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Missouri House to Address Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients
One of the first bills that will come before the Missouri House this year calls for drug testing of some federal welfare recipients. The bill, which passed at the committee level today 11-4, would require that welfare applicants and recipients be screened for illegal drugs if there is "reasonable cause to believe" that they are using drugs. Screening would be overseen by the Department of Social Services.
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