Lone Tree repeals panhandling ordinance in wake of court protections for those bumming a nickel
(WorldNews Politics)

LONE TREE — This suburb 20 miles south of Denver has become the latest Colorado city to peel away laws targeting panhandlers, as a high-level court decision from 2015 continues to prompt municipalities to look anew at how they treat people asking for spare change at intersections and highway off-ramps. Lone Tree repealed its panhandling ordinance Tuesday night in a 4-0 vote by the City Council. “We can’t have an ordinance on our books that precludes people from asking, but we can have rules that prevent menacing or threatening behavior,” Mayor Jacqueline Millet said Tuesday. The city, an affluent community of 13,500 that sits at the crossroads of two of the metro...