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To Boost Turnout, Some Cities Just Synced Up Their Local Elections With National Cycles

Alex Burness

November 22, 2022 |

Bolts |

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Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

To boost turnout in local elections that often see low participation, cities such as Berkeley, Calif. and Ann Arbor, Mich. have shifted their election cycles to match up with higher-profile presidential contests. Researchers found that moving municipal elections to sync up with presidential elections boosts turnout by an average of 29 percent, and at least 11 communities approved similar measures this year to make the switch to even-year elections.

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Court program seeks volunteers to help children through legal process

Caitlin Schmidt

November 22, 2022 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Pima County, Arizona

Court-appointed special advocates (CASAs) are trained volunteers appointed by a judge to represent a child’s best interests throughout the foster care system and adoption court processes. CASAs spend time with the children to get to know them and their situations, including their medical, psychological and social needs, to advocate on their behalf. The CASA program began in the 1970s; today, there are about 1,000 CASA programs nationwide.

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A second chance at education for teen mums in Cross River

Ogar Monday

November 22, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Sankwala, Cross River

The Campus Babe Initiative helps girls in Nigeria who are not attending school because of teen pregnancy get back in school. The initiative provides financial support, school materials, and information. It also holds informational workshops to help prevent teen pregnancies.

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Insurgency is pulling children away from school, but an NGO is giving them a chance at education

Promise Eze

November 22, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The FastTrack program aims to help students in camps for internally displaced people improve their literacy and numeracy skills. The program clusters pupils by level rather than age, provides dual-language instruction in both English and Hausa, and uses technology to improve language access, and roughly 2,500 children across six camps have participated in the initiative so far.

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These Local Governments Are Using Federal Aid to Cancel Medical Debt

Oscar Perry Abello

November 22, 2022 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States

With funding from city governments, the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt acquires and cancels medical debt by negotiating directly with hospitals. The only requirement is being under 400% of the federal poverty line and no application is necessary.

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The Tragic Testimony of the Daughters of Magdalene

René Ostberg

November 22, 2022 |

Sojourners |

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Response Location: Ireland

The Justice for Magdalenes Research organization is working to spread awareness and gain justice for the survivors of Magdalene laundries in Ireland throughout the 1900s. Women and girls were sent to laundries, kept there against their will, forced to work without pay, and severely mistreated.

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In Átl'ḵa7tsem, a new generation of stewards are welcoming herring home

Lauren Kaljur

November 22, 2022 |

IndigiNews |

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Response Location: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Canada

The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh People are helping herring return to spawning locations in Átl’ḵa7tsem through conservation efforts that prevent the fish eggs from dying. They keep a close watch on spawning locations to track any changes and address protection needs.

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Climbing rocks and revenue in the not-so-flat Midwest

Cameryn Cass

November 21, 2022 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Michigan rock climbers are taking on an additional role as environmental stewards. Many of the state’s popular climbing locations are not conserved or cleaned by anyone else, so the climbers pick up litter and take action to prevent erosion.

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Misinformation's Limited Impact On The Midterms

Miles Parks Tamara Keith

November 21, 2022 |

NPR |

Podcast |

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Response Location: United States, Arizona

After two years of planning around how to respond to conspiracy theories and misinformation during the 2022 midterm election, officials in Maricopa County quickly sprung into action to communicate with the public about a printing error that caused some ballots to be rejected by voting machines. Social media analysis found that claims of fraud related to the machine malfunction gained far less traction than conspiracy theories about fraud in Maricopa County during the 2020 election.

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A Call for Help Answered

Michaela Haas

November 21, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

The A Call for Change helpline is a hotline for abusers seeking help with stopping their violent behavior. The calls are confidential and anonymous and provide support and resources while also holding callers accountable for their actions.

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