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Nebraska had its share of drunk driving woes. In 2010, 53 people died and 790 were injured in alcohol related crashes. Now, the state is introducing tougher drunk driving laws to ensure safety in Nebraska roads.
Under the new law that would go into effect January 1st, first and second time offenders would have the [...]
In light with what happened to 14-year-old Lillian Groves, who was killed after being hit by a speeding motorist outside her home in Headley Drive, New Addington last June, Prime Minister David Cameron said he wants to have a new law that would render driving under the influence of drugs illegal.
Speaking to the family [...]
Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar of Ireland confirmed that roadside drug testing of motorists will be introduced early next year.
Motorists suspected of being under the influence of drugs will be asked to perform tests to measure co-ordination abilities. The drivers will be asked to do physical exercises or gestures, [...]
Norman Smith, 63 years old, has been fighting cancer for two years and has been waiting for a new liver. However, for using medical marijuana and for failing to show up for a drug test, he has been removed from the transplant list at Cedars-Sinai in February. He was put in the list [...]
Florida’s law that requires drug testing of welfare applicants has had its fair share of reactions — both positive and negative — since it was first proposed. This week, U.S. District Court Judge Mary Scriven’s decision to temporarily halt the enforcement of the drug testing sparked a new round of discussions, arguments and debates.
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U.S. District Court Judge Mary Scriven has blocked the Florida law that requires drug testing of welfare applicants. A temporary injunction has been issued against the implementation of the law’s “suspicionless drug testing” of adults applying for welfare benefits.
The law that took effect July 1 allows the Florida Department of Children and Family [...]
Tennessee is considering the implementation of drug testing on people applying for government assistance.
Florida has already required welfare applicants to undergo and pass a drug test, and pay for it themselves too. The law met several challenges, including lawsuits filed by individuals and by ACLU. This, however, did not stop other [...]
Senator Sam Mabini has introduced a bill that will require drug testing for those receiving public assistance in Guam.
If passed, Bill 317 would require all recipients of public assistance to pass a test for controlled substances in order to receive government subsidized services. The bill proposes that anyone who tests positive would [...]
Miami Herald columnist and novelist Carl Hiaasen is calling to drug test Florida lawmakers — and he’s willing to pay for it too.
Florida has imposed mandatory drug testing of welfare assistance applicants, a move that has fueled a seemingly endless debate on whether or not drug testing is really necessary, especially after considering [...]
More calls to repeal the policy that requires welfare applicants to pass drug tests have surfaced after only 2.5% of beneficiaries flunked the first round of tests in July. Despite this and the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Gov. Rick Scott is not backing out and is still in support [...]
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