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| New study casts doubts on effectiveness of drug testing students Posted: 13 Jan 2014 02:19 PM PST School-imposed drug tests do little to deter marijuana use among teenagers, according to the authors of a new study on drug prevention. Currently, 20 percent of private and public schools in the United States employ drug testing. Some reserve the tests for students suspected of abusing drugs while others require all students participating in sports or other extracurricular activities submit to a urine test. It concludes that "some universal school drug-prevention efforts, which aim to improve the knowledge and encourage students to 'say no,' have shown disappointing results; |
| NH bill would tax non-profit hospitals, colleges Posted: 13 Jan 2014 09:20 AM PST A New Hampshire lawmaker wants to expand a business tax to cover non-profit hospitals, colleges and other groups that charge for their services. Rep. David Hess, a Hooksett Republican, proposes expanding ... |
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