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Could ranked-choice voting take the poison out of politics?

Meghna Chakrabarti

March 19, 2024 |

WBUR |

Radio Talk Show |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

After Alaska and Maine implemented ranked-choice voting, which allows citizens to rank candidates in the order of their preference, voters reported feeling more engaged in the process and noticing less extreme rhetoric among politicians running for office. Despite efforts to repeal the system on the basis that it is confusing, about 70 percent of voters ranked more than one candidate on their ballot.

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Florida is paying bounty hunters to control its python population

Lucy Sherriff

March 19, 2024 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

Python removal agents with South Florida’s Water Management District hunt the invasive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades to prevent the snakes from continuing to destroy the ecosystem. Since launching the program in 2017, agents have removed 8,565 pythons across the state.

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Attendance tracking program helps combat chronic absenteeism

Mariah Thomas

March 19, 2024 |

Ashland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ontario, Ohio

A specialized software called AttendanceK12 helps school secretaries, attendance counselors, and administrators more easily track student absences so they can intervene with families sooner, even offering options to automatically send parents an email when students reach a certain threshold of missed school hours. School leaders consider the technology an important element of a strategy that has helped reduce chronic absenteeism rates.

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India: Back to the future

Julia Lauter

March 19, 2024 |

brand eins |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: India, Bangalore

The city of Bangalore is combining traditional well-building practices with modern wastewater treatment technology to address the local water crisis. By getting the community involved, they’ve bolstered forgotten wells, integrated advanced filtration systems and made significant progress towards a more sustainable future. One community alone has revitalized 200,000 manholes over the course of eight years.

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Ugandan Women Team Up To Change 'Men-Only' Real Estate And Construction Industry

Hellen Kabahukya Richard Mugambe Elisha Kizito

March 19, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

Mutindo Women aims to increase representation in the construction and real estate industries by connecting women to networking and job opportunities. Mutindo Women has built over 15 houses across the country since forming in 2019, and has even collaborated on projects with men in the field.

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Manhattan Tries New Approach to Avoid Court for Low-Level Crimes

Fola Akinnibi

March 19, 2024 |

Bloomberg |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To keep low-level crime cases out of the court process, courts in Manhattan are allowing people to take workshops on overdose intervention, social resilience, or restorative justice instead. The aim is to provide early intervention in cases that will likely be dismissed, prevent potential collateral consequences of having a charge on record, and free up staff to focus on issues like violent crime.

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How UNC Charlotte's student support organizations help international students with off-campus housing challenges

Sunnya Hadavi AJ Siegel

March 19, 2024 |

Niner Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

The Triveni Indian Student Association helps international students secure housing off-campus by bridging the gap and representing the students with landlords in-person, before the international students arrive for school year. During the fall semester, the Triveni Indian Student Association helped about 600 new international students, and about 100 new students during the spring semester.

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'It's OK to ask for assistance': How UNC's elite athletes use mental health as an edge

Shelby Swanson

March 19, 2024 |

The Daily Tar Heel |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Carolina Athletics Mental Health and Performance Psychology Program works with university sport teams in weekly sports psychology meetings, where student athletes can discuss their mental health concerns and learn ways to overcome them. The Program currently has three licensed mental health clinicians on staff and hopes to hire more.

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The Farm at Penny Lane grows hope through therapy programs

Madison Gagnon

March 19, 2024 |

The Daily Tar Heel |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chatham, North Carolina

The Farm at Penny Lane offers a safe space for people with mental illnesses to participate in activities such as gardening, art therapy and animal-assisted therapy to supplement traditional mental health treatment. Follow-up evaluations with participants indicate they feel more peaceful and inspired after participating on the farm and building meaningful relationships with others who share their experiences.

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What If Finding Affordable Housing Worked More Like Matchmaking?

Michaela Haas

March 18, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Brilliant Corners helps vulnerable, low-income individuals secure housing by working with other local organizations, including the Flexible Housing Subsidy Poll, which helps match people with suitable housing options. Brilliant Corners has helped about 13,000 people get into permanent housing and can cover over $10 million in rent subsidies every month.

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