MADISON - Wisconsin could become the first state in the nation to require needy but able-bodied adults to work and submit to drug tests to qualify for public health coverage, under a proposal advanced by lawmakers Thursday.
Republicans on the Legislature’s budget committee outvoted Democrats 12-4 to approve these provisions in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget along with the bill's requirement that some parents on food stamps work in order to receive benefits.
Wisconsin GOP advances measure that would make state first to drug test for health benefits
Republicans on the Legislature’s budget committee outvoted Democrats 12-4 to approve these provisions in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget along with the bill's requirement that some parents on food stamps work in order to receive benefits.
Wisconsin GOP advances measure that would make state first to drug test for health benefits