Mountain Outlaw
28 May 2018
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Boise, Idaho, United States
A diversity and inclusion task force in the Bureau of Land Management is working to change a culture that makes it hard for women to stay in fire-fighting professions. Through creating room for conversation, hosting focus groups, and hiring a full-time diversity and inclusion employee, the culture is on its way to changing for the better.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-economy/solutions-bank/the-best-fix-for-high-unemployment-prevent-companies-from-laying-off-workers-20140109
Clare Foran
National Journal
9 January 2014
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The unemployment crisis is a hard thing to solve - businesses sometimes have no choice but to let workers go. An innovative program tries to prevent joblessness by temporarily paying a portion of workers’ salaries at struggling companies.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/a-card-that-gives-migrant-workers-a-name
Ankita Rao
The New York Times
18 September 2015
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In India, corruption in the distribution of government ID cards leaves the poorest without legal identity or protection. A non-profit group is creating and distributing unofficial ID cards and legal aid for day workers in major cities in India.
https://www.invw.org/2015/04/27/after-the-wars-common-ground-in-oregons-forests
Ben DeJarnette
Investigate West
27 April 2015
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Summer in the Northwest presents a great risk of wildfires. A pile burning operation, just one facet of the strategy that Oregon has enacted to conserve its forests, clears undergrowth to lessen the risk of mega-fire. The work stimulates the local economy and provides employment, but it's also a very small part of what needs to be done.
https://wamu.atavist.com/from-institution-to-inclusion
Martin Austermuhle
American University Radio (WAMU)
14 March 2016
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For individuals with developmental disabilities in Washington, D.C., inclusion’s uphill battle, while still happening, has shown results. After the practice of institutionalization ended decades ago, there was a shift to group home living, nonprofit advocacy groups, and job placements. Challenges remain though, like slow-moving bureaucracy, funding, and those still fighting inclusion, but moves toward inclusive jobs and living continue.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/helping-where-help-is-wanted
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
10 January 2012
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Vacant positions exist in many employment sectors, including in education and in hospitals. ReServe is a program that joins retired professionals to part-time paid positions in non-profits to perform duties. A controversy has emerged that suggests these positions should be paid at a professional-rate salary.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/in-a-second-career-working-to-make-a-difference
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
5 January 2012
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Some inner city schools, nonprofits, and businesses in New York lack the staff to make their organizations function for the people they serve. ReServe is a program that links retired professionals with part-time jobs in schools, libraries, hospitals and other city agencies to help fil this gap.
http://cattle-drive.com
Matt Hansen
Cattle Drive
1 July 2014
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Historically, open land conservationists and cattle ranchers in California were rivals but with new research, which praises controlled cattle grazing habits, cows are being welcomed back to open land grasslands, regenerating the habitat and agricultural economy.
http://undark.org/article/birth-control-for-bambi
Benjamin Goldfarb
Undark
15 April 2016
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The overpopulation of white-tailed deer is a conservation realization and an environmental disaster for the communities that harbor them. Hastings-on-Hudson, a progressive community, has opted for a humane birth control method PZP that is injected by darts into does. The method is successful for its non-lethal approach and the population growth has slowed, but as of yet has not significantly decreased.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/17/business/economy/universal-basic-income-finland.html
Peter S. Goodman
The New York Times
17 December 2016
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Monthly unemployment checks are dissuading individuals from finding work for fear that their work will pay less. Oulu, Finland is testing out 'basic income' where everyone receives a government cheque, to encourage people to work without fear of losing their monthly assistance.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-police-superintendent-20151225-story.html
Bill Ruthhart
Chicago Tribune
26 December 2015
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Rahm Emanuel fired Garry McCarthy, Chicago Police Superintendent, following the release of a video of a cop fatally shooting Laquan McDonald, which has led to a search for a new superintendent. The hope is that the new hire will help turn things around by having a good rapport with Emanuel, be able to connect the citizens and the police, and help reform the police department.
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