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• Group helps those with criminal records with job skills

  May 02, 2016 - A Gaston County group is looking to help men and women with criminal records lead productive lives.   Faith, Hope and Love Ministries' Moses Colbert started a program to teach life and job skills to young men and women who've spent time in jail or prison.   It will include on-the-job training for construction, computer and truck driving trades.   Teachers will also discuss successful traits to lead productive lives.   "I'm excited about this journey that I'm embarking on with this program," Colbert said. "I see a potential brick mason or potential painter or a potential carpenter. But no one's taking time to teach them these skills."  ...

• Washington's Background Check Law Blocks 50 Gun Purchases

  April 29, 2016 - Records from the FBI show that Washington's new background check law blocked 50 gun purchases by felons during its first 14 months in effect....

• See Tennessee Supreme Court Records Online

  April 28, 2016 - The Tennessee State Library & Archives recently launched a new online ordering system for Supreme Court cases. The new system will allow resear...

• Criminal record holders hope for second chance

  April 26, 2016 - Several people with criminal records came forward in hopes of getting a second chance. An Expungement-Shielding Clinic took place at the Silver Spr...

• Gov. Nixon bans criminal record check box on state job applications

  April 21, 2016 - On Monday, January 11, Gov. Jay Nixon signed an executive order to “ban the box” that ex-offenders normally have to check on employment...

• Law to clear some criminal records begins in New Jersey

  April 18, 2016 - A new law taking effect Monday gives thousands of New Jersey residents the opportunity to clear their criminal records.   Akil Roper w...

• Marijuana: What business owners should keep in mind

  April 14, 2016 - =Even though recreational marijuana is now legal in Alaska, employers can still have drug-free work policies, TSS Senior Project Manager Jo McGuire...

• Criminal records create more than financial barriers to higher education

  April 12, 2016 - Data shows education to be one of the most effective ways to keep people out of prison or from returning to prison. Unfortunately, many college app...

• Pot permits wait on background check bill

  April 08, 2016 - A number of bills in Juneau are creating delays in completing approvals for marijuana business license applications.   Prospective mar...

• HUD to Landlords: Stop Using Criminal Records to Deny POC Housing

  April 06, 2016 - The agency just issued guidelines that link systemic racism in the justice system to housing discrimination.   From housing to work, i...

• Hefty price tag for replacing Ohio’s background check system

  April 04, 2016 - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s proposed replacement of the state’s computerized criminal background check system comes with a heft...

• Ordinance would delay background checks for job applicants

  April 01, 2016 - Austin City Council is set to make a decision Thursday that could improve the chances of an ex-offender getting a job. The Fair Chance Hiring Ordin...

• Uber to Leave Third Texas City Over Background Check Laws

  March 31, 2016 - In what has become a familiar move for Uber, the vehicle-for-hire company announced Wednesday it will cease operations in Corpus Christi, pointing...

• Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor Backs Maine Gun Background Check Proposal

  March 30, 2016 - A survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting is sharing his story in hopes of garnering support for a firearms background check proposal set to appear...

• Background check law blocks 50 gun purchases

  March 29, 2016 - Records from the FBI reveal the first hard numbers on the impact of Initiative 594, which requires universal background checks for all guns sold in...

• Indiana's teacher background checks system lacks safeguards

  March 25, 2016 - Six dead pit bulls in plastic bags. Bloody collars. Photographs of dogs strapped down and being forced to breed. Sixteen neglected dogs that were s...

• Attorney General's fix to background-check system to cost millions

  March 24, 2016 - Replacing the aged criminal background-check system operated by the office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will be a pricey proposition. &...

• Fundraiser to aid Memphians looking to expunge criminal records, remove employment barrier

  March 22, 2016 - A criminal record is often a barrier to finding a job, a home, student loans and more when people are required to acknowledge they have a criminal...