This level of hypocrisy, nepotism, and plain stupidity is difficult to understand for those outside the USA.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Wants Drug Tests for Welfare, Unemployment Recipients | The Fix.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Wants Drug Tests for Welfare, Unemployment Recipients
11/12/14
Scott Walker would like to emulate the failure of his fellow conservative governors.
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11/12/14
In what is becoming a recurring and unpleasant refrain with Republicans, newly re-elected Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will put in motion a system to require drug tests for state residents who receive either unemployment insurance or food stamps.
The plan, which Walker announced during his re-election campaign, has not been finalized, but seeks to require drug testing for “those requesting unemployment and able-bodied, working-age adults requesting food stamps from the state.” Current figures show that an estimated 836,000 Wisconsin residents, 40% of which are children, received FoodShare benefits, while more than 39,000 people filed weekly unemployment compensation claims.
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Wants Drug Tests for Welfare, Unemployment Recipients | The Fix.
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Arkansas Governor Will Pardon Son On Felony Drug Charge
Arkansas Governor Will Pardon Son On Felony Drug Charge | The Fix.
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11/14/14
It’s one thing to have friends in high places, quite another to have a governor as your father.
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11/14/14
In what appears on paper to be a classic case of nepotism, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe announced that he will pardon his son on a felony drug charge stemming from 2003.
A spokesman for the governor confirmed that the pardon for his son, 34-year-old Kyle Beebe, will take place in the next few weeks. Kyle was charged in 2003 with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, which resulted in a fine and three years of supervised probation.
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Arkansas Governor Will Pardon Son On Felony Drug Charge | The Fix.
