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Maricopa County anticipated a lawsuit like Kari Lake's. So it changed how it reviews voter signatures.

Jen Fifield

March 30, 2023 |

Votebeat Arizona |

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Response Location: United States, Arizona

After being criticized for its signature verification process during the 2020 election, Maricopa County, Arizona instituted additional strategies and safeguards leading up to 2022, including expanded training for election workers, additional signature samples for comparison, and a new audit process for approved signatures. The county saw an increase in the number of bad signatures rejected, with 1800 rejected in 2022 compared to 587 in 2020.

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How this Nigerian state is minimising the risk of flooding

Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim

March 25, 2023 |

Halal Reporters |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

The Gombe State Environmental and Protection Agency in Nigeria cleared waste from waterways in metropolitan areas to increase the flow of water and mitigate flood risk.

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Welcome to Cleveland: a new path for international entrepreneurs to build businesses here

Mandy Kraynak

March 24, 2023 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Global Entrepreneur in Residence programs, like Global Cleveland, partner with H-1B cap-exempt universities to form a pathway for international entrepreneurs looking to start and grow their business ventures in the U.S., helping to eliminate barriers international entrepreneurs face when starting a business in the states.

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Communities across Africa are developing innovative solutions to prevent further Cholera spread

Kate Okorie Edwin Nyirongo

March 23, 2023 |

The Independent |

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Response Location: Malawi, Blantyre

To help fight high rates of cholera, door-to-door campaigns by various health assistants are helping to spread information about the disease and prevention measures. Health assistants inspect sanitary facilities, provide chlorine and other water purification methods, and educate people on the importance of purifying their water before drinking.

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How ‘cheap plastic' is helping to deal with Nigeria's open defecation problem

Judd-Leonard Okafor

March 22, 2023 |

Daily Trust |

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Response Location: Nigeria

A public campaign is improving access to toilets in Nigerian communities to put a stop to open defecation. These affordable, easy-to-install, plastic toilets have a counterweighted door that ensures an air-tight seal to minimize odor and keep pests away.

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Estonia's e-governance revolution is hailed as a voting success – so why are some US states pulling in the opposite direction?

Erik S. Herron

March 17, 2023 |

The Conversation |

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Response Location: Estonia

Estonia's e-governance system allows citizens to register for social programs, access health records, and complete most government business digitally. In March 2023, more than half of the country's voters cast their ballots via the internet for the first time.

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How Michigan removes voters from the rolls: double-check everything and call on community groups to help

Oralandar Brand-Williams

March 16, 2023 |

Votebeat Michigan |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Michigan is among the states that participate in the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, a program that cross references voter registration and Social Security death data across state lines to help local officials identify and address duplicate registrations. Over the past four years, the state has canceled the registrations of more than 400,000 voters who died and more than 170,000 whose residency changed.

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A Forgotten Barrio Fights to Keep the Water Running

Alfie Pannell

March 16, 2023 |

The Bogotá Post |

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Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

The “La Asociación de Usuarios del Acueducto Comunitario ‘Aguas Calientes’” is a comunity water plant built with government grant money to address the potable water scarcity in the area. Over the course of two decades of operation, the Association is the primary water supplier of the area’s 6,000 residents.

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In these NH communities, you pay for how much trash you send to the landfill

Hadley Barndollar

March 13, 2023 |

New Hampshire Bulletin |

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Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

Communities across New Hampshire are implementing “pay as you throw” trash-collection systems to reduce the garbage sent to landfills and increase the use of alternative options like recycling. The programs use several different methods like special bags, stickers, or punch cards, but all require some form of payment per collected trash bag.

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What It Takes To Shelter Washington State's Housing Insecure Youth

Neal Morton

March 13, 2023 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

School districts in Washington State are required to identify students experiencing homelessness and enroll them into a state program in which the district pays for the students' transportation and covers the cost of other necessities with allotted federal funds.

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