6 Investigates: Drug Test Scammers

Offenders on probation have been known to go so far as using prosthetic penises in attempts to pass drug screening. "They have this little flip that actually looks like their private part and they try to use it like the actual thing," says Javed ...

W.Va. GOP pushes drug testing for welfare recipients

Under the GOP bill, a recipient could fail two drug screens and keep getting money from taxpayers ... “We hear over and over that employers cannot find potential employees that can pass  drug tests,”  the Republican leader said.

Drug welfairness and its unfairness

To many people, especially conservatives, this picture poses a rather logical question. For most jobs, employees must pass a drug screening to gain employment and make a living, so why shouldn’t welfare recipients do the same thing? In reality ...

Drug testing welfare recipients opposed

The hearing's purpose was to determine whether two House bills related to drug screening Temporary Aid for Needy Families ... as was the case in Florida. "If you wanted to pass a state law in Hawaii, you have to make sure there's a nexus, a reasonable ...

Lawmakers rush to co-sponsor welfare drug testing

Napier, a relentless cheerleader for the proposal, said businesses typically require employees to pass a drug screening. Why, he asks, would welfare recipients not be held to the same standard? Legislation was filed in 36 states last year ...

Governors seek drug testing as condition of job training

Tomblin wants to require individuals to pass a drug screening before they enroll in the state's taxpayer-funded workforce training programs. A similar proposal is part of a package of economic initiatives unveiled by Arizona Jan Brewer, a Republican.

House panel approves drug testing for welfare recipients

The committee, on a party-line vote of 14-8, approved a bill that would require people receiving money through the Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare as part of Transitional Aid to Needy Families to pass an initial drug screening ...

Drug Tests Can Protect Miners

State legislators are considering a proposal to require drug screening for miners ... unable to fill about 1,000 vacancies because they can't find new miners able to pass drug tests. Indeed, reasonable safeguards against "false positive" tests should ...

Poll finds strong support for drug testing welfare recipients

More than 75 percent of Virginians think welfare recipients should be required to pass a drug test to receive benefits ... in the House of Delegates estimated the cost of drug screening some recipients at $1.3 million in the first year and ...

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All applicants must be 21 years old and be able to pass a written exam and interview, a physical agility test, as well as background checks and drug screening. Applications can be picked up at the Sheriff's Office weekdays during business hours.

Poll finds strong support for drug testing welfare recipients

More than 75 percent of Virginians think welfare recipients should be required to pass a drug test to receive benefits, Quinnipiac University poll says  

Drug-testing for welfare recipients is a negative

A House Appropriations subcommittee has blocked a bill that would require drug testing for welfare recipients. The measure will be carried over into next year’s General Assembly session instead, where costs can be analyzed further.

Drug testing welfare recipients under discussion

TREENA SHAPIRO Associated Press Honolulu Two measures before the Hawaii Legislature propose drug testing applicants and recipients of public assistance for low-income families. Before either bill is scheduled for a hearing, however, the House Committee on Human Services wants experts to weigh in on whether it's a good idea to require drug screening for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ...

Welfare Drug Testing Legislation Debated in Kentucky

Legislation that would require welfare recipients to be tested for drug use is gaining popularity among Kentucky lawmakers, but is still unlikely to pass.

Gallup athletes pass first random drug test

Student athletes in Gallup have passed their first random drug test.

Tomblin expects lawmakers to OK miner drug testing

CHARLESTON — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Thursday he believes lawmakers will quickly come to agreement and pass his proposed mine safety legislation, including a provision that calls for mandatory drug testing of coal miners.  

Drug testing may soon be mandatory for welfare recipients

The bill requiring drug testing for welfare recipients sailed through a key committee toward a decisive final house vote by week's end.

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Lawmakers rush to co-sponsor welfare drug testing

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Legislation that would require welfare recipients to be tested for drug use is gaining popularity among Ky. lawmakers, more than 50 of whom have signed on as co-sponsors. It doesn't matter that the measure stands little chance of passing into law. In a legislative election year, incumbents want their names on proposals that tend to be popular with blue-collar voters, as ...

News at 4:15 p.m.: Tomblin expects lawmakers to OK miner drug testing

CHARLESTON (AP) - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said today he believes lawmakers will quickly come to agreement and pass his proposed mine safety legislation, including a provision that calls for mandatory drug testing of coal miners.

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