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</span></p><div class="subscriber-preview lee-article-text first-p"><p dir="ltr">A statewide bill to ban unauthorized camping brought Omaha's debate on homelessness to the Capitol on Wednesday, as senators listened for nearly three hours from sheriffs, the mayor's homeless services coordinator, shelter leaders, a street nurse and people who have been sleeping on the streets.</p></div><p>kA 5:ClQ=ECQmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?63C2D<2=68:D=2EFC6]8@G^3:==D^G:6H03:==]A9Ans@4F>6?Exsleb_g`Qm{qhadk^2m[ :?EC@5F465 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?63C2D<2=68:D=2EFC6]8@G^D6?2E@CD^=2?5:?8\A286D^:?56I]A9Ans:DEC:4ElchQm$6?]q@3 p?56CD6?k^2m @7 $2CAJ r@F?EJ[ H@F=5 25@AE E96 $276 !2C<d p4e="" f="" af3=":4">A:?8 2D 2 >:D56>62?@C] k^Ben</d>
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