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More families in Washington State seek government aid

01/19/2009 ADAM WILSON THEOLYMPIAN.COM OLYMPIA, WASH.
Applications for food stamps rose 42 percent in November in the state of Washington, where demand for government assistance has been steadily increasing. More people are eligible for food stamps since the maximum income a family of three can earn and still qualify was raised to twice the federal poverty level of $17,600. Still, an increasing number of people seeking help do not qualify for government assistance because they are too young, own a home, or were recently employed.

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Should benefits recipients undergo drug testing?

10/06/2008 JASON SPENCER GOUPSTATE.COM SPARTANBURG, S.C.
A candidate for the South Carolina state legislature is promoting a proposal to require anyone receiving government assistance to submit to drug testing. The disabled would be excluded. Democrat Weldon Davis says some people receiving monthly welfare checks and applying for food stamps are “beating the system” and abusing the benefits. Similar legislation in Michigan was found unconstitutional in 1999 as a violation of the Fourth Amendment bar against unreasonable search and seizure.Original story

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