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  • These voters are using democracy vouchers to influence Seattle's City Council races

    Daniel Beekman

    June 12, 2019 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle, taxpayers are funding a program called democracy vouchers, in which registered voters and other eligible residents receive $25 vouchers that they can contribute toward city council races. In this program unique to Seattle, each donor can contribute up to four vouchers, which are helping to diversify the field for grassroots candidates.

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  • LGBTQ activist hopes attack, liaison committee can unite community

    Laura Smythe

    June 12, 2019 |

    Philadelphia Gay News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s LGBT Police Liaison Committee serves as an intermediary between the city’s LGBTQ community and police force, creating a safe place for LGBTQ people, many of whom are fearful of police, to report crimes. Besides being liaisons, the committee also does community outreach and education to both bring awareness to their services and create a more inclusive city.

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  • Black People Are Charged at a Higher Rate Than Whites. What if Prosecutors Didn't Know Their Race?

    Timothy Williams

    June 12, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The San Francisco District Attorney’s office has been instituting “blind charging,” making it impossible to see someone’s name, race, and other demographics before deciding to charge them with a crime. This new practice comes as a response to accusations of racial bias and profiling when deciding whether to pursue a charge – citing that black people are disproportionately targeted within the criminal justice system.

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  • The End of the Polling Booth

    Tina Rosenberg

    June 11, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    In Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, the traditional polling place has all but disappeared. In its place is the rise of the mail-in ballot, a convenient, inclusive method where states mail ballots to every registered voter--automatically. Evidence from all three of those states, as well as five California counties with a similar initiative, have showed an increase in voter turnout.

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  • 'It has transformed my life': the restaurant where all staff have a disability

    Stephen Burgen

    June 10, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Spain, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia

    A haute cuisine restaurant in the Spanish city of Jerez offers employment only for people with disabilities who are left out of the mainstream workforce. The restaurant employs 20 people with conditions ranging from Down's syndrome to cerebral palsy, and they say that they are treated just like anyone else and that it has transformed their lives. The restaurant has also caught people's attention for the food alone and even receives recipes and guest chefs from the top chefs in the country.

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  • Blight is eating American cities. Here's how Mobile, Alabama, stopped it

    Hana Schank

    June 10, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Mobile, Alabama

    While the entire nation struggles to combat blight and rundown housing, the city of Mobile, Alabama put together a task force and managed to slow the spread of blight in the town and even change the state constitution. Now, the city is able to purchase blighted houses, make necessary repairs, and combat racial inequality while doing it.

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  • Eye On the Elderly: Ohio Increasingly Relies on Volunteers to Handle Aging Adult Affairs

    Katie Ellington

    June 09, 2019 |

    Eye On Ohio |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    Though Ohio has traditionally relied on volunteers to be guardians to elder folks who don't have support of family or loved ones, the court system looks to partnerships with external organizations to give at-risk seniors the support they need. The state has a long way to go, but the collective action between government entities, private ventures and nonprofit organizations is closing the gap for seniors without solid guardianship.

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  • Can Queer Nightlife in L.A. Be Saved by Instagram?

    Aimee Lutkin

    June 06, 2019 |

    Los Angeleno |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Parties and gatherings designed specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community have become crowded with tourists and often aren't inclusive to all those who could find comfort in a space meant for them. To help keep queer nightlife alive for queer women, trans-men, and non-binary folk, pop-up parties are being advertised through insider knowledge and Instagram.

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  • A Hub for Justice

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    June 05, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The city of Philadelphia has been experimenting and iterating on the development of a Juvenile Justice Hub – a program that would transform interactions between the city’s youth and the police. The Hub is in the testing phase, as it is part of a Bloomberg Philanthropies competition for $1 million in grant funding. If received, the city would be able to officially deploy the ideas it has been testing, like training police in trauma and providing more social services for kids who are picked up by police.

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  • California: Epicenter of Mass Incarceration Reform

    Abbie Vansickle Manny Faces

    June 04, 2019 |

    News Beat |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    Following a Supreme Court mandate requiring California to address prison overcrowding, the state has taken numerous initiatives to reduce sentences, relocate inmates, set higher accountability measures for law enforcement, and allocate more funding for re-entry programs. While these measures have been implemented across the state, the city of Stockton has been a leader after electing the nation’s youngest – and Stockton’s first African American – mayor, Michael Tubbs. Since then, the city has adopted reforms such as universal basic income and mentorship programs and has witnessed a 40% drop in homicides.

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