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Breaking from the binary: Enhancing gender and pronoun inclusivity in federal programs

Partnership for Public Service

In 2016, James Shupe (formerly Jamie*) successfully petitioned an Oregon circuit court to become the first person to legally identify as nonbinary in the United States.

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Fox Television station license being challenged in Philadelphia, on character grounds

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Now, the only license up for renewal until 2028, in Philadelphia, is being challenged by the Media and Democracy Project (" FCC allows for public comment on petition to deny Fox 29′s broadcast license ," Philadelphia Inquirer ). Public comments are being accepted, and I'm working on my submission. There isn't a final deadline date listed.

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Privatization of municipal utility systems (water mostly)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Towamencin Township residents organize a petition drive to create a November ballot measure to change the township's charter in response to the town's decision to sell its public sewer system for $115.3 The government’s 2021 environmental evaluation of nine English water companies shows, miserably, that six receive either one or two stars.

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How public sector organizations use AWS to build sustainability solutions

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2021, the Government of Canada committed to investing millions into its satellite programs, which placed an extraordinary demand on the Earth Observation Data Management System (EODMS). L’équipe du CIAT tire parti d’ Amazon Rekognition pour améliorer le processus et développer son automatisation.