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City Will Pay Uber, Lyft Drivers to Take a Criminal Background Check
March 20, 2017 - On Tuesday, the city held a party to kickoff a program that would pay rideshare drivers to comply with a criminal background check. Since the city council had passed an ordinance in December allowing the companies to make these checks optional, city officials have instead created a $30,000 program that would give Uber or Lyft drivers a $25 gas card if they participate in a simple fingerprint check. “As rideshare drivers choose to sign up for this incentive program, you are telling your customers that safety is important to you, too,” San Antonio Police Chief Will McManus told drivers attending the bash, thrown at the swanky downtown rooftop Paramour bar. This level of safety, however, did not appear to be very...
Tired teenagers are more likely to have criminal records as adults
March 20, 2017 - A recent survey indicated that tired teenagers are more likely to have criminal records when growing up, becoming adults. The survey stated that th...
State lawmakers abandon gun background check bill
March 17, 2017 - A New Mexico state bill to expand background checks to most private gun transactions has been voted down by a legislative panel, ending chances for...
Audit: Some Californians cleared to work without background checks
March 16, 2017 - State auditors found that California does a poor job of screening social services workers and sometimes allows people with previous arrests or conv...
Bill to Conduct FBI Background Checks Fails in Idaho House
March 15, 2017 - House lawmakers have killed legislation allowing FBI background checks on some state employees despite warnings from the bill's sponsor that do...
Bill aims to reduce transparency of Montana youths' criminal records
March 14, 2017 - Montanans who as kids made “criminal mistakes” are at a disadvantage when trying to get jobs later in life because employers could find...
NM high court hears arguments on criminal records
March 13, 2017 - The state Supreme Court is considering whether judges have the authority to order law enforcement agencies to expunge felony arrest records. &n...
Minnesota’s permit background checks doubled in January
March 09, 2017 - Background checks for permits in Minnesota doubled in January, according to data analyzed from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ...
Grassley supports Trump on removing undocumented immigrants with criminal records
March 07, 2017 - Sen. Chuck Grassley firmly supported efforts to deport undocumented immigrants with criminal records but offered little clarity Friday on his react...
Former Wells Fargo Employees Sue
March 07, 2017 - Eleven former Wells Fargo employees sued the bank Monday over being fired based on background checks showing minor criminal violations that...
Minnesota Sets 1-Month Record For Gun Background Checks
March 06, 2017 - The state of Minnesota has set a new record for the number of criminal background checks for gun buyers in one month. According to t...
The Difference Between Criminal Charges In Massachusetts Superior Court And Criminal Charges In Dist
March 03, 2017 - Criminal cases in district court begin with an application for a "complaint" that is filed by the police, private indiv...
New Research Suggest Ways To Improve Ban-The-Box Employment Policies
March 02, 2017 - New research suggests a policy to remove a checkbox on job applications that requires upfront disclosure of felony convictions should be accompanie...
Wary of ‘federal bullying,’ Idaho House kills FBI background check bill
March 02, 2017 - The Idaho House on Monday killed legislation allowing FBI background checks on certain state employees. The bill’s sponsor war...
UW system may consider criminal background checks for students
February 24, 2017 - A proposed policy change could mean UW-schools will start requiring criminal background checks before admitting students. Wisconsin...
Senate clears rollback of background-check rule for president's signature
February 22, 2017 - The Senate voted Wednesday to overturn a rule barring gun ownership for some who have been deemed mentally impaired, clearing the measure for Presi...
Indiana Trial Court Documents Free And Online Through Odyssey
February 21, 2017 - A wide range of Indiana trial court documents will soon be available online for free through the state's case management system, Odyssey, at my...
States, Counties, Cities, Your Government Sells Off Public Access To Private Contractors
February 17, 2017 - Tom MacWright, a software engineer who cycles to work in Washington, D.C., would be breezing along 14th Street NW when he suddenly would fin...
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