MIAMI, FL - MAY 01: Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks to the media after signing House Bill 959 at the Freedom tower on May 1, 2012 in Miami, Florida. The Florida legislative bill is said to be intended to prevent taxpayer dollars from ending up in the hands of companies with business ties to the dictatorships of Cuba or Syria. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Is there a conflict of interest?
BY ROBERT SULLIVAN
I'm glad to see a Miami federal judge has declared unconstitutional Gov. Rick Scott's order requiring drug testing for state workers. Scott's costly drug testing policy for Floridians on welfare was also a disaster, and thankfully that too was found unconstitutional and has ended.
In that debacle, according to the figures from the state, 108 of 4,086 workers tested positive (2.6 percent of those tested) and the most common reason was marijuana use. The cost to the taxpayers was $118,140.
Isn't it about time we take a look at the 800-pound gorilla in the room here? Our governor signed over controlling shares of his interest in a company that performs drug testing to his wife right before he was sworn in as our governor, which raises the question: Is Scott interested in Florida having more sober state employees and welfare recipients, or in personal gain?
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