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Peters, Brady Campaign want background checks
October 12, 2015 - After two deadly shootings in as many weeks on college campuses, the local chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Rep. Scott Peters, former Mayor Jerry Sanders and Police Chief Shelly Zimmerman met to push lawmakers to pass legislation requiring universal background checks on people purchasing guns. They all want universal background checks to help make sure that people who are ill, domestic abusers, criminals and among others aren’t able to get firearms. They rallied at Doyle Community Park on Tuesday to urge the federal government to tighten gun control measures so that background checks are also required for firearm sales at gun shows and online. “We’re trying to make it...
Uber Driver Arrested Debate Over Background Checks Continue
October 09, 2015 - The city (Austin, TX) is set to talk about more background checks in October as an Uber driver was arrested in Pflugerville. 55 year old Michael Ol...
Background checks required for youth sports coaches in Republic
October 08, 2015 - The Republic Parks and Recreation Department (Springfield, Missouri) has made a major change in who they will and will not let coach youth sports....
Texas Goes Green: All Court Documents Now Online
October 07, 2015 - Saving an estimated 30 million pieces of paper a year, every major civil court in Texas has begun requiring lawyers and litigants to file documents...
Miami-Dade May 'Ban The Box,' Remove Criminal History From Job Applications
October 05, 2015 - People who have been to jail may soon find it easier to get a job with Miami-Dade County. The controversial law that would take ques...
New London eliminates criminal background question on job application
October 01, 2015 - An apparent nationwide movement to eliminate a section in municipal job applications that asks about prior criminal history has been approved in Ne...
Background checks holding up Uber, Lyft deals with Sky Harbor
September 30, 2015 - Airport officials are in negotiations with two popular ride-sharing services - Uber and Lyft. The deal could pave the way for all of...
Why checking a potential employee's background is legally tricky
September 24, 2015 - Vester Lee Flanagan II, the man who authorities say shot and killed two journalists in Southwest Virginia during a live television broadcast Wednes...
Background checks increasingly common for jobs, housing, volunteering
September 22, 2015 - Field trips are a highlight for many elementary school students. Expeditions to museums, farms and the state capitol give the opport...
Dauphin County may ban asking about criminal backgrounds in some hiring
September 17, 2015 - Dauphin County could become the second county in the state to eliminate a question about prior criminal convictions on some county job applications...
Uber Missed Criminal Records of Drivers, Prosecutors Assert
September 16, 2015 - For more than a year, regulators in various cities have questioned whether Uber, the ride-hailing service, vets its drivers for criminal background...
State appellate court considers employer's duty to conduct criminal background checks
September 14, 2015 - In the last few years, there has been a significant spike in the number of lawsuits challenging employer use of criminal background checks, includi...
Background checks taking longer than expected in Tehama Co.
August 27, 2015 - In early July, the Tehama County Superior Courthouse computer system crashed. According to the courthouse, the computer syste...
Uber's Background Checks Failed To Catch A Murderer And Other Felons, Prosecutors Say
August 25, 2015 - Prosecutors from San Francisco and Los Angeles continue to say that ride-hailing service Uber misleads its riders on the rigor of its background ch...
Background-Check System in Ohio Seen as Failing
August 20, 2015 - More than 100 school employees and others arrested or convicted of crimes may have remained on the job because of a long-undetected failure in Ohio...
Durham explains hiring, background check procedures ahead of school year
August 14, 2015 - In five days, Durham School Services buses will start picking up Shelby County Schools students for the new school year. WREG asked...
Oregon's new background check gun law begins Sunday
August 13, 2015 - A change to Oregon's gun laws goes into effect Sunday, which will require universal background checks for all gun sales - even private ones....
New Delaware law streamlines background check requirements
August 12, 2015 - Gov. Jack Markell is signing legislation to consolidate regulations for background checks for people working with children in Delaware. ...
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