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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 85 cases of alleged educator misconduct, according to department officials. Of the 85 licensed educators currently under investigation approximately 40 involve at least an allegation, if not charges, of sexual or inappropriate contact with a student. “Teachers and employees at public schools, and other schools for that matter, are having wrongful relationships with the students,” says Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn). In response, Kruse, chair of the Indiana House Committee on Education, is recommending proposed changes to Indiana background...
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...
New law would require background checks for masseuses
January 17, 2017 - Massage therapists may soon need to submit their fingerprints and get a criminal background check to get a license in Idaho. Massage...
Study finds one fifth of gun owners obtain firearms without background check
January 16, 2017 - Twenty-two percent of gun owners who reported obtaining their most recent gun in the last two years did so without a criminal history background ch...
Poll: Utahns support deporting undocumented immigrants with criminal records
January 13, 2017 - An overwhelming majority of Utahns want President-elect Donald Trump to keep his promise to deport undocumented immigrants who have criminal record...
Universal background check debate returns to statehouse
January 12, 2017 - Dozens of supporters of legislation that would require background checks on sales of all firearms in Vermont gathered in the Statehouse on Tuesday....
Uber, Lyft Ridesharing Hits Chicago Taxi Business Hard
January 11, 2017 - The total number of licensed cabdrivers in Chicago is nearly 9,500 -- the lowest in a decade -- while the average value of a taxi medallion require...
About one-fifth of gun buyers don't get background checks
January 09, 2017 - About one in five gun owners in the U.S. said they purchased a firearm in the previous two years without undergoing a background check, according t...
Background checks for daycare centers begin with a finger print
January 06, 2017 - “We try to make things as safe as possible for children so the parents can be ensured there's a safe environment there,” said Tom S...
EEOC Settles Lawsuit Over Record Keeping of Criminal Background Checks
January 05, 2017 - A nationwide provider of janitorial and facilities management services will adopt significant changes to its record-keeping practices related to th...
Nevada's voter-OK'ed gun background checks blocked
January 03, 2017 - The expansion of gun background checks approved by Nevada voters last month will not happen as expected, based on an opinion released Wednesday by...
Florida Bill Seeks to Avoid Juvenile Criminal Records
December 30, 2016 - A new bill could help some juveniles in Florida avoid criminal records. If passed, it would require law enforcement to issue civil c...
States with background checks less likely to have gun violence in schools
December 28, 2016 - School shootings used to happen about once a year. Between 2013 and 2015, however, a shooting occurred on average once a week in the U.S. ...
Maryland Uber riders rejoice: the ride-sharing giant isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
December 26, 2016 - Less than a month after Uber threatened to leave this state if it upheld a fingerprint-based background check requirement, state regulators said Th...
NYCHA Stops Discriminating Against New Yorkers With Criminal Records
December 22, 2016 - Because he had a criminal record, he was barred from living with his wife and sons in the St. Nicholas Houses in Harlem, and the New York City Hous...
State records: Birmingham City Schools knew about employee's criminal history when hired
December 20, 2016 - A Birmingham City Schools employee recently busted for multiple crimes has a lengthy criminal history – and now, state records reveal that th...
Can gun background checks help prevent school shootings?
December 19, 2016 - The chance a child will get shot at school is significantly lower if their state has mandatory background checks, according to a study released Wed...
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