Ashley Lopez: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld a previous court ruling that stopped the state of Florida from drug testing Floridians receiving temporary assistance from the state.
Tag Archive | "Drug Testing"
Rick Scott Loses Another Round in Fight Over Welfare Drug Testing
Published on February 28, 2013.
Published in Blog, Government, Justice, Politics
Judge Strikes Down Rick Scott’s Drug Testing for State Workers
Published on April 26, 2012.
Howard Goodman: A federal judge has ruled that Gov. Rick Scott violated the Constitution last year when he ordered drug testing for state government workers.
Published in Blog, Government, Justice
The Cost of Pushing the Constitutional Envelope
Published on November 7, 2011.
Ralph De La Cruz: The state legislature and Gov. Rick Scott pushed the constitutional envelope so far this past legislative session that you almost need a scorecard to keep up with the legal challenges it’s facing at taxpayer expense.
Published in Blog, Government, Politics
Florida Government Has Created Plenty of Jobs … For Lawyers
Published on September 16, 2011.
Ralph De La Cruz: State lawmakers passed “statement” legislation last session about firearms, welfare and unions, and now Floridians are paying for those laws at the courthouse.
Published in Blog, Government, Politics
Following Ethics Questions, Scott Trying to Sell Solantic Stake
Published on April 14, 2011.
Ralph De La Cruz: Does Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to sell his stake in Solantic mark an end to his uncompromising style?
Published in Blog, Government
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