Takeouts: employer credit checks and the NFL scouting combine

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MONEY TAKEOUT: Lawmakers are taking to action to try and ban employers from running credit checks on potential employees. Louise Story, finance reporter for The New York Times tells us more.

SPORTS TAKEOUT: The NFL’s Scouting Combine ended Tuesday. Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Takeaway sports contributor, talks about who he thinks shined in the annual event.

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