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A Miami police officer talks with a homeless person, prior to a cleaning of the street in 2021. Starting October 1st, a new law will ban Florida's homeless from sleeping in public spaces. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption

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Amid record homelessness, a Texas think tank tries to upend how states tackle it

The conservative Cicero Institute is working with states to ban street camps, and shift money away from housing to addiction treatment. Homelessness advocates says such moves are counterproductive.

A Miami police officer talks with a homeless person, prior to a cleaning of the street in 2021. Starting October 1st, a new law will ban Florida's homeless from sleeping in public spaces. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption

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Amid record homelessness, a Texas think tank tries to upend how states tackle it

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Patricia Nieshoff and her son Edward, circa 2006. Patricia Nieshoff hide caption

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My Unsung Hero

She was a single mom, alone at hospital with her son. Then a familiar face appeared

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She was a single mom, alone at hospital with her son. Then a familiar face appeared

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