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The new rule was months in the drafting, and is designed to keep people out of the road at busy intersections where panhandlers asking drivers and their passengers for money could fall into traffic or be struck by a car driven by an errant motorist. Clearly inspired by the numbers of apparently homeless people who ask for money while cars are stopped at intersections, the new ordinance also brought out a new call for homeless people to take advantage of services now available, instead of risk...

A new project intended to put homeless families in Lee County on the road to permanent housing was approved by county commissioners Tuesday, mapping a path that can lead from life on the streets to life in a home. The program, which is getting $1.9 million from Lee County, targets homeless families that subsist by living on the streets, in vehicles, in shelters and even on friends couches.  The program could mean a hotel room first and then, when a home becomes available, a move int...