Understand Ban the Box

Four Things a City Workgroup Should Sort Out About “Ban the Box” MAYOR CHARLIE HALES walked into council chambers late last month ready to improve the lives of Portlanders with criminal records. After months of discussion with advocates and business...

Virginia Bans Criminal History

(Reuters) – Governor Terry McAuliffe on Friday signed an executive order making Virginia the latest U.S. state to prohibit government employers from asking job applicants about their criminal history. Virginia joins more than a dozen other states in its decision...
Tax preparer gets prison time for identity theft

Tax preparer gets prison time for identity theft

Arrested for identity theft, a Cranston woman is going to prison for selling minors’ identities to people who wanted bigger tax refunds. Tashia Bodden was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to three years in prison and was ordered to pay more than $1.4 million to...