Bill would bar state job applications from asking about criminal convictions

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Press Herald - 2/8/2019 - Steve Collins - Gov. Paul LePage last year vetoed a measure to prohibit asking most job seekers about criminal convictions on the applications they initially submit for state employment. With LePage no longer in office, legislators are eyeing the same bill as one way to help formerly incarcerated Mainers overcome their pasts. Read more @ https://www.pressherald.com/2019/02/08/ ... nvictions/