JAY — Selectpersons authorized the police chief Monday to get at least three bids for a new cruiser. They also voted to allow him to use money from the forfeiture reserve account to pay for past laboratory testing of drugs seized. Chief Richard Caton IV asked the board if he could start the bidding process to […]
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Put down the poppy seed bagel; you could fail a drug test
It sounds like a flimsy excuse. But poppy seeds really can make you fail a drug test, both peer-reviewed scientific studies and unofficial experiments conducted by journalists have found. Because they’re derived from opium poppies, they sometimes contain traces of morphine ? not enough to get you high, obviously, but potentially enough to register on […]
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Republican bill would allow more drug testing of Maine workers
AUGUSTA — Maine employers would have new powers to test and discipline employees for drug or alcohol use on the job under a sweeping overhaul of workplace drug-testing law introduced Wednesday by Republican lawmakers and backed by the administration of Gov. Paul LePage. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, and an official from the […]
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LePage administration says welfare recipients skipping drug tests
AUGUSTA — GOP Gov. Paul LePage’s administration says welfare recipients aren’t showing up for drug tests and that reform is needed. The state requires drug tests for welfare recipients with prior drug convictions who score high on a substance-use disorder screening tool. The state Department of Health and Human Services told The Associated Press that […]
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Drug testing for welfare recipients off to slow start in Maine
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage hailed drug screenings for certain welfare recipients as a way to protect taxpayer dollars. But since the program was launched a few months ago, only a handful of recipients have been ordered to take tests and most people who have lost their assistance have done so because they failed to show […]
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Gov. LePage wants to dramatically expand drug testing of welfare recipients
PORTLAND (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage wants to further crack down on drug use by welfare recipients by eliminating food stamps and cash payments to families for recipients with a drug conviction. He also wants to require screenings that could result in drug testing for all participants in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. […]
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Maine DHHS says it’s ready to drug test TANF applicants
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration has the green light to begin drug testing some welfare applicants. A spokesman for Attorney General Janet Mills said Tuesday that her office has given final approval to the governor’s proposed rule and submitted it to the secretary of state’s office. Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner […]
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Drug testing opponents speak at DHHS hearing
AUGUSTA — Opponents of a proposed rule that would require drug tests for convicted drug felons seeking cash assistance from the state argued Monday that the rule is unfair and could exacerbate a family’s efforts to right itself. No one spoke in favor of the proposed rule during a brief public hearing Monday afternoon at […]
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LePage wants drug testing for TANF recipients
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage announced Wednesday that his administration will begin requiring people convicted of drug felonies to take drug tests as a condition of applying for or receiving cash benefits through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The launch of mandated drug-testing comes after the Department of Health and Human Services bolstered […]