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News for the Carolinas
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Someone collecting unemployment would lose their benefits if they fail or refuse to take an employer's drug test under a bill approved by the South Carolina House.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Opponents of a bill requiring welfare applicants in South Carolina to pass a drug test say the costly proposal would violate the constitution.
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Myrtle Beach police charged Marissa Ann Joseph, 22, of Myrtle Beach with unlawful neglect of a child.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
A House committee is scheduled to debate a measure that would suspend the unemployment benefits of anyone who fails a drug test as part of a job application.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
South Carolina lawmakers discuss changes to unemployment laws such as passing a drug test, requiring the unemployed to volunteer and taking away jobless benefits for seasonal employees.
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Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has been charged with possession of methamphetamine.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy says it had just over 100 pre-employment drug test failures during the last two years.
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Monday, September 19, 2011
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she's learned a lesson about talking about things without knowing the facts. Haley said Monday she will be more careful after telling a crowd a couple of weeks ago that half the people wanting jobs at the Savannah River Site failed drug tests and the other half failed reading and writing tests.
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
The Buncombe County sheriff says an enzyme found in cheese triggered false drug test results that led his officers to think a man with 91 pounds of tortilla dough was actually carrying that much cocaine.
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Thursday, April 07, 2011
South Carolina legislators have delayed discussion of a proposal that would end unemployment benefits for people who fail or refuse to take job screening drug tests.
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Thursday, February 03, 2011
It's an issue that's caused controversy in many states and has been proposed, though not approved, in South Carolina.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
A South Carolina state senator says he'll make another attempt to require random drug testing for people getting unemployment benefits.
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Friday, January 08, 2010
A new proposal in South Carolina could cut off people who use drugs from receiving unemployment benefits.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
South Carolina state senators have introduced bills that would ban teens from using a cell phone while driving and require residents receiving unemployment checks to undergo drug testing.
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Saturday, May 09, 2009
Jeremy Mayfield suspended indefinitely after failing a random drug test
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