Drug tests for welfare recipients now the law
by Dara Kam | May 31st, 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. Rick Scott today.
Under the new law, applicants for the benefits will have to pay for the drug tests but will get reimbursed if they are drug-free
National Poll Finds Support for Welfare Drug Testing
by Phillip Smith, July 22, 2011:
A Rasmussen poll released this week found majority support for automatic drug testing of new welfare applicants and lesser, but still high, levels of support for drug testing people already receiving welfare benefits.