By Mark | December 31, 2014
In what seems like a pretty clear attempt to appease the far right and drive more of Michigan’s poor from the public assistance rolls, Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation on the day after Christmas giving the State the power to collect and test the urine of welfare recipients suspected of using drugs. [“Merry Christmas, welfare […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged ACLU, demonization of the poor, drug testing, drugs, Florida, House Bill 4118, lame duck, piss test, profiling, racism, Rick Snyder, Senate Bill 275, Trey Radel, urine, welfare, welfare queens, welfare reform |
So, I was cruising around the internet tonight, looking for some content to rip off, when I happened across a posting from February on the site of Ypsi’s Prospect Park Neighborhood Association about local prostitution – a subject that we’ve discussed here quite a bit in the past. This article was particularly interesting, however, in […]
