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CORI changes become the law

Patrick is hailed at bill signing; crime queries cut from job forms

As Mayor Thomas M. Menino, 5-year-old Abdurrahman DeLeon, and others looked on yesterday, Governor Deval Patrick prepared to sign a bill overhauling CORI regulations. As Mayor Thomas M. Menino, 5-year-old Abdurrahman DeLeon, and others looked on yesterday, Governor Deval Patrick prepared to sign a bill overhauling CORI regulations. (Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff)
By Jack Nicas
Globe Correspondent / August 7, 2010

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Governor Deval Patrick signed into law yesterday a long-sought overhaul of the state’s criminal records system that proponents say makes Massachusetts the first state to ban most employers from inquiring about applicants’ criminal history on job applications. (Full article: 760 words)

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