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  • In California Cities, a New Frontier for Public Financing of Elections

    July 13, 2022 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    To give less affluent political hopefuls a fighting chance in local races, Seattle's "democracy vouchers" program provides each resident with four $25 vouchers to donate to candidates of their choice. The initiative has nearly doubled the number of candidates running for city positions since 2015, and those using the vouchers are more likely than cash donors to be young and low-income, leading other cities, such as Oakland, Calif., to consider adopting similar programs.

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  • For People Just Leaving Prison, a Novel Kind of Support: Cash

    July 07, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Returning Citizen Stimulus program provides temporary cash assistance to people recently released from prison, who face steep barriers to finding jobs and stable housing when transitioning out of incarceration. The payments started in 2020 and have helped more than 10,000 former inmates get on their feet, with 42 percent of recipients finding employment within five months of their release.

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  • Choosing Who We Work With

    June 24, 2022 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Zaddy Solutions is a staffing firm promoting diversity and inclusion by focus specifically on the LGBTQ community. The firm provides mentorship, education, and guidance.

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  • This State Will Hire You—No College Degree Required

    June 23, 2022 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Maryland has lifted college degree requirements for government positions. The move comes after a labor shortage that has left many positions unfulfilled. The move will open up the roles to qualified applicants who have the experience and knowledge necessary but do not have degrees.

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  • No College? No Problem

    June 17, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States

    An organization is partnering with companies to connect job seekers, who don’t have college degrees, to corporate positions. The “skills-based hiring” is a step toward closing the racial wealth gap.

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  • Black farming projects look to recoup historical U.S. land losses

    June 17, 2022 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund is helping Black farmers buy land. More than $200,000 have gone toward urban land purchases in a practice some see as “restorative economics." Black land activists are also purchasing land in rural communities across the United States.

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  • Black women's political organizations making a difference

    June 16, 2022 |

    Defender Network |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Black Women’s PAC holds events and rallies that provide insight and knowledge for voters, candidates, and political insiders. They seek to increase the civic participation of Black women, including increasing the presence of Black women holding public office.

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  • How cash transfer beneficiaries build wealth in Kwara

    June 15, 2022 |

    The Nation (Nigeria) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    A guaranteed income program in Nigerian is helping recipients build businesses, expand existing ones, and build equity.

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  • How Native organizers won voting access and reached record turnout in 2020

    June 15, 2022 |

    The Real News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    Native organizers in Nevada secured voting access on tribal lands by overcoming a number of obstacles. The organizers successfully took the state of Nevada to court to finally have polling sites on their reservations. That win was the result of grassroots efforts to fight against voter suppression.

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  • Combining Old and New: Aquaponics Opens the Door to Indigenous Food Security

    May 31, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Wewoka, Oklahoma

    Indigenous communities are combining traditional knowledge and new technology to improve food production for its people. For example, the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma partners with the startup Symbiotic Aquaponic that uses fish and plants in water to grow traditional foods like corn, pole beans, and squash. It can be expensive to get started, but the system uses less water than industrial agriculture and provides key nutrition for members of the tribe.

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