CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Conservatives who say welfare recipients should have to pass a drug test to receive government assistance have momentum on their side. The issue has come up in the Republican ...

Millions of low-income families in the U.S. apply for welfare programs to help with expenses and basic needs. Some social media users claim that three states are the first to require individuals to ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Conservatives who say welfare recipients should have to pass a drug test to receive government assistance have momentum on their side. The issue has come up in the Republican ...

After spending more than $1 million drug testing welfare recipients, seven states have learned that it doesn’t work. A report released by ThinkProgress shows that welfare applicants actually test ...

One Anne Arundel County lawmaker wants those receiving welfare benefits from the state to be tested for drugs, though his proposal may likely see stiff opposition. “I?ve heard from some of my ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal appeals court began hearing arguments in a challenge to a Florida state law requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test. Florida's 2011 law required welfare applicants ...

The most common political memes I see shared on Facebook have to do with welfare recipients mooching off the system and unfairly receiving undeserved benefits. Many of these misinformed ideas have led ...

A Florida judge has issued a temporary injunction that will stop enforcement of a measure that requires welfare applicants to be tested for drugs before receiving benefits. Now, if only a judge could ...

When Gov. Rick Scott first ran for office in 2010, he vowed that one way he would save taxpayers money would be to require welfare applicants to undergo tests. "If you go apply for a job today, you ...

A Senate committee gave 4-3 approval today to Rep. John LaBruzzo's controversial proposal to randomly drug test at least 20 percent of Louisiana residents on cash welfare programs, with the marathon ...

The idea of random drug testing for welfare recipients is nothing new. Discussions along these lines have played in the background for quite some time. But now at least eight states -- including ...