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Four-day week: 'major breakthrough' as most UK firms in trial extend changes

Heather Stewart

February 21, 2023 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

A pilot program trained companies in the United Kingdom to effectively run on four-day workweeks. The transition improved employees’ work-life balance without sacrificing productivity. Many companies opted to keep the schedule when the program ended.

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How tiny saddles and youth rodeo might help keep another generation in rural Kansas

David Condos

February 21, 2023 |

KCUR Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Dodge City, Kansas

A youth rodeo in Dodge City, Kansas, is growing in popularity while working to interest kids in ranch life and keep them interested in staying in their rural towns.

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Democracy vouchers are back, but do they neutralize big money in local politics?

David Hyde

February 21, 2023 |

KUOW Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Seattle's democracy voucher program, which gives residents $25 vouchers to donate to local candidates of their choice, has resulted in a more diverse donor pool and a big jump in the number of candidates running for local office. But the city has also seen an increase in "outside" spending from groups working on behalf of candidates since the program was implemented.

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Cash-assistance programs are spreading in New York. The jury's out on what's a winning formula.

Rebecca Redelmeier

February 20, 2023 |

Gothamist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A cash assistance program by the Child Center of NY provides low-income residents with $200 monthly grants to use as they wish. The only stipulation is that they meet with the cohort of others in the program every month, too.

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The green veins of our concrete cities

Jhostyn Diaz Tenorio

February 20, 2023 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica, Hatillo 2, San José

Costa Rica’s Interurban Biological Corridors Program is rescuing neglected green spaces around and between protected biological spaces with the help of many organizations and volunteers. After lobbying for political support, volunteers are participating in the organization and cleanup processes.

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Finding forgotten Indigenous landscapes with electromagnetic technology

Geoff Manaugh

February 20, 2023 |

MIT Technology Review |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ohio

The Heartland Earthworks Conservancy finds and works to preserve ancient, Indigenous earthworks in Ohio. They use a device called a magnetometer to find electromagnetic remnants in the soil that reveal buried and disassembled structures like walls, ditches, and mounds.

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‘Sleep as medicine,' or how to make a hospital stay less unhealthy

Katherine Ellison

February 19, 2023 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Following studies that show how important sleep is to hospital patients, several hospitals are revamping their practices to use sleep as medicine and take a more “patient-centered care” approach to allow patients ample time to rest and heal.

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People face a 'desperate' reality after leaving prison. Two Atlanta women are pushing to change that.

Candice Norwood

February 17, 2023 |

The 19th |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Barred Business campaigns for improved laws against discrimination in the city and connects residents of Atlanta, Georgia, who were formerly incarcerated with services, funding, and housing.

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Dhaka's first metro rail to drive cleaner transport and jobs

Tahmid Zami

February 16, 2023 |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

The city government in Dhaka, Bangladesh, launched the first metro rail line. The metro provides a more reliable transportation option for residents than busses or the congested streets, and it’s run on electricity in hopes to reduce carbon emissions by encouraging people not to use their cars.

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Smartphones of peace in oil-polluted Nigerian communities

Ekpali Saint

February 15, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Nonwa, River State

In Nigeria, the Center for Environment, Human Rights, and Development is improving response time and documentation of oil spills by providing training and smartphones to local volunteers. The locals take photos and capture the coordinates of spills, upload them to a digital monitoring platform, and then send them to a Whatsapp group to ensure immediate action is taken.

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