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Surprising absolutely no one, Michigan’s testing of welfare recipients for drug use has yielded zero results

By Mark | June 21, 2016

I posted the following on December 28, 2014, in a post titled “Unconstitutional, scientifically unsound, fiscally irresponsible, suspicion-based drug testing of welfare recipients comes to Michigan”. 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 […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan | Also tagged demonization of the poor, discrimination, drug testing, drugs, Family Independence Program, Florida, Gwen Moore, Rick Snyder, Senate Bill 275, Trey Radel, welfare, welfare queens, welfare reform | 13 Comments

Unconstitutional, scientifically unsound, fiscally irresponsible, suspicion-based drug testing of welfare recipients comes to Michigan

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 […]