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Florida Drug Testing Policy is Harmful to Needy Families

October 5, 2011 03:00:00 PM

Elizabeth Lower-Basch, a Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Law and Social Policy, argues that Florida's drug testing policy for receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance is harmful to the people the policy is designed to...

Federal court hears challenge to drug screening welfare recipients

September 27, 2011 02:10:22 PM

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida on Monday began reviewing the lawsuit challenging a Florida state law requiring drug testing before welfare applicants can receive benefits. Judge Mary Scriven heard...

Florida ACLU challenges mandatory drug screening for state welfare applicants

September 8, 2011 01:31:26 PM

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) on Wednesday filed a federal class action lawsuit seeking to enjoin implementation of the recently passed state law that mandates drug testing for individuals seeking...

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On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.

Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed

On April 30, 1803, the United States and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris, by which France ceded its Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.

Review the terms of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty.