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Money Talks: Is pay transparency good?

Mike Bird Alice Fulwood Soumaya Keynes

November 09, 2022 |

The Economist |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In some places, like NYC, there are pay transparency laws in place in an effort to reduce pay inequality. Similarly, there are several companies with pay transparency policies in place to both reduce pay gaps between different groups and improve employee satisfaction.

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After Roe, abortion's underground railroad gains steam

Emily Schultheis Carlo Martuscelli Mandoline Rutkowski Jakub Korus

October 29, 2022 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Poland

Women Help Women is one of several organizations around the world that have formed to provide women with pills needed to complete an at-home medical abortion. An international group of doctors review online medical history questionnaires and provide women with prescriptions for the procedure. The groups are part of a network seeking to increase women's access to abortion as more and more countries pass laws limiting women's abortion access.

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Record number of South Carolinians cast their ballots on the first day of early voting

Nick Neville

October 25, 2022 |

WIS News 10 |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, South Carolina

After South Carolina lawmakers passed a new law in May allowing residents to participate in early voting without needing an excuse, the state set a new record on the first day of the early voting period with more than 42,000 ballots cast.

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US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women

Thomas Graham Kayla Epstein

October 19, 2022 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bolivia

As the result of an electoral law introduced in the late '90s and later added to the country's constitution, roughly half of Bolivian lawmakers at every level of government are women. Though the country outperforms many others, including the United States, on gender parity in the legislature, women are still underrepresented in executive positions.

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Can SB 9 really help build housing for all in Sacramento?

Russell Nichols

October 18, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency Act eliminated single-family zoning so homeowners can split their lots to create rentals and make more housing available statewide.

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40 Acres: Reaching reconciliation

Fabiola Cineas

October 03, 2022 |

Vox |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Manhattan Beach, California

Protesters in Manhattan Beach, Calif., organized a campaign to return Bruce's Beach, a 7,000-square-foot plot of land that was taken from its Black owners in the 1920s, to the descendents of the original proprietors. The success of the effort led to the formation of Where is My Land, an organization that puts pressure on municipalities and governments to return land that was stolen from Black people throughout the United States' history.

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State Leaders Are Turning to Students to Shape Education Policy

Lilah Burke

September 29, 2022 |

EdSurge News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

More students than ever are now providing input on education policies through state boards and councils, with 33 states offering opportunities for student engagement in the policymaking process. Student representatives serving in these positions say the experience has bolstered their interest in politics and given them the chance to weigh in on important issues, and some have successfully lobbied for official voting rights on their boards.

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California's fire crisis requires carceral reform and a Just Transition

Ray Levy Uyeda

September 28, 2022 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

A California law is making it easier for firefighters trained while incarcerated to get the emergency medical technician licensing required to work at municipal fire stations once released. The new law helps formerly incarcerated firefighters expunge felony convictions from their records that would otherwise prevent them access to licensing.

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Report: More States Are Giving Students a Say in Education Policy

Asher Lehrer-Small

September 19, 2022 |

The 74 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

At least 33 states now involve students in education policymaking through formal advisory roles or positions on state boards, and these youth have helped spearhead changes, such as a Massachusetts rule requiring student feedback to be considered in the teacher evaluation process and a Washington bill creating school-based liaisons to coordinate homelessness services.

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In the Netherlands, Safe Drug Consumption Sites Are Saving Lives. The U.S. Is Resisting.

Jaisal Noor

September 14, 2022 |

Bolts |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

In the Netherlands, safe consumption sites provide a clean, supervised space for drug users to go without worrying about legal ramifications. The sites not only help prevent overdoses, with zero overdose deaths reported at safe consumption sites, but also connect patrons with harm-reduction information, alternatives such as methadone, supportive housing, mental health treatment, and other social services.

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