Welfare Junk Food And Drug Testing Bill Passed In Wisconsin

Welfare recipients might be limited on how much junk food they can buy with their taxpayer-funded assistance. A bill passed by the Wisconsin State Assembly seeks to limit junk food purchases and require Wisconsin Work job training recipients to submit to drug testing.

The Wisconsin State Assembly junk food welfare bill passed the Republican controlled chamber, but must still pass in the Senate before it is sent to the Governor Scott Walker’s desk to be signed into law. Funding for the Wisconsin Works drug tests has been voiced as a concern if the legislation becomes law. The cost of software at grocery store checkouts designed to track junk food purchases was also reportedly a concern for Wisconsin lawmakers.