organic sedimentary raw rock phosphate in Nevada, is pleased to announce that, NOP’s wholly owned subsidiary, Nevagro, has been informed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that the Assistant Secretary for Lands and Minerals for the Department of the Interior is currently reviewing the BLM’s press release for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decision.

Once the official NEPA decision is received, NOP’s next step will be to submit the habitat reclamation bond to the Bonding Specialist at the BLM Nevada State Office. They will then forward the Prospecting Permit Application to the Deputy State Director (DSD) for Energy and Minerals at the BLM Nevada State Office for signature to issue the Prospecting Permit.

NOP is excited that the Prospecting Permit could be signed by the Deputy State Director (DSD) for Energy and Minerals at the BLM Nevada State Office in the weeks ahead.

Meanwhile, the exploration team is evaluating the lands under the 3 new Applications to Prospect while lining up the necessary drilling and site preparation contractors for the planned drill program.

Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc.

NOP is a junior exploration company with a sedimentary rock phosphate property (the “Murdock Property”) hosting a nearly flat lying sedimentary bed of known phosphate mineralization in NE Nevada.

The increasing interest in organic and sustainable agriculture practices has contributed to the demand for organic fertilizers, including those derived from rock phosphate. Organic rock phosphate is often marketed as a fertilizer that not only provides phosphorus but also contributes to overall soil health.

The Issuer aims to be one of the only certified organic rock phosphate producers with large scale potential in North America. The Murdock Property is situated adjacent to a main highway and the rail head to California.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its regulations services providers have reviewed or accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements and information (“FLSI”) within the meaning of applicable securities laws. FLSI may include expectations, anticipations, beliefs, opinions, plans, intentions, estimates, forecasts, projections, guidance or other similar statements and information that are not historical facts. All statements which are not historical statements are considered FLSI. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated Prospecting Permit and the anticipated timing of its receipt. All FLSI is based on assumptions, which may prove inaccurate, and subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those risks and uncertainties identified in the Company’s public securities filings, which may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated or implied in FLSI. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance or value on FLSI. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in any FLSI in this news release are reasonable at the present time, it can give no assurance that such FLSI will prove to be correct. Any FLSI in this news release is made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligations to publicly update or revise any FLSI, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws. Any FLSI in this news release is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement.

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