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National Security Threat Prompts Schumer to Enact FBI Background Check Legislation
National security threats are prompting new legislation on mandating background checks for workers at utility plants.
Court Ruling Cripples Connecticut Public Records Requests
The State of Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled that all municipalities must redact the addresses of the "protected classes", which creates a situation where responding to Freedom of Information requests is no longer feasible.
Genealogy Expert Shares His Secrets to Overcoming Common Research Issues
Genealogy expert on the common misconceptions and hurdles one has to overcome when researching family history.
Warren Jeffs Convicted of Child Sex Abuse
So-called prophet in the fundamentalist Mormon church convicted of child sex abuse despite beliefs of the faithful.
Midland Resident Helps Launch the Genealogy off the Shelves Series
CIA retireee spends all his spare time in genealogical research, now using DNA to help solve genealogical mysteries.
California School Districts under Scrutiny for their Failure to Release Public Records
Lawsuits over failure to respond to public records requests are becoming common, but the amount of records and the manpower to supply them may be preventing timely responses.
California Lawmakers Proposing New Legislation to Protect the Elderly
New legislation in California would require background checks for those who perform home care for the elderly.
Solicitors are Mandated to Get Background Checks Before Hitting the Streets
Hamburg, NY approves new law that requires solicitors to pass a background check before going door to door.
Public Records Lawsuit Settles for $90,000
County's inability to provide records it didn't have results in $90,000 fine for violation of Open Public Records Act (OPRA).
White Power Candidates Make 2012 Power Grab
White Power candidates making a run for political office in 2012 try to hide their past.
Maria Shriver Blazes Her Own Trail
Maria Shriver is breaking the trend of the subdued, submissive political wife -- she filed for divorce.
Casey Anthony Acquitted
Casey Anthony has been acquitted by a jury for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, but her story will live on in public records.
New York Bus Drivers Cannot Take the Wheel Without a Criminal Background Check
A new law in New York State would require criminal background checks for new and existing bus drivers.
Rep. Michele Bachmann Announces Bid for Republican Presidential Nomination
Public records are certainly proving an aid to the media, as they find Bachmann boasts a strong track record of conservative voting.
Sloppy Mortgage Modification Process Still Impeding the Recovery
Banks have become so inundated with mortgage modification requests that delinquent borrowers often go months or even years without being foreclosed on.
Protect Your Family by Accessing Public Records
Do you know who your next door neighbor is? Are you aware of the criminal background of the nanny you are thinking of hiring?
Immediate Access to Public Marriage Records
Since the Freedom of Information Act in 1966, marriage records, along with birth, divorce and death records, have been made available to the public via several resources, including online.
Housing Prices Still Reeling Years After Crisis
Over the last five years, few public records have garnered as much media attention as housing prices. Home prices are now down approximately one-third from their peaks in July 2006, and there seems to be no end in sight.
2012 GOP Field Taking Shape: Let the Vetting Begin!
After some dithering from the major contenders, the 2012 Republican presidential field is finally starting to take shape.
The Governator Exposed: Schwarzenegger's Love Child
The recent separation and imminent divorce of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver has been headline news for the last week, but the unfolding drama received a startling new headline with the news that Schwarzenegger had a child with one of his household employees more than 10 years ago.
Hindsight is 20/20 ... Right?
What continues to baffle onlookers is Lindsey Lohan's seeming lack of care for what is clearly behavior that will be made public and can be used against her in court.
A Matter of Public Record
Although it would seem that the new information age has created an increase in convenience and social networking, there are two sides to every coin, and Facebook is no exception. With an Oscar nominated movie, over six billion users and one of the wealthiest men on the planet at its helm, it seems hard to believe that Facebook could be responsible for an abundance of bad press. In recent months however, the social networking site has found itself at the epicenter of a backlash of information.
Miley Cyrus' Public Persona Could Land Her in Some Serious Trouble
While most celebrities consider any press to be good press, the tables tend to turn when information that goes public is likely to land them time in jail. Whether it is something that will haunt you until the end of your days, such as Michael Jackson and his alleged crimes against children, or something a bit smaller in scale, anything that lands you a day in court, or possibly jail time, will remain a public record for years to come.
PublicRecordFinder.com Enables Consumers to Reconnect Over the Holidays
PublicRecordFinder.com, a Leading Online Public Records Search Site, Allows Consumers to Reconnect with Lost Loved Ones During the Holiday Season.
Publicrecordfinder.com Reports Increase in Number of Consumers Turning to Public Records to Find People Online
More consumers and businesses are using Publicrecordfinder.com's public record searches to conduct comprehensive people-related searches; Data yields much more comprehensive and targeted results than general purpose search engines
Did You Use Public Record Finder to Look Up David Cameron's Profile?
Politicians play a significant role in our nation's politics and economic growth, so questions might arise concerning trust and credibility of our leaders and politicians.
Be Prepared to Have Your Tweets Become Public Record
Now that tweeting has become a part of the English lexicon and is being used by everyone from Barack Obama to Charles de Gaulle Airport, the Library of Congress plans to create a public record archive of every tweet since March 2006.
Will March Madness Take Effect in Your Office?
As the top 65 college basketball teams are announced in March, so begins the annual tradition of NCAA March Madness. Nearly every person will do some sort of research before filling out their bracket.
