Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for ...

Gun owners in Illinois must take new steps in 2026 to secure their firearms in their homes, particularly when children are present.

New Jersey regulators need to strengthen their oversight of background checks for nursing home employees after a federal audit published this month found deficiencies. The report by the federal ...

The integration of artificial intelligence into estate and financial planning practices is rapidly evolving. AI-powered background and other fact checks can transform two critical estate-planning ...

NORTH IDAHO – Residents in North Idaho will soon face higher fees for criminal background checks starting January 1, 2025. According to a report, the cost for a statewide fingerprint-based criminal ...

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Idaho State Police announced that several background check fees will increase starting January 1, 2026. The cost of statewide fingerprint-based criminal background checks will increase from $20 to $25 ...

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New Jersey nursing homes are required to conduct criminal background checks before hiring employees who provide care for their residents. Not all do, a new federal report found. The inspector general ...

More than a dozen school bus companies were late filing proof of criminal background checks and commercial drivers licenses for school bus drivers. In past years, hundreds of companies never filed.