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  • What Happens When Jobs Are Guaranteed?

    December 10, 2022 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Austria, Gramatneusiedl

    The government-run Job Guarantee program in Gramatneusiedl, Austria, provides employment for residents who have experienced unemployment for at least a year. After a training course and discussion of their wants and needs, the person can choose to accept the offered job in which they will earn at least as much as they would receive from unemployment benefits.

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  • Inside the White House gun violence initiative they say is actually working

    December 06, 2022 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States

    The federally-funded Community Violence Intervention Collaborative provided funding, training, and technical assistance to community violence intervention programs nationwide. Each program uses the assistance to target needs specific to its community.

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  • Don't Vote for Just One: Ranked Choice Voting Is Gaining Ground

    December 02, 2022 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank their preference of candidates rather than choosing just one, was rolled out in Alaska this year, and exit polling showed that roughly 85 percent of voters found the system "simple" to use. The voting method has now been adopted in 62 jurisdictions across the U.S.

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  • Media woman behind first accountability reporting initiative in Nigeria

    November 30, 2022 |

    African Women in Media (AWiM) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Udeme project trains student journalists to track government constituency projects and write investigative reports holding officials accountable when planned projects are stalled or poorly executed. The participants, called U-monitors, also meet with local community members to inform them about the budget process and help them track constituency projects themselves.

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  • The Florida town that challenged Hurricane Ian and won

    November 30, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch, Florida, survived Hurricane Ian without sustaining significant damage, losing power, or undergoing a boil-water alert because the town was built with natural disaster resilience in mind. The stormwater management system mimics the natural world, its electricity comes from its own solar grid, and it has its own water plant.

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  • Peru is tackling water scarcity with nature-based solutions, leading the way in Latin America

    November 29, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Peru, Moyobamba

    Cities in Peru are adopting a nature-based solution project in which they charge residents one Peruvian sol with their water bill each month to fund local watershed and rainforest conservation.

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  • Once a Luxury Amenity, Smart Glass Emerges as an Energy Saver

    November 28, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States

    Dynamic glass uses an electrical charge to darken the tint of windows when exposed to sunlight. The technology can save on energy use for air conditioning while still allowing natural light into the room.

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  • Election security a success, but more improvements needed, experts say

    November 26, 2022 |

    The Hill |

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    Response Location: United States

    To bolster the security of the 2022 midterm election, officials released frequent alerts and updates about disinformation, cyber threats, and potential physical threats to election workers. A special task force investigated threats against election officials and brought forward four federal cases and several state prosecutions related to the incidents.

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  • What if gun owners had to pass a test? Czech Republic offers an answer.

    November 25, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic, Prague

    In the Czech Republic, people pursuing gun ownership must pass a health clearance, a background check, and a 40-minute, 30-question exam. If they get that far, potential gun owners must then prove they can handle and shoot a weapon safely and accurately. As a result, the country hasn’t had a mass shooting since 2019 and had seven gun-related homicides last year.

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

    November 22, 2022 |

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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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