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

    July 11, 2023 |

    Bolts |

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    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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  • More cities are offering no-strings-attached cash to residents. Here's what Philly can learn.

    July 10, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Funded by a philanthropic donation and funds raised by the city, a guaranteed income program in Durham, North Carolina, provided people who were formerly incarcerated with a monthly stipend of $600. The no-strings-attached payments are meant to decrease recidivism by helping recipients meet their needs.

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  • The latest cash-bail reform plan: Give everyone a lawyer

    July 10, 2023 |

    NewsNation |

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    Response Location: United States, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

    In 2017, a Pennsylvania county court system began to expand its offerings of free legal support, and now in 2023 the county provides defendants with public defenders at all arraignments 9am to midnight. In the first two years of its more-limited services, a study proved defendants with lawyers were more likely to be released without cash bail. Also, chances that a defendant would be in jail three days after their hearing dropped. Research also showed, however, increases in some costs and one type of crime.

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  • In the Shadowy World of Animal Poaching, There's a New Cop in Town

    July 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Kerala

    HAWK, or Hostile Activity Watch Kernel, is a digital intelligence gathering system for wildlife crime in India. Field staff use HAWK’s app to enter data when they encounter a crime, which generates the documents an officer needs to submit in court. Since HAWK’s 2020 rollout, the criminal investigation process has been streamlined, resulting in fewer errors, quicker processing times, and more transparency. Building off its success, HAWK is now being introduced to more Indian states.

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  • Oakland's MACRO has responded to thousands of calls. Very few were sent over by the police

    July 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    When concern arose that the police was not the appropriate department to respond to all non-violent, non-emergency calls, the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland program was created to do so. The program’s responders are civilian workers who check on community-member reports of things like people sleeping in public, public indecency and reported behavioral issues.

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  • The River Walk transformed San Antonio. Could Panther Island do the same for Fort Worth?

    July 09, 2023 |

    Fort Worth Report |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    A grassroots campaign to build out a river walk with walkable commercial and residential districts boosted economic development while improving flood control in San Antonio, Texas.

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  • Relief in troubled Northcentral communities as joint efforts decimate river blindness

    July 08, 2023 |

    The Nation (Nigeria) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Seri, Plateau State

    In collaboration with local government and organizations, The Carter Center launched an initiative to curb the spread of neglected tropical diseases, like river blindness. Throughout the initiative, the Center provided health education to rural communities most affected by the disease and also led a mass drug administration of Mectizan, which is known to kill the parasite that causes river blindness. Over 20 years, the Center administered 27 million doses of the medication, effectively eliminating the disease.

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  • Drones Are Delivering Medical Supplies To Hard-To-Reach Clinics In Nigeria

    July 08, 2023 |

    HumAngle |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    High-tech drones from the organization Zipline are delivering medical supplies — from vaccinations to blood and other necessary equipment — to hospitals in traditionally hard to reach areas. The drones can make an hour long trip in 10 to 30 minutes, making the delivery service a valuable tool in emergency situations.

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  • US Forest Service and historically Black colleges unite to boost diversity in wildland firefighting

    July 07, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Hazel Green, Alabama

    In an effort to increase diversity in the forestry and fire industry, the U.S. Forest Service partners with several historically Black colleges and universities to run an on-site fire academy that gives students the credentials to start a career. Participating students learn fire fighting and forestry practices in class, then put them to use during instructor-supervised prescribed burn demonstrations.

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  • A Sacramento group united an affordable housing complex. Here's how it changed lives

    July 07, 2023 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The GreenHouse provides after-school programming for children living in one of Sacramento’s most densely-populated affordable housing communities. Over the past 20 years, roughly 1,000 children have participated in the organization’s programs, including homework help, social events, internship and leadership opportunities, and more.

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