Uber, Lyft launch without Clark County’s blessing

It’s been a long road, but ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they’re now up and running in Nevada — even without Clark County’s blessing. Uber and Lyft officials announced they had launched service Tuesday afternoon, shortly after Clark County commissioners rejected the companies’ requests for a temporary business license and moved forward with crafting a local ordinance — an effort that could take weeks. Uber noted it had received state permission to o