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Houston's background check for cabbies allows ex-cons behind the wheel
April 13, 2015 - The smartphone-based ride-sharing service Uber has been in the news lately, and the news hasn't been good. An Uber driver was charged for sexually abusing a passenger he took to his home. Duncan Burton was arrested April 1 in the alleged January attack. The incident has been front and center in Austin, where a debate is brewing at the legislature over how to regulate the new, smartphone-driven companies like Uber and background their drivers. City officials say the assault is proof that Uber's background check is not as thorough as the one required by Houston regulators. While Uber's background check process may not be perfect, our report last year showed the city of...
Women's Group Wants Uber, Lyft to Improve Background Checks
April 13, 2015 - The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women wants companies like Uber and Lyft to beef up their background checks on drivers....
Ore. committee advances bill expanding background checks
April 09, 2015 - Despite staunch opposition from gun-rights activists, an Oregon Senate committee advanced a proposal Monday that requires background checks before...
City of Houston to fight Uber on background checks
April 08, 2015 - There is a bill that is working its way through the Legislature that would allow transportation network companies, like Uber, to solely be responsi...
East Stroudsburg University did not do background checks on youths
April 08, 2015 - East Stroudsburg University hosted nearly 80 youth camps, some involving overnight stays, that were supervised by adults who did not undergo crimin...
N.J. lawyers, court offices can help expunge criminal records
April 07, 2015 - Everybody makes mistakes. Fortunately for New Jersey residents, help is available for those who need a hand with getting that albatross of a mistak...
Bill before Alaska Legislature would remove some records from online court system
April 07, 2015 - Republican state Rep. Tammie Wilson has proposed legislation that would remove certain criminal cases from the state's online court-records sys...
Oregon Dems introduce gun background checks bill
April 03, 2015 - Oregon Democrats introduced a bill Thursday to require background checks on private firearm sales, setting up a showdown with gun rights advocates...
Helping Expunge an Inaccurate Criminal Record
April 03, 2015 - The Internet is failing 77 million Americans with a criminal record. If you are one of those Americans, you may have been arrested, but never charg...
Changes in effect for child care background checks
April 02, 2015 - Changes in child abuse background clearances resulting from new laws to help further protect children, went into effect on Jan. 1 and state Rep. Aa...
Background checks the right way
April 01, 2015 - A first impression is something that you can never take back. You get one chance to put your best foot forward, and that's it. It can be nerve-...
Minnesota Supremes ponder putting court records online
March 31, 2015 - The Minnesota courts are poised to follow the lead of the federal judiciary by putting vast amounts of individual case records online. &n...
Elaborate background checks underway for Sullivan casino license
March 30, 2015 - Sullivan County waited nearly a half century for a casino, but folks in the show-me county are already wondering what’s taking so long for th...
Lawsuit Claims Background Check Error Ruined Reputation
March 30, 2015 - A Minnesota mother blames a background check mistake for ruining her reputation. The trouble started for Lorie Wosmek after she&rsqu...
ICE Immigration Sweep Catches Dreamers with Criminal Records
March 27, 2015 - Two linked but contradictory stories came out on Thursday, and both have to do with Dreamers. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement a...
Colorado Senate Approves Repeal Of New Gun Background Checks
March 26, 2015 - Senate Republicans voted to undo new Colorado background checks for gun purchases between private sellers conducted online and in person, but their...
Juvenile cases create complicated issues
March 26, 2015 - The public story of youth crime in Texas is an incomplete one, in part because juvenile records are sealed by law. Lorenzo Martinez,...
Idaho Panel OKs State-funded Teacher Background Check Fee
March 25, 2015 - A Senate panel has endorsed a plan for taxpayers to pick up a $150,000 tab in background checks for Idaho teachers and other school employees....
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