North Carolina governor vetoes bill requiring drug testing for public benefits

[JURIST] North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory [official website] vetoed a bill [press release] on Thursday that would have mandated drug testing for some public benefit applicants in the state. North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis [official website], a supporter of the bill [HB 392, materials], released a statement [press release] expressing disappointment in the governot's veto. In the press release accompanying his veto of the bill, McCrory explained that he found the bill fiscally expensive for taxpayers and largely ineffective...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/08/north-carolina-governor-vetoes-bill-requiring-drug-testing-for-public-benefit-applicants.php

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