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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 ...

In the child welfare system, the threshold at which a drug test is considered positive varies widely from one jurisdiction to the next. There’s no industry consensus on what, or if anything, should be ...

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 ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal appeals court began hearing arguments in a challenge to a Florida state law requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test. Florida's 2011 law required welfare applicants ...

The most common political memes I see shared on Facebook have to do with welfare recipients mooching off the system and unfairly receiving undeserved benefits. Many of these misinformed ideas have led ...

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 ...

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 ...