Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said on Thursday his upcoming budget proposal will call for requiring drug testing of many recipients of Medicaid, food stamps and jobless benefits and barring drug users from getting the aid. At least 12 states have passed laws that require drug testing for public aid recipients, with the requirements varying by state, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The proposal by Walker, considered a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, targets recipients without children of the Medicaid healthcare program for the poor and able-bodied adults without dependents on Foodshare, the state's food stamp program, Walker spokeswoman Laurel Patrick said.
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