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Vote for everyone you like — Fargo tests approval voting

Dan Gunderson

June 06, 2022 |

MPR News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo adopted ‘approval voting’ where residents can vote for as many candidates as they support per race. They do not rank order their choices, but simply select as many candidates as they like essentially voting ‘yes’ or ‘no’ for each candidate. All choices on a voter’s ballot carry equal weight and vote percentages are calculated by dividing a candidate’s total votes by the total number of ballots cast. The strategy has increased the percent by which winning candidates are selected and helps candidates who in the past would have received few votes because they weren’t seen as having a chance to win.

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Drought and inflation have come for farmers and ranchers. Does this Utahn have the solution?

Amy Joi O'Donoghue

June 06, 2022 |

Deseret News |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Castle Dale, Utah

A new Hydrogen nutrition technology allows a rancher in Utah to turn alfalfa seed into cattle feed within a few days with less than one-tenth of the water used in traditional hay fields. By using this technology, he’s been able to manage the drought in the region and preserve his farmland. While many could be skeptical of the system, the Legislature is planning to study how effective it could be for others in the state.

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Una aplicación gratuita brinda asistencia en emergencias con una red de voluntarios capacitados en primeros auxilios

Ximena Beilin

June 05, 2022 |

Red/Acción |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Argentina

Según la American Heart Association, diez minutos es el tiempo necesario para salvar a una persona que atraviesa un evento cardíaco mientras llega la ambulancia. En ciudades de América Latina, los servicios de emergencia tienen un tiempo de respuesta promedio de veinte o veinticinco minutos. La plataforma Helpers ha logrado conectar de manera gratuita a más de 3.300 usuarios que necesitan ayuda durante una urgencia, con voluntarios entrenados para intervenir hasta que llega la asistencia profesional.

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How organizers in rural North Carolina are bridging racial and class divides

Jaisal Noor, Joshua Komer

June 03, 2022 |

The Real News Network |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Canvassers with Down Home North Carolina approach conversations with voters not as an opportunity to promote their cause or ideology, but as a chance to learn about voters' personal experiences and how those experiences shape their approach to political issues. The strategy, called deep canvassing, is based on active listening and nonjudgmental discussion and was found in one study to be more effective than traditional canvassing in winning over rural swing voters.

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For This City, Fare-Free Transit Is a Big Success

Jake Blumgart

June 03, 2022 |

Governing |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Alexandria, Virginia

A newly redesigned bus transit system in Alexandria now boasts free bus fares in addition to reliable and frequent bus service. State and regional funding has enabled the fare-free pilot project.

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How cancer patients are getting funding for treatment in Nigeria

Mustapha Usman

June 03, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Benue

Project Pink Blue helps cancer patients access treatment by raising funds, training medical personnel, and connecting patients in need with sponsors through their Adopt a Patient initiative. Project Pink Blue has also advocated for better healthcare policies in the state and even provides jobs to cancer survivors to help integrate them back into society.

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Los que buscan recuperar el azul del Ypacaraí

Maximiliano Manzoni

June 03, 2022 |

El Surti |

Social Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Paraguay

Desde el 2013, un proyecto que involucra científicos y comunidad, ha trabajado para limpiar de una contaminación masiva el verde del Lago Ypacaraí y educar a la población aledaña sobre el cuido del recurso hídrico. Los resultados han ido más allá de la eliminación de algas y bacterias en el lago, han permitido la organización en por ejemplo la Comisión Nacional de Gestión y Manejo del Lago Ypacaraí y su Cuenca (Conalaypa). Pero aún falta mayor educación en la población e inversión pública que permita eliminar las malas prácticas en el manejo de las aguas negras.

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Metro Phoenix cities turn to homeless courts to help people navigate the justice system

Taylor Stevens

June 03, 2022 |

AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mesa, Arizona

When people experiencing homelessness in Mesa, Ariz. are charged with low-level offenses such as trespassing or public intoxication, they have the option to participate in community court to get their case dismissed if they agree to seek help from government programs and services. Participants are assigned a "navigator" to help them obtain required identification documents, search for housing, or apply for jobs, and more than 90% of those who graduated from community court in 2021 have not ended up back in the legal system.

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How Stony Brook University Scientists Gave Shinnecock Bay a New Life

Rafael Cruvinel

June 02, 2022 |

SBU J-Drive |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

After planting clams in Shinnecock Bay in 2012, scientists at Stony Brook University were able to reverse the trends of red tide in the coastal New York waters. The bay restoration project resulted in 400,000 square meters of seagrass regrowth and the local clam population significantly grew.

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Virginia Tech now has a 73% student-voting rate — how can other schools follow suit?

Jenna Zibton

June 02, 2022 |

WSLS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech's civic engagement program, Hokies Vote, has successfully increased its student voting rate by roughly 25 percent through educational outreach, community dialogue events, and setting up a polling place on campus.

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