GOP supports mandatory drug-testing for welfare applicants

Photo illustration via PixabayThe Alaska Republican Party wants to require drug testing for welfare recipients. That’s one of the new planks it added to the party platform at its convention in Fairbanks over the weekend.
The party wants drug screening for applicants, as well as random testing for recipients. The statement passed with overwhelming support.
Jeff Landfield, a state Senate candidate from south Anchorage, was a lonely voice against the drug screening plank, and even he says he