Drug Testing

Romney Offers Faint Support For Rick Scott Scheme

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.17.2012

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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he does not disapprove of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's efforts to drug-test state workers...

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Rick Scott's Controversial Drug Testing Order Rebuked By Judge

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.26.2012

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A federal judge has ruled that Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) violated the Constitution last year when he ordered drug testing for state government worke...

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West Virginia To Drug Test Enrollees In Workplace Training Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.25.2012

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West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) issued an executive order Tuesday that will soon require West Virginians enrolled in state job training progra...

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The Bad Research Behind Georgia's Welfare Drug Testing Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.23.2012

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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed a law last week that will soon require welfare applicants to pay for drug tests and pass them in order to be eligi...

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Obama Administration Pushes Workplace Drug Testing, But Not For Everybody

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The government wants businesses to drug test their workers to boost productivity and reduce health care costs, according to the 2012 Nat...

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Just as We Suspected: Florida Saved Nothing by Drug Testing Welfare Applicants

Rachel Bloom | Posted 04.18.2012

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We already knew that Florida's welfare drug testing law was a failure; what we didn't know was just how much of a failure it was. Until now.

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Georgia Gov Signs Bill To Require Drug Testing For Welfare Benefits

AP | ERRIN HAINES | Posted 04.16.2012

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ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed legislation that would require thousands of people applying for welfare to pass a drug test before...

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Should Parents Who Receive Child Support Be Drug Tested?

Posted 04.13.2012

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On Thursday, Iowa State Sen. Mark Chelgren proposed a measure that would require a parent who receives child support payments to submit to drug tests ...

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GOP Lawmaker Introduces Drug Testing For Child Support Measure

Posted 04.13.2012

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Iowa State Sen. Mark Chelgren introduced a measure Thursday that would have required parents receiving child support to submit to drug tests at the re...

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Businesses Stick Up For The Jobless -- Against Lawmakers

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 03.28.2012

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Arizona's business community has mobilized against an effort in the state legislature to make jobless Arizonans pee in cups in order to receive unempl...

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Santa Fe School's Drug Testing a Negative for Many Parents

Annette Fuentes | Posted 05.21.2012

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When St. Michael's High School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, sent out a letter in February about a proposed random drug testing program for next school year, it ignited a controversy among parents at the private school.

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Rick Scott Signs Controversial Drug Testing Bill

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 03.20.2012

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Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) signed a controversial bill Monday allowing random drug testing of state workers. Scott signed the bill, which is l...

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GOP Rep: 'We're Not Naïve' About Potential Drug Testing Challenges

AP | RAY HENRY | Posted 03.17.2012

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ATLANTA -- A push to require drug tests for people seeking welfare payments in Georgia is nearly certain to be challenged in court if passed, as judge...

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Consistency, Consistency, Consistency

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.13.2012

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"Please urinate into this little cup here before we begin processing your tax statement. Once you've done that, we'll be happy to process your mortgage interest deduction and give you that refund I know you've been looking forward to."

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Oklahoma Politicians Vote To Drug Test Themselves

Posted 03.13.2012

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By Steve Olafson Oklahoma legislators voted to subject themselves and politicians throughout the state to the same drug test they will require...

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OOPS! Jobless Drug Test Bill Would Trigger Huge Tax Hike

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 03.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Congress told states in February that they could make unemployed people pass drug tests in order to qualify for benefits. Arizona lawmak...

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Ryan Braun: "Testing, 1, 2, 3..."

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.10.2012

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Drug-Testing Welfare Recipients: A Trend With No Traction

Rachel Bloom | Posted 05.08.2012

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Two months into the state legislative session, not a single welfare drug testing bill has passed into law. In fact, in state after state these bills are dying, in part due to the high costs of implementing such laws.

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First State Advances Jobless Drug Tests After Congress' Green Light

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 03.08.2012

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The Arizona State Senate approved a bill this week to require people laid off through no fault of their own to prove they're not on drugs in order to ...

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The Reputation Assassination of Ryan Braun

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 05.06.2012

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There is not one legitimate shred of valid forensic evidence to prove Braun is guilty -- yet he stands accused by both baseball and public opinion with an axe over his head.

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Welfare Drug Testing Rejected In Wyoming

AP | BOB MOEN | Posted 05.06.2012

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming lawmakers have killed a bill that would have required drug testing for welfare recipients. The state Senate rejected t...

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Lawmakers Get A Pass In Bill To Drug Test Florida State Workers

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 02.27.2012

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A Florida state lawmaker is pushing a bill requiring state agencies to test their workers for drugs. But the bill wouldn't mandate testing for all pub...

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Romney: Controversial Plan Is An 'Excellent Idea'

AP | By BEN NEARY and IVAN MORENO | Posted 02.25.2012

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Conservatives who say welfare recipients should have to pass a drug test to receive government assistance have momentum on their sid...

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Huge Disagreement On Who Gets Tested In Jobless Drug Testing Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 02.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats disagree sharply over how many workers will wind up peeing in cups as a result of a payroll tax cut compromise...

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Payroll Tax Deal Would Allow Drug Testing, Reduce Unemployment To 73 Weeks [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 02.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The maximum duration of unemployment insurance would gradually fall from 99 weeks to 73 weeks over the course of the year under the payr...

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