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Second Chance Occupational Licensing Reform in Virginia
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In Virginia, state law often prevents ex-offenders from working in occupations that require a license, even if they have served their time and the crime was nonviolent. Nearly 1.6 million Virginians have a criminal record. Over 12,000 inmates in Virginia are released from prison each year and reenter society. 20%…
View EntrySecond Chance Occupational Licensing Reform - Fact Sheet
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Many state laws prevent ex-offenders from working in occupations that require a license, even if they have served their time and the crime was nonviolent. Nearly 80 million Americans have a criminal record. More than 95% of the U.S. prison population is eventually released to reenter society. At least half…
View EntrySecond Chance Occupational Licensing Reform in Idaho
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In Idaho, state law often prevents ex-offenders from working in occupations that require a license, even if they have served their time and the crime was nonviolent. Idaho has an incarceration rate of 761 per 100,000 people. Over 4,000 people in Idaho are released from prison each year and reenter…
View EntrySecond Chance Occupational Licensing Reform in Pennsylvania
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In Pennsylvania, state law often prevents ex-offenders from working in occupations that require a license, even if they have served their time and the crime was nonviolent. Nearly 3 million Pennsylvanians have a criminal record. Over 18,000 Pennsylvanians are released from prison each year and reenter society. 65% of ex-offenders…
View EntrySecond Chance Occupational Licensing Reform in Tennessee
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In Tennessee, state law often prevents ex-offenders from working in occupations that require a license, even if they have served their time and the crime was nonviolent. Nearly 1 in 3 Tennessee have a criminal record. Over 14,000 Tennesseans are released from prison each year and reenter society. 46% of…
View EntrySecond Chance Occupational Licensing Reform in Wisconsin
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In Wisconsin, state law often prevents ex-offenders from working in occupations that require a license, even if they have served their time and the crime was nonviolent. Nearly 1.4 million Wisconsin have a criminal record. Over 6,000 people in Wisconsin are released from prison each year and reenter society. 52%…
View EntrySecond Chance Occupational Licensing Reform in Florida
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In Florida, state law often prevents ex-offenders from working in occupations that require a license, even if they have served their time and the crime was nonviolent. Nearly 6 million Floridians have a criminal record. Over 30,000 Floridians are released from prison each year and reenter society. 60% of ex-offenders…
View EntryBill would halt unnecessary licensing roadblocks for Georgia’s military spouses
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This op-ed originally appeared in the Savannah Morning News on February 28, 2024. Military spouses know they are signing up for a tough journey when they get married to a service member. Frequent moves and monthslong deployments come with the territory. But military spouses often face particularly unnecessary challenges as…
View EntryThe Senate Immigration Bill Would Not Have “Shut Down the Border”
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On February 4, 2024, the U.S. Senate released legislation as an amendment in the nature of a substitute for H.R. 815 that reportedly paired border security reforms with more funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan after Conservatives in Congress refused to consider the White House’s stand-alone foreign aid request. Section…
View EntrySupport of Ohio S.B. 215
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Chairman Rulli, Ranking Member DeMora, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of Senate Bill 215, which prohibits foreign nationals from contributing to state ballot issues. I am Ken Blackwell, the former Secretary of State of Ohio and the Chairman of the Center…
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