Articles tagged as: panhandling
June 30, 2020
Judge Blocks New Indiana Panhandling Law From Taking Effect
The new law aimed to prohibit people from requesting money within 50 feet of sites such as ATMs, business and restaurant entrances, public monuments or the location of a financial transaction, which includes parking meters.
Read MoreApril 9, 2020
ACLU Challenges New Panhandling Law
The new state law would make it a misdemeanor to ask for money within 50 feet of any place where financial transactions are made, including parking meters.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2020
Bill Further Restricts Panhandling
A bill that further criminalizes panhandling awaits the Governors signature.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2020
Panhandling Bill Could Have Impact In Indianapolis
Panhandling is already illegal in Indiana under certain circumstances -- like near an ATM. The measure before state lawmakers would add that people may not solicit money within 50 feet of any place that makes financial transactions.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2018
Controversial Sit-Lie Ordinance Withdrawn Before Final Council Vote
Republican Minority Leader Michael McQuillen, who authored the ordinance, voted to take it off the agenda. No one on the council objected.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2018
Indy Mayor Announces $500,000 Proposal To Address Aggressive Panhandling, Homelessness
Half of the funding is planned to help increase police presence downtown, a direct response to what the mayor and others call "aggressive panhandling."
Read MoreNovember 20, 2018
Council Committee Votes 'No' On Sit-Lie Ordinance
The ordinance prohibits anyone in the Mile Square - the area around Monument Circle - from sitting or lying down on a public pathway between 6 a.m. and midnight.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2018
New Attempt To End Aggressive Panhandling Reveals Deep Divides And Complications
An ordinance moving through the Indianapolis City-County Council hopes to address panhandling issues in the downtown area, and it's uncovered deep-seated disagreements about how to handle such a complicated issue.
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2018
Dozens Protest Ordinance That Bans Sitting, Lying In Downtown Indianapolis
The councilors behind the proposal say it's meant to address aggressive panhandling. Some who oppose it say it criminalizes homelessness.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2018
Youth Homelessness Researcher Matthew Morton Talks About Anti-Panhandling Bills
WFYI's Drew Daudelin sat down with Matthew Morton, a researcher on youth homelessness, to talk about traditional approaches to homelessness and what new research tells him about how it could change.
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