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Mich. Senator Wants Random Drug Tests For Elected Officials

A local state senator says if Michigan wants to test welfare recipients for drug and alcohol abuse, it should do the same for elected officials.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/21

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Michigan House OKs Drug Tests For Welfare Recipients

Supporters say the measure is designed to break the cycle of poverty by helping drug users find treatment. But opponents say it’s all just a punitive attack on low income individuals who rely on state assistance to get by.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/02

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Lawmakers Back Changes To Welfare Benefits

Some low-income Michigan families would have to pass drug tests and make sure their children don’t miss too many days of school in order to qualify for welfare benefits, under legislation being considered by the state Legislature.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/22

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Bill Requires Drug Tests For Welfare Recipients

Michigan lawmakers are planning to consider a bill that would require welfare applicants and recipients to pass drug tests.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/13

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Health System To Screen Job Seekers For Nicotine

Flint-based McLaren Health Care has instituted a no-nicotine policy for all job applicants, testing them for tobacco use as part of the drug screening process.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/05

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Michigan Welfare Drug Testing Proposal Debated

In Michigan, a bill that would require a clean drug test as a condition of cash assistance eligibility is pending in the state House. The measure does not specify suspicion-based testing and appears to be broader, potentially applying to all applicants.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/05

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Drug Tests Proposed For Mich. Welfare Recipients

A Michigan lawmaker wants to link welfare benefits to a clean drug test.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/12/14

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Arbitrator: Man With Shy Bladder Wrongly Fired

An arbitrator has ordered a fired state of Michigan employee back on the job, months after he was dismissed for failing to provide urine for a drug test.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/07/22

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Fermi Nuclear Reactor Operator Fails Drug Test

A Fermi 2 reactor operator failed a random drug test and has been barred from the southeastern Michigan nuclear power plant.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/05/11

Lindsay Lohan Fails Drug Test, Returns To Jail

Lindsay Lohan returned to jail in handcuffs Friday after a judge refused to set bail and ordered her to remain in custody for failing a drug test until another hearing nearly a month away.

2010/09/24

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