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Gov. Nikki Haley Wants To Drug Test Applicants For Unemployment Benefits

09/09/2011 9:29 am 0 comments

Gov. Nikki Haley said Thursday she wants to institute drug testing for people who apply for state unemployment benefits.

“I so want drug testing,” Haley told a receptive, hometown gathering of Rotarians at a breakfast reception held at the Country Club of Lexington. “It’s something I’ve been wanting since the first day I walked into office.”

However, Haley stopped short of proposing any such testing for those who receive welfare benefits, including those on food stamps.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott recently signed into law a measure that requires welfare recipients to pass annual drug screens. However, early indications are that the measure is unlikely to save that cash-strapped state any money, and is highly vulnerable to costly lawsuits on constitutional grounds, analyses show.

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