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Rare victory for access to public records
June 05, 2015 - In too many instances, the state legislature has weakened Ohio’s public records law, depriving citizens of information they need to make decisions in a democracy or about actions conducted in their name. JobsOhio, an entire agency, has been exempted. So have details about how the state carries out the death penalty. A recent ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court represents a welcome move in the other direction, toward openness in government. In a 4-3 decision, the court ordered the police chief of Otterbein University to turn over criminal records requested by a student-run website. The university argued the records are off limits because Otterbein is a private institution. The court majority rightly explai...
Brevard civil, criminal court documents going online
June 05, 2015 - Most Brevard County criminal and civil court documents soon will be available to the public online. As part of a major statewide cha...
Court says Orange County Partnership must open its books
June 04, 2015 - The Orange County Partnership has long valued secrecy. Officials spout code names at public meetings to avoid revealing the identiti...
Uber Back in Kansas after Background Check Bill Signed
June 03, 2015 - Ride sharing technology provider Uber has returned services to Kansas after Governor Sam Brownback signed a new law – Kansas Senate Bill 101...
Lawmakers Trying To Waive Background Check Fees For First Responders
June 02, 2015 - When Pennsylvania lawmakers passed changes to the state child abuse laws, they never intended for it to place a new financial burden on first respo...
Background checks' weakness
June 02, 2015 - In 2014, Pennsylvania restructured its child-abuse laws to include broader definitions of what constitutes abuse and who is now considered a mandat...
New York Democrat Introduces Expanded Background Checks For Gun Shows
May 29, 2015 - On May 19, Representative Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12th District) introduced legislation to expand background checks to gun shows. ...
Many Sex Offenders Killed In California Prison
May 27, 2015 - California state prisoners are killed at a rate that is double the national average — and sex offenders account for a disproportionate number...
Plan to amend law to wipe out criminal records for 'minor crimes'
May 25, 2015 - Government wants to amend the Criminal Procedures Act to wipe out the criminal records of those who committed "minor crimes", Justice Min...
Universities With Most Reported Crimes
May 23, 2015 - Universities With Most Reported Crimes Stanford - 517 University of California Los Angeles - 433 University of Marylan...
Crime At The Top 100 Colleges In The U.S.
May 23, 2015 - Crime At The Top 100 Colleges In The U.S. Every year, parents send their kids off to college with the expectation that they w...
Bill requires early background checks for Connecticut school workers
May 22, 2015 - Applicants for public school positions will have to undergo a criminal background check shortly after being hired, under a bill that's moving t...
Oregon Becomes Eighth State to Expand Background Checks on All Gun Sales
May 22, 2015 - Oregon on Monday became the eighth state to expand criminal background checks to include all private gun sales, even transactions on the Internet,...
Ohio biometric criminal background check system flawed with errors
May 21, 2015 - Ohio state officials are looking to replace its biometric criminal background-check system, developed by 3M Cogent, following a slew of ongoing iss...
Governor Signs Bill to Help Juvenile Offenders Seal Criminal Records
May 19, 2015 - Nearly two months after a group of Green Hill School inmates testified in Olympia on a bill that aims to reduce the financial burden and seal recor...
Forum aims to help young fathers with criminal records get back on their feet
May 18, 2015 - The Indiana Healthy Marriage and Family Coalition is holding monthly forms to help young fathers get back on their feet. Tuesday night’s foru...
State solicits ideas for fixing criminal-background checks
May 18, 2015 - The office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is taking the first step toward replacing its antiquated criminal background-check system, an upgra...
Thousands of criminals hold Texas real estate licenses
May 18, 2015 - Would you hand your house keys over to a convicted criminal? The KHOU 11 I-Team discovered that's exactly what thousands of Texa...
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