The $425 million that the bill injects into the emergency assistance system is supposed to keep it afloat through the end of ...

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 ...

A background check can make or break someone’s future. Every day, people are denied jobs, housing, and educational opportunities because of “failing a background check.” These checks are often ...

The best employee background checks make vetting potential employees easy by scouring public databases for past workplaces, criminal convictions, and drug offences that could put your business ...

The Flint City Council approved the Fair Chance Housing Ordinance, which limits how landlords can use background checks for people a criminal record.

A criminal background check includes: asking an individual, orally or in writing, if they have a criminal history searching publicly available records (i.e., a simple Google search) or records ...