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Your Right to Know: Open Meetings Laws

February 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Are you curious about how decisions are made and what occurs while your government officials are meeting. Thanks to the open meetings laws you don’t have to just wonder about the meetings, you actually have direct access to them. All states have created some policy whereby meetings involving public matters are open to the [...]

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Housing Discrimination Database

February 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Does your state or county of a history of discrimination? Despite all the progress made in our country, discrimination is still a fact of life in many arenas. One place where discrimination remains present is in housing. There is a law called the Fair Housing Act (FHA) which actually prohibits discrimination in housing based on [...]

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New Database Makes Car Fraud Data Accessable to Public

February 6th, 2009 · No Comments

In the market for a used car? In addition to checking out all those little mechanical issues like brakes, the engine, etc., you may also consider checking on the history of the car. A history check can include not only prior owners, but whether or not you are about to purchase a stolen [...]

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