Editorial: Drug test for welfare recipients?

It has been widely stated on social networking Web sites such as Facebook and Topix that Kentucky has a law mandating drug testing for those who receive public assistance.
Well, it’s not true — yet.
A bill pre-filed in the Kentucky legislature (see story on page the front page) would, if passed into law, mandate random drug testing for anyone receiving monetary public assistance, food stamps or Medicaid benefits.
Critics say that the bill picks on the poor and labels them as drug users.

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