Story of dead KS official shows why background checks matter
Excerpted from a Kansas City Star Editorial by Joel Mathis Good intentions can sometimes meet harsh realities. No one can doubt that then-Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer, a Republican, had the […]
My criminal record somehow vanished
Excerpted from an article in The Atlantic by Mark O’Brien Sixteen years ago, during my last semester of law school, I caused a drunk-driving crash that killed my girlfriend. I […]
A Clean Slate—to What Effect?
Excerpted from a City Journal Blog by Robert VerBruggen In recent years, legislators and advocates have repeatedly sought to make people with criminal records more employable, including by wiping out […]
New bill bans convictions as grounds to deny barber license
Excerpted from a Florida Politics Blog by Anne Geggis A Senate panel has approved a bill that would allow an aspiring barber or cosmetologist to be cut loose from a […]