Arkansas Republicans trick other congressmen into drug testing poor people
Arkansas’s Governor Asa Hutchinson is in a dilemma. He and his legislature are bananas crazy, passing hate laws while also threatening to end one of Arkansas’s only successful moves over the past...
View ArticleGuess how many people have tested positive in Michigan's drug-testing welfare...
Right now the only thing that people applying for public assistance in Michigan are testing positive for is high levels of lead. Governor Rick Snyder, who should probably be in jail, had a Republican...
View ArticleGot laid off? Republicans plan to make you pee in a cup for your unemployment...
Last week, Congressional Republicans pushed through a measure undoing Obama-era rules for when states can drug test applicants for unemployment insurance. But it seems House Speaker Paul Ryan wanted to...
View ArticleScott Walker wants Trump to let him drug test tens of thousands more poor people
Scott Walker may have long since been eclipsed as the scariest Republican out there, but the Wisconsin governor periodically pokes his head out to remind us he’s still here and he’s still terrible....
View ArticleTrump Labor Department looks to expand drug testing for unemployment aid
Donald Trump’s Labor Department is pondering just how many people it can force to be drug tested as a requirement for getting unemployment insurance. Congress previously repealed an Obama...
View ArticleSouth Dakota lawmakers vote down 'cynical' proposal to drug test themselves
Bosses in South Dakota can require job applicants and workers to take drug tests as a condition of employment. But state legislators have the luxury of being their own bosses, at least when it comes to...
View ArticleTrump administration mulls next Medicaid lawsuit bait: Wisconsin's drug...
Campaign ActionEarlier this year, the Trump administration granted Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas waivers to allow them to impose work requirements on many program enrollees, a policy over which...
View ArticleAlabama Republicans press to drug test food aid applicants
Alabama is the latest state to look at drug tests for food aid. A bill introduced in the state legislature to require drug tests for some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients is one...
View ArticleIn a huge move, New York City Council votes to ban marijuana drug testing for...
New York City has been making slow and steady progress since the last election cycle, towards legalizing marijuana. Governor Andrew Cuomo, pulled to the left by public opinion and left-leaning...
View ArticleAlabama lab falsified scads of drug tests--and is owned by woman convicted of...
Believe it or not, there may be a bigger travesty playing out in Alabama than its cruel new abortion law. How do you get worse than effectively banning all abortions and putting doctors at risk for...
View ArticleAnother Sign That Donald Trump Will Pull A "Brave Sir Robin" With Regards To...
Donald “Brave Sir Robin!” Trump has sent up smoke signals (and taken a dump in his armor) that he wants out of the debates with President Biden.Hannity Floats Notion That Trump Should Back Out Of The...
View ArticleBirth of an Activist -- 30 Years Ago Tonight
Thirty years ago tonight, I became an activist for drug policy reform.The lady whom I was dating and I were at the 1994 Houston Freedom Festival on Sunday evening, July 3rd. We listened to great live...
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