It's not just Republicans hopping on the drug testing bandwagon. On Tuesday, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, a Democrat, issued an executive order requiring people who seek state-funding job training to f…
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Florida’s Drug-Testing of the Poor Proves a Failure, But Some States Still Want to Follow Their Example
February 18, 2012 | 5 views | No Comments
By Kellen Russoniello, George Washington University Law student and NORML Legal Intern The recent push for implementing drug testing for potential welfare recipients across several states has revealed at least two things: 1. The policy is not economically sound; and 2. It really brings out the hypocrisy in some elected officials. Last summer, Florida implemented a law requiring all welfare applicants to submit to a mandatory drug test before receiving any benefits (Applicants had to pay the $30 for the test themselves, only to be reimbursed later if they passed. [...]
CHA Drops Plan to Drug Test Public Housing Residents
June 22, 2011 | 0 views | No Comments
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) has dropped its proposal to require all adults living in its properties to undergo random drug tests. Tenants who tested positive under the plan would have been evicted.
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Posted in NewsMissouri Welfare Drug Test Bill Heads for Governor’s Desk
May 10, 2011 | 15 views | No Comments
A Missouri bill that mandates the drug testing of welfare recipients and applicants if case workers have "reasonable suspicion" they are using illegal drugs has passed out of the legislature and is now h…
Posted in NewsFlorida Legislature Passes Welfare Drug Test Bill
May 6, 2011 | 118 views | No Comments
A bill requiring Florida welfare recipients to undergo drug tests passed the state Senate Thursday. A similar measure has already passed the House. The bill was supported by Gov. Rick Scott (R), who is expected to…
Posted in NewsFlorida Welfare Drug Testing Bills Advance
April 14, 2011 | 10 views | No Comments
Bills that would require new applicants for temporary welfare assistance to undergo suspicionless drug tests—and pay for them themselves—are advancing in the Florida legislature. On Wednesday, House Bi…
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