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  • Climate Action... Now? After Years of Neglect, Omaha Officials Promise This Time Will Be Different

    September 04, 2023 |

    The Reader |

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    Response Location: United States, Omaha, Nebraska

    The Omaha City Council’s Master Plan’s Environment Element report of proposed strategies and goals related to climate action was left largely forgotten and ignored for two decades. Experts say the city’s new plan should be more actionable, a real commitment, and have a dedicated staff.

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  • This Is Public Housing. Just Don't Call It That.

    August 25, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County was created in 1974 to address a lack of affordable housing, and it’s done just that. The government agency takes an ownership position over apartment buildings and takes less profit than a typical investor might to ensure new projects have the funding to be built and include affordable units.

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  • The Trans Community is Fighting Tough New Laws

    August 17, 2023 |

    Solutionaries |

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    Response Location: United States

    Given legislative changes restricting access to hormone therapy and medical care for transgender individuals, many groups and individuals across the U.S. have developed community-based healthcare clinics and support networks to serve impacted individuals. One organization, Plume, has helped 13,000 patients in 45 states with its virtual gender-affirming care, which includes hormone therapy, primary care, and mental health support, plus legal and social navigation assistance.

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  • One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology

    July 23, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States

    In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act uses tax credits to encourage the adaptation of and investment in renewable energy across the country.

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  • How One City Ended Prison Gerrymandering

    March 10, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilmington, Delaware

    To end prison gerrymandering, the city council in Wilmington, Delaware, counted people who are incarcerated in the local prison at their last address in the city for the 2020 Census. People who are incarcerated there but did not live in Wilmington were not counted.

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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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  • Money Talks: Is pay transparency good?

    November 09, 2022 |

    The Economist |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In some places, like NYC, there are pay transparency laws in place in an effort to reduce pay inequality. Similarly, there are several companies with pay transparency policies in place to both reduce pay gaps between different groups and improve employee satisfaction.

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  • After Roe, abortion's underground railroad gains steam

    October 29, 2022 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: Poland

    Women Help Women is one of several organizations around the world that have formed to provide women with pills needed to complete an at-home medical abortion. An international group of doctors review online medical history questionnaires and provide women with prescriptions for the procedure. The groups are part of a network seeking to increase women's access to abortion as more and more countries pass laws limiting women's abortion access.

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  • Record number of South Carolinians cast their ballots on the first day of early voting

    October 25, 2022 |

    WIS News 10 |

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    Response Location: United States, South Carolina

    After South Carolina lawmakers passed a new law in May allowing residents to participate in early voting without needing an excuse, the state set a new record on the first day of the early voting period with more than 42,000 ballots cast.

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  • US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women

    October 19, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Bolivia

    As the result of an electoral law introduced in the late '90s and later added to the country's constitution, roughly half of Bolivian lawmakers at every level of government are women. Though the country outperforms many others, including the United States, on gender parity in the legislature, women are still underrepresented in executive positions.

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