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Iowa City council OK's second reading of panhandling ordinance
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May. 11, 2010 8:22 am
Iowa City is a step closer to moving panhandlers away from downtown businesses.
The City Council on Monday voted 4-1 in favor of the ordinance, despite claims of free speech infringement and worries that the law would hurt fundraising efforts by nonprofit groups.
Under the proposal, panhandlers would be relegated to the middle of a pedestrian mall, keeping them away from business fronts, ATMs and mobile vendors.
The vote was the second of three needed for the ordinance to become law. The final vote is June 1.
-- Associated Press
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