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Thousands of eligible Wisconsin voters face ballot barriers in jail

Matt Mencarini Erin McGroarty Phoebe Petrovic

October 18, 2022 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Jails in Illinois and Texas have improved voting access for people who are incarcerated by coordinating with voting rights advocacy groups and bringing the polls on-site. In June, voter turnout at the Cook County Jail in Illinois exceeded that of the city of Chicago as a whole, and the Harris County Jail in Texas saw 96 people vote in-person in November 2021 and about 200 cast ballots in the March primary.

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Struggle and Success: Section 8 vouchers provide a pathway to stability, but challenges remain

Dave Gong

October 17, 2022 |

Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Programs like the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program — or Section 8 — and the Fort Wayne Housing Authority’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program help low-income individuals and families afford quality homes through participating private landlords and housing developments. With the voucher program, the tenant’s financial obligation is capped at about 30% of their annual gross income, while the voucher covers the rest. In some cases, the voucher can cover up to 100% of the tenant’s rent.

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New road surfaces for the future – a long and winding (and green) road

Carla Diamanti

October 17, 2022 |

News48 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Italy

Gipave is a new type of asphalt technology that combines plastic waste with bitumen, a material already used to pave roads, to make recyclable road surfaces with longer lifespans and reduce emissions from road work by 70%.

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Tiny homes, big change: How DC can adapt tiny homes to fight homelessness

Hannah Loder

October 17, 2022 |

Street Sense Media |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Springfield, Missouri

The Eden Village tiny home community helps to provide people without homes a place to live. Tiny homes communities allow municipalities to build more dense and affordable housing for the people who need it most. All the homes in the village are “permanent supportive housing,” meaning residents may live in their homes for the remainder of their lives as long as they follow the rules set forth by the community.

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With more working remote, companies tweak in-office culture to recruit new workers

Vic Micolucci Josh Beauchamp

October 17, 2022 |

ClickOnDetroit |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Companies in the United States are offering more remote work options for employees to match the increasing number of people searching for fully or partially remote jobs after the pandemic.

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In one of the worst regions to have a baby, southern universities bet big on midwives

Anna Claire Vollers

October 17, 2022 |

Reckon |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

Nurse-midwifery programs, like the one at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, are working to build a workforce of nurse-midwives in Southern maternal care deserts. Greater demand for midwifery care yields an opportunity for universities to step in and fill that void in the labor force by creating nurse-midwife graduate programs.

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Proyecto de Bienestar Mental

Zinta Aistars

October 17, 2022 |

NEW/NUEVA OPINION |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Fundado por dos recién graduados para ayudar a otros estudiantes hispanohablantes que sentían como extraños, Estruendo usa el apoyo de los compañeros como una intervención eficaz para ayudar con los sentimientos de depresión, el aislamiento y la idea de suicidio.

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With FoI Act, NGO is Helping to Spotlight Developmental Issues in Lagos Community

Idowu Adewale

October 17, 2022 |

BONews |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Araromi, Lagos

Media Rights Agenda helped a community in Lagos, Nigeria, submit Freedom of Information Act requests to draw attention to the community’s lack of basic amenities like roads and clean water. When government organizations ignored the requests, the organization took legal action and released a documentary about the issue to gain public support.

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Harvesting Water in Arid Lands

Mitch Tobin

October 17, 2022 |

The Water Desk |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Water harvesting is collecting free water, such as rain, stormwater, and greywater, to use and finding ways to make it linger longer into the dry season. This can include active strategies like collecting it in tanks or passive strategies like directing it towards rain gardens to water plants. Water harvesting can help prevent the depletion of lakes and rivers and save money.

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Are prizes the best solution for climate change?

Neal Razzell Graihagh Jackson

October 16, 2022 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Innovation prizes funded by people like Elon Musk and Prince William spark innovation and investment to solve the world's biggest problems.

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