Anne Arundel closer to ban on panhandling

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Anne Arundel County lawmakers were working Friday to find a compromise on a bill to ban minors from soliciting for charity along roadsides.

The bill unanimously passed by the House last week called for the state to restrict panhandling to people 18 years old and older. But the bill approved by the Senate Friday morning would give the Anne Arundel County Council the responsibility to set age restrictions for roadside soliciting.

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