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Bill would bar Philly from keeping Social Security payments meant for foster children

The legislation would end a legal but controversial practice of transferring the money into the city’s $5 billion general fund.

Vaughn Jackson, 52, legal guardian to Zaveonte Winn, 17, and Xavier Winn, 14, pose for a portrait at their home in Philadelphia in December.
Vaughn Jackson, 52, legal guardian to Zaveonte Winn, 17, and Xavier Winn, 14, pose for a portrait at their home in Philadelphia in December.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer
    by Steve Volk and Julie Christie, Resolve Philly
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