Welfare drug screening bill divides lawmakers
Welfare abuse such as Boster's is driving an Indiana effort to require recipients to be screened for the likelihood of addiction and limit food stamps to the purchase of only "nutritional foods. … "It can be thousands of dollars to treat an addiction … Read more on Houston Chronicle

Democrats facing uphill fight on nixing gay marriage ban; elusive leak leaves …
Also, the United States Department of Agriculture gets to designate treatment areas for forest lands hard hit by disease and insects. The package also gives state foresters a …. About 150 regional police officials were expected to be on hand from … Read more on River Towns

Manic Researchers Announce They Are Hours Away From Cure For Depression
BLOOMINGTON, IN—Speaking loudly and quickly without any notable pauses, a team of manic researchers at Indiana University announced at a press conference Wednesday that they are mere hours away from a permanent cure for depression. … the podium … Read more on The Onion (satire)