During the unveiling of his budget recommendations for the upcoming legislative session, Aasif Mandvi of The Daily Show asked Gov. Rick Scott to pee in a cup to prove he is not on drugs.
A United States court in Orlando has granted Luis Lebron and the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida an injunction against the new state law requiring welfare applicants to be drug tested, temporarily blocking it in the state.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about 1.4 million Floridians relied on food stamps in 2010, and 76.2 percent of those recipients did not have an earned income.
The Florida Department of Children and Families testified before a state House committee Tuesday about the implementation of new drug screening requirements placed on Temporary Assistance for Need Families (aka TANF) applicants.
So far, the department reports that about 2.7 percent of temporary assistance applicants were denied because they tested More…
Over at the liberal Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, LaDonna Pavetti is taking a look at federal welfare reform, which turns 15 this year. #
The Florida Senate approved Thursday a measure that will require all recipients of the state program Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to pass a drug test before receiving benefits, reported Sunshine State News.
Proponents of the measure, sponsored by Sen. Steve Oelrich (R-Cross Creek), have said More…
Thirteen years ago, Lee Bush started his own small business, National Collection Systems, a waste management service based in Jackson, Miss. “Times are tough, and they were especially tough when the market turned down,” Bush says. “It’s hard to get loans to fund the business. We got more efficient. And More…
Yesterday, speaking on the House floor, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) suggested an offensive, if creative, form of welfare reform. Via Media Matters’ Political Correction, the Congressman argued:
Today, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the head of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced deficit-neutral legislation including the closing of a whole lot of loopholes and the reauthorization of a whole bunch of jobs programs. (That TANF Emergency Fund reauthorization I mentioned earlier today? That’s in there, for one.)
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