Drug Tests for Welfare/ Yellowstone River Oil Spill/ TSA Whistleblower/ No Child Left Behind Fix

Missoulian: Bill aims to drug test some Montana welfare applicants
HB 200: Require drug screening & testing for temp assistance for needy families program

Missoulian: Glendive tries to fix water system tainted by oil spill
Incident Overview
“On Saturday morning, January 17, 2015 at approximately 10:30, the Poplar Pipeline controller in the control room at the Casper, Wyoming offices of Bridger Pipeline noticed abnormal pressure readings at a site near Glendive, Montana. …

The Poplar Pipeline is 12 inches in diameter and one-half-inch thick in the area where it crosses under the Yellowstone River just upstream from Glendive. A breach in the line has occurred between two block valves approximately 6,800 feet apart where the line crosses the river. The exact point of release has not yet been determined; however, the release is specifically within this 6,800-foot section and product has reached the Yellowstone River.”

Missoulian: Supreme Court rules in favor of fired whistleblower
Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean
“Thus, the question here is whether a disclosure that is specifically prohibited by regulation is also “specifically prohibited by law” under Section 2302(b)(8)(A). (Emphasis added.)

The answer is no. Throughout Section 2302, Congress repeatedly used the phrase “law, rule, or regulation.” For example, Section 2302(b)(1)(E) prohibits a federal agency from discriminating against an employee “on the basis of marital status or political affiliation, as prohibited under any law, rule, or regulation.””

Missoulian: Federally mandated testing at heart of education law debate
Full Committee Hearing - Fixing No Child Left Behind: Testing and Accountability