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Sens. Chris Van Hollen, Lisa Blunt Rochester Introduce ‘Fresh Start Act’ to Boost Automatic Record Expungement
This Washington Informer article highlights the Fresh Start Act of 2025—a new bipartisan bill that would provide $100 million in federal funding to help states automate the record-clearing process. The piece explores how the legislation could expand opportunity and support the growing momentum for Clean Slate reforms nationwide.
I Was Pardoned by President Trump. I Believe in Clean Slate Laws.
The recent arrest of a Michigan councilman has prompted some national media outlets to target the state’s Clean Slate law. This opinion piece responds to the coverage.
Clean Slate Momentum Builds in Pennsylvania as Auto-Sealing Backlog Hits 2025 Target
Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law achieves its 2025 goal by eliminating auto-sealing backlog, marking a milestone in automated criminal record clearance and second-chance reform.
Sens. Chris Van Hollen, Lisa Blunt Rochester Introduce ‘Fresh Start Act’ to Boost Automatic Record Expungement
A bipartisan federal proposal by Senators Van Hollen and Blunt Rochester, the Fresh Start Act of 2025 offers grant funding to help states automate expunging or sealing eligible criminal records.
