May 31, 2011 – Thousands of the state's poorest people will have to take a drug test if they want to qualify for welfare assistance, under a law signed by Gov.

The state must now spend $180M a year to debunk the tea party-backed governor's stereotypes of poor people. So much for smart, efficient use of public funds.

Jul 3, 2011 – Mandatory Drug Testing Of Welfare Recipients Begins In Florida. MOXNEWSd0tCOM 9164 videos. Subscribe Alert icon Subscribed. Sign In or .

Yet, there are problems with the basic logic of requiring drug tests for welfare recipients. I should state up front that I believe making “drugs” illegal is largely a .

Feb 2, 2011 – Old bill are again making new appearances at the Legislature.

Aug 29, 2011 – Florida's law spurs similar proposals in other states. This is a case of ideology over common sense.

Jun 6, 2011 – . legislation requiring welfare applicants to undergo drug testing. Scott told CNN anchor T.J. Holmes he isn't sure how many welfare recipients .

Aug 24, 2011 – Rick Scott (R) signed the law requiring welfare recipients to pass annual drug tests to collect benefits, he justified the likely unconstitutional law .

Jun 6, 2011 – State Rep. Jimmie Smith can sympathize with the plight of people on public assistance. He's been there.Fresh off two decades in the Army, .

Aug 29, 2011 – Drug testing the poor is becoming an increasingly popular idea. But not only does it not save money, it's likely to be unconstitutional.

MIAMI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida plans to challenge the state's law requiring new welfare recipients to pass a drug test. Wednesday .

Sep 8, 2011 – Testing for all adults on welfare is unconstitutional, a lawsuit says. TALLAHASSEE — A state law that requires poor Floridians to pass a drug .

Jan 31, 2011 – JEFFERSON CITY — Drug testing for welfare recipients is one step closer to reality in Missouri after the House voted 116-27 to send the bill to .

Jun 1, 2011 – Rick Scott signs law requiring welfare recipients to take drug test, ACLU objects. BY ALIYAH SHAHID. DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER .

Sep 8, 2011 – A new Florida law that requires recipients to pass a drug test violates their rights, the group says.

Sep 16, 2011 – Lost in the condemnation of Gov. Rick Scott's proposal to drug test welfare recipients to save the state money is the deterrence effect, according .

Aug 29, 2011 – Republican legislators in Alabama are working on bills that would require drug testing for individuals receiving welfare payments. The bills will .

Sep 8, 2011 – A 35-year-old veteran, Luis Lebron, is suing the state of Florida over its policy that all welfare applicants be drug tested prior to receiving .

Aug 27, 2011 – Florida's new law requiring welfare recipients to pass drug tests seems to clearly violate the Fourth Amendment.

Apr 8, 2008 – Drug testing welfare recipients as a condition of eligibility is a policy that is . Random drug testing of welfare recipients is scientifically and .

Mar 26, 2009 – States Consider Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients , Lawmakers in at least eight states want recipients of food stamps, unemployment benefits .

Aug 26, 2011 – Florida's controversial new program to drug test welfare recipients isn't exactly catching droves of addicts. So far only 2% of those tests have .

People support mandatory drug tests for welfare recipients.

Aug 24, 2011 – Since the state began testing welfare applicants for drugs in July, about 2 percent have tested positive, preliminary data shows.

May 10, 2011 – A Republican bill that would require drug testing of families that need public assistance was quietly introduced in the House of Representatives .

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1 day ago – In 2000 a United States District Court held that a Michigan law requiring “ suspicionless drug testing” of all welfare recipients fell afoul of the .

Feb 25, 2011 – Proposals to test Americans on the dole for illegal drugs seem grounded more in stereotypes and less in data.

Jun 5, 2011 – Florida Gov. Rick Scott is defending recent legislation that .

Sep 4, 2011 – HEAR ME OUT: One says zeroing in on welfare recipients is punishing them for being poor, while another says drug testing them is imperative.

Sep 8, 2011 – Because Ohio has already solved the state's unemployment problem, tackled education, and given rainbow-painted puppies to every resident, .

Aug 28, 2011 – Almost all Floridians applying for cash welfare under a new policy backed by the governor are testing drug-free, preliminary results show.

Jan 17, 2011 – FRANKFORT — A state lawmaker wants random drug testing of adult Kentuckians who receive food stamps, Medicaid or other state .

Mar 29, 2011 – A state lawmaker wants welfare recipients to submit to drug tests in order to receive aid, but he admits the proposal isn't ready for a full debate .

Aug 19, 2011 – Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott's plan to test welfare recipients for drugs is costing the state money, despite his claims that the program .

Jun 16, 2010 – Senator Seeks to Force Those Seeking Benefits to Submit to Tests First; Privacy Advocates Cry Foul Read more by Brian Montopoli on CBS .

Sep 20, 2011 – Democratic lawmakers questioned state child welfare officials Tuesday about a new law requiring drug testing for welfare recipients, including .

Feb 11, 2010 – Legislation to institute drug testing to acquire and retain family welfare assistance stirred a storm of criticism Thursday from opponents.

3 days ago – Various states require that public assistance recipients pass a drug test?

May 31, 2011 – TALLAHASSEE -- Thousands of the state's poorest Floridians will have to take a drug test if they want to qualify for welfare assistance, under a .

Jun 2, 2011 – New rules in Florida that mandate drug tests for welfare recipients, new state government hires, and random testing of current state employees.

May 31, 2011 – Welfare recipients, mostly women with children, will now have to be drug-free to receive cash benefits under a bill signed into law by Gov.

Aug 26, 2011 – Rep. Doreen Costa, of North Kingstown, a Republican and member of the Rhode Island Tea Party, thinks the state could save money by .

Jul 21, 2011 – Most voters want welfare recipients, and others who receive government funds or a government paycheck, to be checked for illegal drug usage .

Jun 3, 2011 – Let's say, for argument's sake, that you smoke a little weed now and then. Now let's imagine your HR department.

Jan 18, 2011 – Kentucky state Rep. Lonnie Napier (R-Lancaster) has introduced a bill that would enforce random drug testing for all adult Kentuckians .

Jul 20, 2011 – Florida and Missouri have already passed measures that require some form of drug testing during the welfare application process, with Florida .

May 31, 2011 – TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida will begin testing welfare recipients for illicit drug use under a new law signed by Governor Rick .

Jun 2, 2011 – Florida has become the latest state to begin drug screening on adults applying for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families .

Jun 5, 2011 – Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Sunday defended recent legislation that requires adults applying for welfare assistance to undergo drug screenings, .

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