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  • Researchers Analyze the Recharged Solar Tax Credit

    December 21, 2015 |

    Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Solar power companies have had a hard time maintaining funding to operate. 'Recharging' tax credits for these companies can help up-and-coming solar companies to grow.

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  • In Missouri, Fewer Gun Restrictions and More Gun Killings

    December 21, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    For decades, Missouri had restrictive gun laws, but after relaxing them in 2007, there has been an uptick in gun deaths. Gun control legislation that restricts criminals' access could be the solution.

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  • This superintendent has figured out how to make school work for poor kids

    December 20, 2015 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Jennings, Missouri

    School districts don’t usually operate homeless shelters for their students, run food banks or have a system in place to provide whatever clothes kids need. Few offer regular access to pediatricians and mental health counselors, or make washers and dryers available to families desperate to get clean. But the Jennings School District — serving about 3,000 students in a low-income, predominantly African American jurisdiction just north of St. Louis — does all of these things and more.

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  • Norway Offers Migrants a Lesson in How to Treat Women

    December 19, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Norway, Sandnes, Rogaland

    A pioneering program in Norway seeks to combat sexual violence by helping new immigrants adapt to a society whose sexual norms they may find confusing.

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  • From foster care to college: Seattle University blazes a new path

    December 19, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Only a fraction of kids in foster care go to college, and even fewer graduate. The small but successful scholarship program at Seattle University aims to change that by specifically helping students from foster care.

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  • Innovators Changing Education, Health By Thinking Outside The Box

    December 18, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, Maine

    This year’s Poptech Conference, a 19-year-old gathering for thinkers and world-changers, celebrated hybrid thinking across industry sectors, or “when disciplinary boundaries fall by the wayside" - four of their projects are discussed.

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  • The Fix (2015)

    December 18, 2015 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States

    Drugs like Naltrexone have shown a 78 percent success rate in reducing heavy drinking. However, only one percent of alcohol users ever get prescribed medication. Despite that some alcoholics are treating their illness with medication, and are saying that medication is helping them treat their addiction and reduce their cravings.

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  • Murder in the Magic City: The Crime Fighters

    December 17, 2015 |

    Weld for Birgmingham |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Authorities have found a strategy to curb the homicide rate, The Violence Reduction Initiative, which has been scaled in other cities. This initiative calls in likely offenders and has them meet with the police face-to-face.

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  • How America's Top Junk-Food City Went on a Diet (and Fattened Its Economy)

    December 17, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Reducing obesity relies not only on personal choices, but also systemic changes. In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the city’s anti-obesity campaign enrolls individuals and city planners in an inclusive effort to focus on wellness and change the built landscape. Going beyond education and outreach, the city’s plan also includes creating new spaces for riverside recreation, more sidewalks, and paths. Challenges remain, however, as the city navigates its cooperate relationships while trying to prioritize community health.

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  • Poverty's Price: Child exposure to ‘toxic stress' a key link to behavior, learning problems

    December 17, 2015 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Vanceboro, North Carolina

    A program in eastern North Carolina takes a proven, two-generation approach to lift struggling families out of dire circumstances.

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