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In Fayetteville last week, what could and should have been a warm, human-interest story about homelessness was re-shaped by law enforcement into something entirely different. The real story is about those who take very literally the Biblical admonitions to serve the least of those in society, to help our neighbors and to do unto others as we would want done

RealPage agreed to pay over $9.73 million to resolve claims that it violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by allowing incorrect sex offender registry data on tenant screening reports. The class action lawsuit settlement benefits individuals who were subject to a RealPage report between June 14, 2017, and March 2, 2021, where the report included a record from

After nearly two years, Idaho is moving towards settling a case over how it handles sex offenders convicted of sodomy crimes. The lawsuit filed in September 2020 involves two men. One, who is anonymous, was convicted of so-called “crimes against nature” in another state for performing oral sex on his wife. Idaho’s sex offender registry law forces anyone to sign

The state of Florida is reporting such a severe shortage of teachers that it has recently announced a program to hire military veterans and spouses with absolutely no teaching experience or educational qualification to teach our children. Counties across the state are reporting thousands of vacancies as teachers are leaving the profession in record numbers. Florida school districts are getting

UPDATE – HOPE TO SEE YOU at the Brevard Commission Meeting.  Please arrive by 4:30 pm to avoid delay at security screening. Tuesday  August 2, 2022, 5:00 PM, at 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, building C, Viera, FL 32940 The agenda for the forthcoming Brevard County Commission meeting has been posted and they WILL be discussing the amendment to their sexual

“Today’s legislation will also reauthorize the amazing work being done by Homeland Security’s Angel Watch Center—a project mandated by my International Megan’s Law (IML) enacted in 2016,” said Smith, Co-chair of the Human Trafficking Caucus, which he co-founded 15 years ago. “In just a few years under IML, the Angel Watch Center has made more than 19,000 notifications of planned travel by

In case you missed yesterday’s Weekly Update, Brevard will do a second read of a proposed amendment to a proximity ordinance that would allow private businesses to self-designate themselves “places where children congregate” in order to prevent registrants from literally being within 1000 feet of their businesses. It was bad enough when politicians could install “pocket parks” to keep out

UPDATE 2 – There will be a second conference call on THURSDAY July 28th from 7pm-8pm to continue to organize attendees for the Aug 2 Commission meeting, as well as future Commission meetings. We still need your help. We need more attendees, speakers and letter writers. Join the planning meeting. Call 319-527-3487, or contact membership@floridaactioncommittee.org for questions. This post is

The following is the letter sent to the Commissioners of Brevard County in advance of the commission meeting at which they will consider the ordinance allowing businesses to self-certify as “places where children congregate”. Letter to Brevard 07252022_2   If you would like to submit your own letter, please send it to membership@floridaactioncommittee.org THIS WEEK!

Do community notification laws keep children safe from sex offenders? Ample research suggests that unfortunately, no, they do not, says Sandy Rozek, board member and the communications director for the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL). Part of NARSOL’s mission is to bring attention to the ways in which community notification laws, and other laws that restrict registered