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Speak Up: Fountain Hills senator proposes law to get panhandlers off Arizona medians

He says it’s about public safety, but a new proposal by Sen. John Kavanagh is designed to get the panhandlers who often populate well-trafficked roads out of the medians by making their presence there illegal.

  • “Stop giving them money. You’re being part of the problem. Do you think anyone would be out there all day if they didn’t make any money?” — Jim Davy via story comment

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Speak Up: Fountain Hills senator proposes law to get panhandlers off Arizona medians

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He says it’s about public safety, but a new proposal by Sen. John Kavanagh is designed to get the panhandlers who often populate well-trafficked roads out of the medians by making their presence there illegal.

  • “Stop giving them money. You’re being part of the problem. Do you think anyone would be out there all day if they didn’t make any money?” — Jim Davy via story comment

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