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The gun used in the Orlando shooting is becoming mass shooters’ weapon of choice
June 14, 2016 - Six months ago, in San Bernardino, Calif., a man and woman armed with assault-style rifles killed 14 people and wounded 20 others at a holiday party. In 2012, in Aurora, Colo., a man armed with an assault-style rifle killed 12 people and wounded 58 others in a crowded movie theater. Also in 2012, in Newtown Conn., a man armed with an assault-style rifle killed 28 people and wounded 2 others at an elementary school. Last night in Orlando, a man armed with an assault-style rifle killed at least 50 people and wounded 53 others in a crowded nightclub. One common denominator behind these and other high-casualty mass shootings in recent years is the use of assault style rifles, capabl...
Common Application changing question on criminal record
June 09, 2016 - The Common Application used for college admissions at more than 600 institutions is changing a question it asks about student criminal records, as...
City Launches Initiative to Expunge Criminal Records and Help with Job Searches
June 06, 2016 - Criminal records can often be an impediment to getting hired. The City of Detroit wants to change that. On Saturday, the city, along...
Florida Criminal Records Available on the Internet
June 03, 2016 - Every day, we meet new people. Strangers. These may be people we’ll be dealing with for some months or years, or these may be those that only...
Why Colleges Should Go ‘Beyond the Box’ and Stop Criminal Record Screenings
June 01, 2016 - The Ban the Box movement has been advocating for employers to stop asking about criminal history during the application process. Many formerly inca...
Uber Driver Charged With Attempted Murder Had an ‘Extensive Criminal Record’
May 31, 2016 - It seems like an Uber driver is charged with a violent crime nearly every day. It’s not a stretch—just three days ago, we reported on a...
Another View: Background check question would be reasonable regulation
May 30, 2016 - A column in the May 17 newspaper by David Trahan, executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, uses a contrived example of a frie...
Federal government urges colleges to limit inquiries about criminal records
May 26, 2016 - Colleges should limit their use of questions about criminal records in the admissions process because the inquiries may unfairly deter many disadva...
Removing criminal record box from job applications could offer new hope for ex-offenders
May 25, 2016 - Asking job applicants to reveal criminal histories later in the hiring process could help former offenders break out of a lifelong cycle that leave...
Fair Housing and Criminal Background Checks
May 23, 2016 - The Department of Housing and Urban Development published Fair Housing Act guidance (link is external) on April 4 that has raised concerns for hous...
Social media now part of government background checks
May 19, 2016 - It’s safe to say Donald Trump’s longtime butler won’t be hired for a sensitive government position. That’s b...
Bill would alert authorities if you fail a background check
May 18, 2016 - Police could be notified if you try to buy a gun and fail a background check. That's if a bill introduced in the Michigan State...
Common Application changing question on criminal record
May 16, 2016 - The Common Application used for college admissions at more than 600 institutions is changing a question it asks about student criminal records, as...
Order Supreme Court records online
May 12, 2016 - The Tennessee State Library & Archives recently launched a new online ordering system for Supreme Court cases. The new system wi...
Time served? Senate passes bill to allow criminal records to be cleared with less delay
May 11, 2016 - Under current state law, Missourians convicted of a crime must wait at least a decade and often more before they are allowed to ask the courts to c...
Background Check Policies for Apartment Applicants May Be Illegal
May 10, 2016 - Apartment building managers may be breaking the law if they deny housing to all prospective residents who fail a background check, according to the...
District attorney backing Nevada gun background check initiative
May 05, 2016 - The top prosecutor in Las Vegas says he's backing a ballot measure to require criminal background checks on all weapon sales in Nevada, includi...
Rejected bus driver sues SEPTA over background checks
May 03, 2016 - A school bus driver turned away from a job as a SEPTA bus operator because of a drug conviction dating back nearly 20 years filed a federal lawsuit...
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