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Drug Test Idea Scrapped

Just after REVIVING a proposal to experiment with requiring drug tests for some Ohio welfare applicants, Republicans who dominate the state senate have pulled BACK the idea. It's still being considered, but as statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports, it's no longer on a fast track to passage.

Rick Jackson is a senior host and producer at Ideastream Public Media. He hosts the "Sound of Ideas" on WKSU and "NewsDepth" on WVIZ.