North Carolina - Drug Testing for Welfare Aid Vetoed - NYTimes.com Gov. Pat McCrory vetoed a measure on Thursday that would have imposed a drug-testing mandate on some welfare applicants. The bill called for candidates to submit to screening if officials had "reasonable suspicion" of drug use. A recent arrest or conviction for a drug offense would have met that standard. Law enforcement agencies would not have received copies of test results. Governor McCrory, a Republican, described the proposal in a statement as "a recipe for government overreach and unnecessary government intrusion." The legislature, which the G.O.P. controls, overwhelmingly approved the plan in July and could try to override the veto.