Colorado Woman Mistakenly Arrested Due to Insufficient People Search
In yet another case of mistaken identity, Colorado Police officers arrested Christina FourHorn on charges of armed robbery. Despite FourHorn's clean public record and a mountain of additional evidence that suggested they had arrested the wrong individual, FourHorn was kept in prison for five days and was only released after her husband was able to borrow enough money to post bail.
Perform a Free People Search if You Need to Tell a Friend
In an interesting advice column the other day, a person asked whether or not it was okay to tell a friend that he shouldn't marry his fiancée. Offering multiple solutions, the column advised that if a person were to tell their friend, they should consider performing a free people search and checking for any possible incriminating public records. While the article went on to give several other suggestions, locating additional public records may have been one of the best solutions. Telling a friend something they may not want to hear is always difficult, thereby backing up a claim with a public record may help ease any tension.
Using an Alias Represents Trouble for People Searching
What do Carlos Ray and Chuck Norris have in common? The answer: everything. Like most celebrities, taking on a pseudonym is a common occurrence. While a free people search for more famous aliases such as Tom Cruise and Bob Dylan will easily connect you to Thomas Mapother IV and Robert Zimmerman, using an alias represents trouble when trying to locate someone.
What Does the Ruling on the Sarah Palin E-mail Scandal Mean for You?
A recent court ruling concerning Sarah Palin and the use of a private e-mail address brought about an intriguing debate about public records versus private information. The issue, which originated during this past presidential campaign when Palin's Yahoo account was hacked into, exposed not only the need for a person to use more complex passwords, but also served as a reminder that most people have more information available about themselves than they might think. As demonstrated by the scandalous photos and blog posts from celebrities released every day, information can travel quickly and the Internet is not as anonymous as people might think. With the popularity of social sites such as Facebook and Twitter, people are creating significant public profiles, and are exposing more and more information to the world. Though Palin was correct in that her personal e-mail should not have been hacked into and released, the fact that Alaskan state business was conducted using that e-mail account makes the release of the information a far less questionable action.
Mississippi Seals Domestic Violence Victims' Public Records to Keep Them from Being Found
The Mississippi Attorney General has recently spearheaded what is known as Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) for victims of domestic violence. This means women and children who escape from an abusive situation can now get a designated ACP substitute address, which is used to receive mail and any other service of process.
Judge with Clouded Judgment Alters Public Records Involving Grandson
The following incident may strike one as almost comical, unless one stops to consider the full implications. Recently, the Judicial Conduct Board of State of Pennsylvania filed a complaint against District Judge Susan E. McEwen, who has presided over the Feasterville, PA court for over 22 years.
Tampering with Public Records Messes with Private Lives
Today we'll be talking about the Pennsylvania mother who is in deep trouble for hacking into a school's computer system and changing grades. Ms. McNeal was a secretary at her daughter's school, and she'd stolen her coworker's password to alter student data. Not only did she raise her daughter's grades, she also reduced the grades of two other students in the class to balance the totals.
Do All Public Records Have to Be Completely Public? Apparently So.
There is a man in the City of Seattle with an especially honed sense of equal rights. 58-year-old Philip Irvin is a senior power analyst for Seattle City Light. This man is straight, white, and a conservative Christian. Yet, he pays dues to the company's Black Association and attends gay-rights events. He is committed to making sure the City doesn't get away with providing more support for minority groups.
No Such Thing as "Private" Public Records
The world of public records is a fascinating pool of never-ending disputes. After reading about some of the wars raging on the government arena, it's clear why the President is not allowed to text or e-mail. It's too much trouble.
Keeping Public Records Open Takes Work
John Paff is something of a celebrity in South New Jersey. Some love him, others hate him, but he certainly inspires strong feelings in both proponents and opponents of open public records.
New Drug Law Will Remove Drug History from Public Records
There is much uproar in Albany these days: the capital of New York State is in turmoil due to the rift within the state Senate. The issue that prompted such drastic division of opinion addresses the Rockefeller drug law reforms passed as part of the 2009-2010 budget package, which allows some drug offenders to conceal their criminal records after completing drug court. Is it just a matter of cutting costs?
Trust in Public Records
There is a woman in Washington State who was married to two men. Two! My hat goes off to her, because here I can't make a marriage work with one man, and she managed to stay married to two for five years! Must be all the breaks she took while traveling from one husband to another.
Open Public Records ... Not So Open?
There is a nonprofit organization in the state of New Jersey named the Foundation for Open Government, or NJFOG. It has just initiated a lawsuit against the Government Records Council (GRC), a state agency responsible for satisfying citizens' requests for public records. Why the lawsuit, you ask?
What are public Records, Anyway?
Public records. There is a tendency to use this blanket term to define various types of documents, and it tends to get confusing. Let's try to clarify what is important to us as consumers and where we should go when we require documented information for any one of the mentioned purposes.
Public Records - Out in the Open
In recent years, state governments across the country have been busy passing, implementing and monitoring compliance with new open public records laws. Lately, all eyes have been on Illinois and its Attorney General who created a Public Access Bureau, the first agency to illuminate for the public the decision-making processes of state and local governments. The Bureau also acts as a referee, helping citizens resolve disputes related to public records and penalizing government officials for noncompliance.