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Proposal: State lawmakers should be drug-tested

By Kristina Torres
Dec 2, 2011

State Rep. Scott Holcomb, D-Atlanta, said he filed a bill Friday requiring all state lawmakers to be drug tested.

The bill came in response to one filed last month by Republicans, who want the state to drug-test parents who apply for federal financial assistance. Holcomb, who represents parts of north DeKalb County, tweeted that "if required for the poor, we [lawmakers] need to do it, too."

State lawmakers since Nov. 15 have been allowed to submit proposed laws and resolutions in advance of next year's legislative session, which begins Jan. 9.

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