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  • First days of Driver's Licenses for All bring relief to Minnesotans

    Local legislature passed Driver’s Licenses for All in February, which ended the 20-year requirement that driver's license applicants must show proof of legal residency. This new legislation, which recently went into effect October 1, opens the door to the estimated 81,000 undocumented individuals living in the state to apply for their driver’s licenses.

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  • Go Midwest, Young Man

    After years of population decline, leadership in states across the Midwest United States are leveraging their climate change resilience to attract new businesses and residents.

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  • Refugee Organizing Helps Spur Noncitizen Voting in Vermont Cities

    Since 2018, three Vermont cities have passed measures allowing noncitizen voters to participate in municipal elections. This gives them the opportunity to weigh in on matters that affect all local residents regardless of their immigration status, from school budgets to road projects.

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  • Miles4Migrants has flown more than 43,000 refugees to safety through donated airline miles. Now its future is at risk.

    The United States-based nonprofit Miles4Migrants has flown over 43,000 migrants around the world to safety by pooling donated frequent flyer miles, credit card points, and cash.

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  • What America can learn from Canada's new '$10 a Day' child care system

    The $10 a Day initiative, which started in British Columbia and is now being expanded throughout Canada, subsidizes child care centers so that tuition for families can be capped at a more affordable rate. Between 2021 and 2022, the government helped fund 1,271 child care spaces in the province.

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  • North County nonprofits help stranded migrants

    Several community members and nonprofit organizations like Interfaith Community Services and the North County Rapid Response Network are joining forces to provide aid to the hundreds of migrants being dropped off at local transit centers. So far, the organizations and volunteers have helped 177 people access food, water, clothing, shelter, medical support and other resources like language support and reunification for families that have been separated.

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  • 'Future' of voting unrealized: Few counties adopt vote centers and e-poll books

    For some counties in South Dakota, switching to centralized vote centers and electronic poll books helped increase turnout and cut the costs of running an election. However, for other counties the cost of implementing vote centers initially has been prohibitive, and not all vote centers have resulted in increased turnout.

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  • Colorado Shows Impact, Challenges of Billions in Federal Clean Energy Spending

    Federal tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act and added incentives from the state of Colorado and its municipalities is drawing in clean energy companies, creating new jobs, and helping the state meet its decarbonization goals.

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  • An innovative solution to tackling Nigeria's water crisis

    The Filter X360 uses gravity to purify water without requiring any power supply or chemicals by using ultrafiltration technology to remove bacteria and viruses from fresh water sourced from nearby rivers, lakes and ponds. The machine can purify 1,000 liters per hour and reduces the risk of illness and also prevents locals from having to purchase bottled water or simply go without clean drinking water.

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  • What are local governments doing to eradicate microplastics?

    After a state law prevented local governments in Florida from banning single-use plastics, municipalities found innovative ways to encourage sustainable alternatives. Miami-Dade County’s Plastic Free 305 recognition program, for example, builds partnerships between businesses and environmentally conscious suppliers to aid in the transition to using more sustainable products.

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