Food Bank Eyes Bill Mandating Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients

Food bank eyes bill mandating drug tests for welfare recipients

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Under the law that would initially cost nearly $ 3 million to implement, it is estimated only 5 percent of applicants, or about 9,000 people, will be subject to the $ 35 drug tests each year, according to analysis from the Legislative Budget Board …
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Picking Up the Tab 2013

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Every dollar in taxes they avoid by using tax havens must be balanced by other Americans paying higher taxes, coping with cuts to government programs, or increasing the federal debt. Academic studies conclude tax haven abuse costs the United States …
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Tumors on Ice as Budget Impasse Freezes Medical Research

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Riggins has had breast tumor samples sitting on ice for a month awaiting a decision on how much of an almost $ 1 million federal grant will be trimmed as she moves into the third year of a five-year project to study breast cancer treatments. The grant …
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