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Alabama House approves bill increasing penalties for loitering, begging on public highways
The Alabama House Thursday approved a bill that would increase penalties for loitering along state highways on a 90-0 vote, with 12 abstentions. The bill, HB 24, sponsored by Rep. Reed Ingram, R-Pike Road, stems from an attempt by Montgomery to arrest panhandlers, which was never implemented and drew federal court injunctions. “We’ve had a […]