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• Idaho panel OKs state-funded teacher background check fee

  March 12, 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.   The Senate Education Committee unanimously passed the bill on Wednesday.   The move comes after a similar attempt died earlier this year after a House panel killed the proposal 8-6.   Teachers currently pay a $40 fee that covers law enforcement's share of the background check.   But Tim Corder, special assistant to Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra, says the Department of Education needs an additional $11 per background check to administer the program.   The bill has already passed the full House 42-23. It now...

• Lawrence considering criminal background checks for taxi drivers

  March 11, 2015 - Taxi cab drivers in Lawrence may soon have to pass a criminal background check before they can operate in Lawrence.   A majority of ci...

• Albuquerque police to run monthly checks on officers

  March 11, 2015 - The Albuquerque Police Department will be checking every month to see if any of their officers are wanted.   Police spokeswoman Celina...

• Tighter background checks might have spared lives

  March 10, 2015 - The murder of three young adults in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is not only deplorable but was probably avoidable if strong background checks had...

• Debate over universal background checks for firearms sales grows

  March 10, 2015 - The gun control debate continues as U.S. lawmakers announce legislation to implement universal background checks on all gun sales.   I...

• Sexual assault treatment center requires victim background check

  March 09, 2015 - SANE is a nonprofit clinic at the Family Advocacy Center downtown. Representatives from APD sit on the SANE board.   Victims can get a...

• Employees at Pennsylvania colleges and universities are now subject to mandatory background checks

  March 06, 2015 - Effective December 31, 2014, the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) now includes institutions of higher education (“colleges&r...

• High unemployment and hard-to-fill jobs

  March 06, 2015 - A year ago, our region was close to double-digit unemployment. Today, many of the long-term unemployed have fallen off the rolls, we have lower une...

• New York Adds Attorney Disciplinary Records to Online Database

  March 06, 2015 - It’s gotten easier to find out if an attorney practicing in New York has been publicly censured or suspended.   New York’s...

• Lawmakers reintroduce background checks for gun sales

  March 05, 2015 - Lawmakers will introduce new gun safety legislation Tuesday expanding background checks to prevent criminals and people who are mentally ill from b...

• Background checks not mandatory in Sunbury

  March 05, 2015 - Background checks are not required for landlords to rent to potential tenants in Sunbury, and while they are highly recommended, compiling a comple...

• How gun trusts let people skip background checks

  March 04, 2015 - There's a simple way people can bypass current gun regulations. By creating a gun trust, gun enthrusiasts can obtain some of the most regulated...

• No solution yet for background checks on ammo sales

  March 03, 2015 - Two years after passage of the NY Safe Act, state officials still have no immediate plans to implement a background check on ammunition sales, the...

• TEA faults Dallas ISD for poor background check process

  March 03, 2015 - The Texas Education Agency has found violations in Dallas ISD’s background check process and recommends appointing a monitor to ensure proced...

• Massachusetts to start screening high school referees for criminal records

  March 02, 2015 - Does your kid’s ref have a rap sheet?   The organization that governs interscholastic athletics in Massachusetts is about to fin...

• Bus Driver With Criminal Record Arrested For DUI

  March 02, 2015 - A Baltimore bus driver with a criminal record that includes charges for assault, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident was arreste...

• Nevada bill would further clear criminal records of trafficking victims

  February 27, 2015 - Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would further clear the criminal records of sex trafficking victims.   Democratic Assemblym...

• 10 Investigates Reveals Gaps In Criminal Background Checks

  February 26, 2015 - Criminal background checks are a cornerstone of protection. They hold protection orders for domestic violence victims and they can keep abusers fro...