ACLU sues Scott to overturn drug-testing of welfare recipients
The ACLU of Florida said Wednesday it has sued the Gov. Rick Scott administration in federal court to overturn the state’s new law requiring mandatory drug testing of welfare recipients. The lawsuit...
View ArticleDemocratic senator urges Scott to drop drug-testing court fight
A federal judge Monday temporarily halted drug-testing of Florida welfare recipients, siding with opponents of the new law championed by Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican-led Legislature. U.S....
View ArticleBittersweet cupcake amendment fails to move GOP lawmakers
The state’s neediest families shouldn’t be able to use emergency cash assistance to buy booze, watch strip shows or gamble, most GOP lawmakers agree. But they’re divided over whether Floridians should...
View ArticleBans on food stamps for convicted drug users and using welfare debit cards at...
Felons convicted of drug possession won’t be able to get food stamps or emergency cash for poor families unless they successfully complete state-approved substance abuse treatment programs and...
View ArticleWelfare drug tests proved problematic, court documents show
New court filings in a lawsuit over Gov. Rick Scott’s mandatory drug testing of applicants for welfare assistance reveal a hastily patched-together system marked by a lack of protocol and uniformity...
View ArticleScott takes drug testing of welfare recipients to Supreme Court
Gov. Rick Scott will appeal a federal court ruling upholding a ban on drug testing of Florida welfare recipients. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta found that Scott’s lawyers did not make...
View ArticleStrippers, booze and slots soon to be off-limits for welfare recipients
Florida welfare recipients won’t be allowed to use state-issued debit cards at strip joints, liquor stores or casinos under a bill on its way to Gov. Rick Scott, who is certain to approve the measure....
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