Prop 22 would permanently exempt Uber and Lyft drivers from minimum wage and other labor laws in the state. Uber, Lyft, and other app companies spent well over $200 million to pass the ballot measure and used their apps to push deceptive messaging arguing that Prop 22 would benefit rideshare and delivery drivers. Exit polling showed that 40% of people that voted for Prop 22 believed that Prop 22 would raise workers' salaries. Lyft celebrated the defeat of the workers right's group by stating they planned to use Prop 22 as model legislation to get other states to permanently exempt rideshare and delivery drivers from workplace laws. "California's new law is groundbreaking toward the creation of "third way" that recognizes independent workers in the U.S., called for by legislators, policymakers, labor leaders, and policy think tanks for years," Lyft said in a statement. Ok, folks, I gotta go run to the Allegheny County Courthouse to cover a protest to count the votes here in PA.