a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1113:"<span style="font-size: larger;">State officials are reconsidering drug testing for welfare recipients, a practice briefly implemented over a decade ago in Michigan but halted by the courts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">Michigan's Department of Human Services wants to roll out a program requiring drug screening for individuals who receive aid from the Family Independence Program. That program provides financial support for pregnant women and low-income families with children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">Those who fail the screening &mdash; a process that could be as simple as questions asked on an application form &mdash; would be required to undergo mandatory drug testing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">For the complete article on the proposal, the concerns and potential problems click on the following story link:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20111229/METRO/112290385"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20111229/METRO/112290385</span></a><br />
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