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Kansas City now protects criminal history status in hiring, but private employers face unclear compliance rules. Learn how ...

In the wake of the resignation of its CEO, Sen. Declan O'Scanlon is asking commissioners of a watchdog agency how they missed ...

Governor Maura Healey’s new policy requiring additional criminal background checks of all adults in the state’s family shelter system has one striking catch: It would not evict anyone who has a ...

Police officers in California improperly accessed a state database of private information more than 7,000 times in 2023, ...

The Fair Lawn school district has filled a Board of Education vacancy with a longtime resident who has a background in grants and finance. “I’m thrilled and really happy to be part of the board,” said ...

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Governor Maura Healey’s office rejected a Globe request for documents tied to the order, claiming they are confidential communications between officials and legal counsel.

In an effort to prevent possibly dangerous people with mental illness from buying guns, Tennessee passed a law requiring court clerks to report involuntary mental health hospitalizations. A decade ...

The region Ben Johnson, the new Chicago Bears coach, hails from is making its way back after Hurricane Helene. The Bears are in a recovery of their own.

The Workers’ Party’s decision to hire firms for background checks allows the party to distance itself from a candidate if ...