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After RASCO snafu, state Rep. Lee Gonzales calls for more checks and balances (The Flint Journal)

Gonzales, D-Flint Twp., said House Democrats will hold hearings next week on a package of bills to prevent "abuses of state dollars" like the awarding this week of a $9.1 million economic development incentive to RASCO, the company run by convicted embezzler Richard A. Short.

Mobile gun shop owner found guilty of helping customers evade background checks (Mobile Press-Register)

A short-handed jury Thursday found a Mobile gun shop owner guilty of helping customers evade criminal background checks, but the panel acquitted his wife.

Report details changes in protective services' policy on background checks (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)

The 2008 death of 20-day-old Chad Munoz in Fort Collins prompted Larimer County child protective services workers to more frequently conduct background checks on parents and other caregivers.

Review of criminal record disclosures promised (Daily Telegraph)

Passing on unfounded allegations or details of old or minor crimes to potential employers is "blighting" people's lives, a review for the Home Office warned yesterday.

Background checks often don't dig deep enough (Waco Tribune-Herald)

According to a study last year by the Texas Department of Public Safety, there is plenty of room for error in the way most background checks are conducted.

Craven school board approves background check requirements (New Bern Sun Journal)

Some Craven County School leaders believe the system may be setting a trend by approving a new policy requiring all volunteers to pass criminal background checks and to be fingerprinted before working in the school district.

Florida House Acting on Background Check Bill (First Coast News)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Legislation that would tighten screening and criminal background checks for people who work with children, seniors and disable people has clearded the Florida House.

Fort Collins passes new medical marijuana rules (KOAA Colorado Springs - Pueblo)

New medical marijuana dispensaries in Fort Collins will be required to operate in areas more than 1,000 feet from schools. The Fort Collins City Council approved the new rule Tuesday night under a new ordinance governing dispensaries. The ordinance also creates a licensing process that includes criminal background checks. The change could mean all but one of the city's existing dispensaries ...

State lawmakers seeking criminal background checks for caregivers of most vulnerable (Sun-Sentinel)

Proposal in response to Sun Sentinel series Legislation that would tighten screening and criminal background checks for people who work with children, seniors and disabled people is coming up for a vote in the Florida House.

City man jailed for passing bad checks (The Daily News of Newburyport)

NEWBURYPORT and mdash; A man police say passed bad checks at a local bank will spend 18 months in prison. Jonathan Hamilton, 25, 35 Inn St., Newburyport, pleaded guilty in Newburyport District Court to five counts of forgery and five counts of uttering a false check. Hamilton was sentenced this week to 18 months in the house of correction, where he is already committed on unrelated charges.

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