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  • How this Texas election official is winning voters' trust

    November 14, 2022 |

    Votebeat Texas |

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    Response Location: United States, Forth Worth, Texas

    In an effort to minimize disruptions from impassioned poll watchers, one Texas county enhanced transparency by offering tours of the elections office, installing large TV screens to broadcast the tabulation process, publicly posting often-requested information online, and hosting workshops to walk residents through every step of election procedures. The county has been praised for its approach and the 2022 midterm election went off without any outbursts from voting activists.

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  • How Indigenous values inspired the largest network of wildlife crossings in USA

    November 14, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Flathead Reservation, United States, Montana

    The Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes worked to design and implement 42 animal crossings along 56 miles of Highway 93 to reduce wild animal collisions. An average of over 22,500 animal crosses happen per year at just 29 of the structures and collisions have reduced by 71%.

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  • The Sewing Labs apprenticeship program opens pathways for KC residents

    November 14, 2022 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The Sewing Labs provides apprenticeships that teach sewing skills as a route to jobs, financial independence and dignity. The Sewing Labs was recently chosen as one of 207 businesses to participate in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Ambassadors Initiative to present an “earn and learn” model to create equitable and debt-free pathways to good-paying jobs.

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  • Solar-powered town shines on as powerful Hurricane Ian damages surrounding areas

    November 14, 2022 |

    WJXT-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch, Florida, weathered Hurricane Ian with minimal damage and full power because of development decisions like installing solar power, underground infrastructure, and building every building above code.

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  • Preventing reincarceration

    November 14, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Jefferson, Georgia

    Jackson County's correctional facility has a transitional center that allows people who are incarcerated to begin working and building job skills while they are still finishing out their sentence. The wages they earn go toward paying off any charges associated with their conviction, and the rest is funneled into a bank account that is there for them when they're released.

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  • 'We're reattaching people': Mobile history project connects neighbors in North Oakland

    November 14, 2022 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    HEAR/HERE is a mobile digital history project that documents and shares the stories of Black Oaklanders. The HEAR/HERE truck visits community events and gathering places and asks attendees to answer questions that are designed to help them connect with their neighbors.

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  • ‘To Protect and Conserve:' Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions. Should Utah do the same?

    November 14, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    Nevada’s water conservation laws include restrictions on outdoor watering, grass bans, and fines for water waste that are enforced by water waste investigators who educate residents on how to reduce waste and give out fines. As a result, Nevada’s water use dropped 26% in the last two decades.

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  • A plan tackling segregated middle schools in Brooklyn shows some patterns are hard to break

    November 14, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    After Brooklyn's District 15 replaced selective admissions with a lottery system, economic segregation in sixth grade decreased by 55 percent and racial segregation decreased by 38 percent compared with the previous year. Though challenges remain in creating truly inclusive school cultures, parents and educators say community attitudes are shifting around what makes for a "good" or desirable school.

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  • 'The Green Steel of the 21st Century'

    November 14, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: China, Hong Kong

    Bamboo is growing in popularity as a cheap, sustainable building option that can replace hardwoods and other common construction materials.

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  • Organizing to Cancel Debt Fuels Systemic Change

    November 14, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    Occupy Wall Street ignited today's debt cancellation movement. Groups like the Debt Collective are winning victories, canceling predatory student debt and pushing systemic reforms like tuition-free college. Though incremental, these changes are rewriting policy and challenging racialized capitalism.

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