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To qualify for free tuition, students will need to pay for and pass a drug test.
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West Virginia Will Now Provide Free Community College Tuition If Students Can Pass a Drug Test

The program is the first in the country to introduce drug testing as an eligibility requirement.

By Kelley Czajka
People shop at a Food Town grocery store during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 30th, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
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Research Shows Alabama's Drug Testing Bill Would Harm Those SNAP Is Supposed to Help

SNAP has become more vulnerable under Trump. Alabama's law could test how far the administration is willing to go to destabilize the program.

By Emily Moon
Governor Scott Walker speaks to supporters at a last-minute rally the night before the mid-term elections on November 5th, 2018, in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Will Now Require Drug Tests for SNAP Recipients. What Does That Mean for the Program's Future?

A political scientist says restrictions on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could see challenges in 2019.

By Emily Moon
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What Happens When States Require Welfare Recipients to Take Drug Tests?

Looking for answers in the research.

By Francie Diep
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Social Justice

Everybody Knows NBA Players Smoke Marijuana

Athletes, the media, and marijuana: On organizational authority and racial framing in sport.

By Sam Riches