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Pa. counties call $45 million in state election grants a success: “Absolutely it was useful”

Carter Walker

July 28, 2023 |

Votebeat |

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Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Act 88 provided $45 million of state funding to counties looking to cover election expenses like ballot sorting machines and poll worker pay. The funds were extremely useful in covering the cost of an election, which can be quite expensive. Several counties that received the money are opting to rework their 2024 budgets to account for another round of funding.

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

Isabella O'Malley Michael Phillis

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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Can Permitting Barriers Be Overcome to Accelerate Clean Energy?

Ethan Brown Mikaela Gonzalez Hallie Cordingley Mo Polyak

July 21, 2023 |

The Sweaty Penguin |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Permitting is an important, and mandatory, part of new development projects in clean energy and forest management to ensure compliance with various regulations relating to the environment and land use. It also gives communities a chance to be heard during public comment. But the process is so lengthy that it can halt projects for years.

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Tracka, the initiative tackling corruption in Nigeria's public sector

Mohammed Taoheed

July 13, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kawu, Niger

In an effort to fight government corruption, an initiative called Tracka monitors public spending allocations and holds town hall meetings in communities across Nigeria to educate residents about the budgeting process. The organization has engaged 967 communities and helped hold officials accountable for projects that were funded but never completed, such as an electricity substation in Kawu.

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Oregon Wants to Register Medicaid Recipients to Vote. Will Biden Officials Allow It?

Alex Burness

July 11, 2023 |

Bolts |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

Oregon was the first state to implement automatic voter registration, which allows government agencies such as the DMV to share residents’ information with election officials. Roughly 94 percent of eligible residents are now registered to vote, and the state hopes to expand its approach to Medicaid recipients, but federal regulations may complicate that process.

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As states hunt for new voters, Massachusetts adds thousands via Medicaid applications

Zachary Roth

July 06, 2023 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

After Massachusetts added automatic voter registration to its Medicaid application process, the number of people in the state who registered through social service agencies jumped from roughly 30,000 to more than 160,000. Residents are given the option to opt out of voter registration when applying for health benefits rather than opting in.

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How Minnesota Became the Surprising Success Story of Gun Reform

Chip Brownlee

July 05, 2023 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

By shifting their message around gun violence to frame it as a public safety issue and narrowing the focus of proposed legislation to appeal to a wide coalition, Minnesota lawmakers were able to pass a sweeping gun reform package that included a red flag law, universal backgrounds checks, and significant investments in community violence intervention programs.

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Dignified toilets: A welcome relief for people with disabilities

Jeanne d’Arc Munezero

June 30, 2023 |

Panorama |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

“AGATEBE” was developed to help make it easier for the elderly and people with disabilities to access toilets. It is a portable, durable, low-cost toilet chair that is easier to use than traditional latrine pits. So far, more than 5,000 have been sold.

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Insurgency spiked crime rate, but this software beats it down

Yahuza Abdulkadir

June 29, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri

To prevent crimes related to tricycles in Maiduguri, Nigeria, the SecureN software was created to verify the vehicles through a registration process. Once they are vetted by a state association, operators and owners are given an identity card, certificate, and QR code for riders to scan before they board. The program also collects tax money.

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How a Black Community Brought Affordable Health Care and Clean Water to Rural South Carolina in the 1970s

Olivia Lewis

June 19, 2023 |

Direct Relief |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Beaufort, South Carolina

Facing a lack of potable water and government help, local advocates joined forces to find solutions and created an affordable community health center called Comp Health, and later their own water source, the Levy Limehouse Bellinger Hill Water Company in the 1970s. The new water system created jobs and helped influence better outcomes for the predominantly Black areas it served by eliminating contaminated water, decreasing infant mortality by two-thirds.

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