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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 warned that the state could lose millions of dollars the state Department of Labor relies on to pay federal unemployment benefits. Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, decried the bill as “federal bullying,” and Rep. Lynn Luker, R-Boise, questioned whether it was too broadly worded. Rep. Dorothy Moon, R-Stanley, declared, “I have a real issue with data collection being obtained in the state.” Georgia Smith, spokeswoman for the state Department of Labor, said late Monday, “We are trying to move as quickly as possible to review our options and...
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...
Kane County, IL Adding DOB's To Search Results
February 14, 2017 - Kane County's newly launched Odyssey Case Management System is helping the county's entire judicial process — from the start o...
Hopkinsville Joins ‘Ban The Box’ Effort for Criminal Records on Applications
February 14, 2017 - The City of Hopkinsville is following Governor Matt Bevin's lead removing questions about criminal convictions from job applications. ...
Shelby Court To Get New Justice Information System
February 09, 2017 - Shelby County, Tenn., plans a major change to the computer system that tracks information about criminal cases. ...
Texas Court Clerks Wary Of Single, Statewide Access To Records
February 09, 2017 - Texas clerks of court are at odds with the state over its plan to implement a statewide online access system for court records, to be run by...
Colorado education department asks thousands of educators for new criminal background checks
February 08, 2017 - About 3,000 Colorado school district employees have been or will be told they must get new criminal background checks after a routine FBI audit fou...
Lawmakers eye background check expansion for teachers
February 06, 2017 - Indiana lawmakers are proposing a significant expansion of background checks on school employees during this year's legislative session. &n...
The Background Bar Is Rising
February 03, 2017 - One of the toughest things in HR is only getting tougher. Changing rules and growing risks mean employers must work harder to keep up with rising s...
Civil Rights Group Concerned Amazon Policy on Background Checks May Harm Minority Drivers
February 02, 2017 - The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice has sent a letter to Amazon that expresses “profound concern” over r...
Ohio Paying Nearly $11 Million to Replace Criminal Background Check System
February 01, 2017 - The office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has awarded a $10.8 million contract using money allocated by lawmakers in the state capital budget...
OK Co. Court Clerk To Preserve First Official Criminal Records
January 27, 2017 - The Oklahoma County court clerk is working to preserve the county’s early indictment records from more than a hundred years ago. The effo...
Background Check Proposal To Prevent Sex Crimes In Schools
January 23, 2017 - As Indiana lawmakers consider measures to strengthen the state’s background check laws, the Indiana Department of Education is investigating...
Gun background checks in Fla. top one million for first time
January 20, 2017 - For the first time, the state's Department of Law Enforcement conducted more than one million background checks on people seeking to buy a gun....
Massachusetts Had Lowest Death By Gun Rate In The Country In 2015
January 18, 2017 - Massachusetts had the lowest gun death rate of any state in the country in 2015, the Violence Policy Center reported Tuesday, citing federal gun de...
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