Welfare Drug Test Veto Overridden by North Carolina GOP, Gov Fights Back

Published September 13, 2013

Welfare Drug Test Veto Overridden By North Carolina GOP, Gov Fights Back
Dean Arp (R-Union), a sponsor of the drug testing bill, said Wednesday that the purpose of the bill wasn't to fight drug abuse but rather "to end a bad practice of supporting active drug abusers with the hard-earned money of law-abiding North … Read more on Huffington Post

GOP Governor Fights Own Party Over Drug Tests
North Carolina's first-term Republican governor is refusing to cooperate with GOP lawmakers who want required drug tests for people seeking welfare benefits. Republicans voted to override Gov. Pat McCrory's veto of a drug-testing bill that they, with … Read more on Newsmax.com

Violent crime up in NC, but crime down overall in 2012
Prescription drug abuse now kills more people than illegal drug use in North Carolina, with more than 1,100 North Carolinians dying from prescription drug overdoses last year. Cybertips of possible online child pornography and exploitation reported to … Read more on myfox8.com