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1. Columbus opts out of new panhandling law
The City of Columbus has voted to opt out of the “ Safe Solicitation Act .”
WCBI reports, “While this law may help crack down on panhandling or harassing others for money, Columbus Vice Mayor and Ward One Alderwoman Ethel Stewart said she had concerns.”
“In Columbus for solicitation, I see a lot of the farmers that farm really hard all year long with their vegetables just so they can get out and sell them to make money, pay their rents, and help their children buy school clothes,” Stewart said, per WCBI. “So, the people who work to make money that way, I would definitely not wa