Bill to drug test Indiana welfare recipients advances
The state Senate Health Committee voted 9-3 Wednesday in favor of requiring all applicants for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to complete a written screening test for possible drug-abuse problems. The bill approved by the House …
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Week In Review: Welfare Drug Tests, Family Friendly Schools
Indiana House lawmakers this week approved legislation in committee aimed at encouraging parental involvement in education while a Senate panel advanced a bill requiring some welfare recipients to be drug tested. One of the more controversial bills …
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New Adolescent Substance Abuse Programs
The Porter County Substance Abuse Council will meet at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 14 at the Valparaiso Library, 103 Jefferson Street. Next month's meeting will feature the Northwest Indiana Field Representative of the Indiana Youth Institute, Stephen …
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