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  • The Downsides of Property Tax Caps

    July 26, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Property tax caps have been found to exacerbate economic inequality. They restrict funding for basic services and push municipalities to increase sales taxes and fees instead.

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  • Baltimore's homeless veterans get their own free barber shop

    July 26, 2018 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Rob’s Barbershop Community Foundation is using haircuts to empower people. Specifically, at several centers for homeless veterans in the Baltimore area, new spaces for barbers allow veterans to access haircut and grooming services for free. Haircuts can also be significant in helping veterans get new jobs, and this program is even training some veterans to become professional barbers in the future.

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  • To fix its housing woes, should California look to Seattle?

    July 26, 2018 |

    CalMatters |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In response to the rapidly developing Seattle housing crisis, the city has begun to rezone single-family housing as high-rise apartment buildings and create accessible public transportation in redeveloped areas. Though this fastest-growing city in the country has a long way to go in the fight for affordable housing, the Bay Area cities can look to these rent-stabilizing solutions as possible responses to their own housing crisis.

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  • The Millennial Who Uses Comedy to Help Veterans Heal

    July 26, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A D.C. non-profit is using storytelling, improv, and comedy to bridge the gap between veterans and civilians. A study by doctors at Western Carolina University found that the program resulted in "a significant increase in commitment, control and self-esteem, as well as decreased stress," and the Armed Services Arts Partnership can't accommodate everyone who requests to join the program.

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  • Checking the blind spot

    July 25, 2018 |

    InvestigateWest |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    In Oregon, there is a law in place that helps guide public school officials in how to react to a child with a possible concussion, but that law doesn't address what to do if a child suffers a concussion during private competitions. To address this loophole, concussion experts as well as a skier that had been impacted by this blind spot, led a legal fight that eventually allowed the expansion of this law to also cover "organized youth sports that take place outside public schools."

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  • How environmental outreach efforts are targeting Philly Latinos: The most interested in climate change, study shows

    July 25, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Studies have shown that U.S. Latinos are one of the mostly highly invested groups in helping fight against climate change, yet are also often left out of the conversation. Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability as well as other local agencies are making an effort to bridge that gap and engage Latinos through better targeted environmental outreach efforts.

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  • How 3,000 streetlights turned San Diego into America's smartest city

    July 25, 2018 |

    Digital Trends |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    A municipality’s ability to collect data and implement small changes can mean cost savings, increased efficiency, and improvements to daily life. By incorporating the ‘internet of things’ into thousands of streetlights, San Diego is able to collect and disseminate data on street usage, parking spots, and traffic optimization.

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  • A New National Portrait Project Will Send 50 UK Artworks to the Cities and Towns That Gave Them Life

    July 25, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Response Location: England, London

    In order to share jewels of its collection as well as place artwork in locations tied to its content, the National Portrait Gallery has initiated a new project to loan work to museums around England. The piece selected to loan is one that the artist or the sitter has a specific relationship to the museum or the place where the work will reside.

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  • Counties lacking mental health providers turn to technology

    July 25, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    In rural areas, access to mental health care can be a challenge, but Eastern Montana Telemedicine Network connects rural patients to mental health services in Billings through live video. Video consultations can spare patients in underserved areas hundreds of miles of driving—often the difference between whether or not they receive care at all. Last year almost 2,000 patients in the region were connected to services.

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  • Why Restorative Justice Is About More Than Reducing Suspensions

    July 25, 2018 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States

    Restorative justice, an approach commonly associated with international conflict resolution, is being brought into schools to replace harsh discipline with conversations about harm caused and opportunities for students to repair that harm. So far, research shows that this approach helps students feel respected and can curb the use of out-of-school suspensions.

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