CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Conservatives who say welfare recipients should have to pass a drug test to receive government assistance have momentum on their side. The issue has come up in the Republican ...
After spending more than $1 million drug testing welfare recipients, seven states have learned that it doesn’t work. A report released by ThinkProgress shows that welfare applicants actually test ...
When Gov. Rick Scott first ran for office in 2010, he vowed that one way he would save taxpayers money would be to require welfare applicants to undergo tests. "If you go apply for a job today, you ...
Today in Virginia a mother is up bright and early to get screened for drug testing in order to enroll in the US army to support her child. In Florida a 21-year old mother gets up to feed her two ...
One Anne Arundel County lawmaker wants those receiving welfare benefits from the state to be tested for drugs, though his proposal may likely see stiff opposition. “I?ve heard from some of my ...
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The use of unverified drug tests in child welfare proceedings: Failures of oversight and due process
Investigations have found that hospitals and child protective services (CPS) agencies often rely on drug screening tests with false-positive rates reported to be as high as 50%. Despite this, results ...
A Florida judge has issued a temporary injunction that will stop enforcement of a measure that requires welfare applicants to be tested for drugs before receiving benefits. Now, if only a judge could ...
An ACLU challenge to Florida's drug-testing of public-assistance recipients is a legal long shot with huge financial implications, two welfare experts say. "There is no constitutional right to receive ...
The idea of random drug testing for welfare recipients is nothing new. Discussions along these lines have played in the background for quite some time. But now at least eight states -- including ...
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