Enable early voting in Virginia to make it easier for all voters to cast their ballots and at the same time ease the buildup of lines on voting days.

We must work together and our state Legislators need to help US fix or rewrite the law to end/stop modern-day slavery. The issue drew the attention of President Obama at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (Sept. 25), where Obama said the estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking would become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can't just pass by, indifferent," Obama said. "We've got to be moved by compassion. We've got to bind up the wounds."

We must work together and our state Legislators need to help US fix or rewrite the law to end/stop modern-day slavery. The issue drew the attention of President Obama at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (Sept. 25), where Obama said the estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking would become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can't just pass by, indifferent," Obama said. "We've got to be moved by compassion. We've got to bind up the wounds."

Before 2012, the citizens of the Town of Kensington voted at the Town Hall for municipal, county, state and federal elections. This helped foster a sense of community and improve voter turnout. Because of school board redistricting, the Town has been split into two polling locations. Please support MC 1-13 to restore voting for all at the Town Hall!

The Declaration of Independence says there will be for "Liberty and Justice for All" but women of color have been marginalized and made invisible at the bottom of our society since 1776. Only 44 women of color have ever been in Congress (1 in Senate; 43 in House of Representatives) and not yet in every state legislature. We will be unrepresented until the rest of the nation does the right thing.

In this time of struggle for so many Americans, a credit check does not offer a correct reflection of how an applicant will perform their occupational duties. I have worked HARD for 35 years, and now have to change my occupation due to a work injury almost 2 years ago. My credit has suffered horribly during this time, and although I am well qualified for several occupations, I continue to get letters of decline after prospective employers use my credit as a reference. I know I am not alone in this situation; whether job loss is from injury or business foreclosure, credit checking is not a fair practice.

We must work together and our state Legislators need to help US fix or rewrite the law to end/stop modern-day slavery. The issue drew the attention of President Obama at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (Sept. 25), where Obama said the estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking would become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can't just pass by, indifferent," Obama said. "We've got to be moved by compassion. We've got to bind up the wounds."

In the past few years our nation and the great state of Wisconsin has been hurting with the lack of jobs and the national and state deficit. I propose, in order to create a multitude of jobs and a way to gain a national/ state surplus of money instead of a deficit we legalize the use of marijuana and control it in the same manner as alcohol and tobacco. Just recently over 300 economists stated that the legalization and taxation on marijuana could save the U.S. $13.7 billion a year. Imagine how that would help our nation and our state grow! I myself personally do not use or condone the use of marijuana, but with that said the use or consumption of marijuana whether someone wants to believe it or not, the acts are there and are presentable. Marihuana does indeed have beneficial uses. Just as alcohol or tobacco it to does have some negative draw backs, but statistically shown by many doctors and scientists that its use isn't anymore harmful to your body than that of consuming a can of soda or a drinking a glass scotch or even taking over the counter aspirin. The research and answers are out there to the benefits of marijuana. The question is, are you as a human being able to put aside your personal convictions or even religious beliefs on this subject matter, then look at those facts and make a well informed decision whether its use and legalization would benefit our state and our nation? Millions of people including myself think so. Please consider it. Thank you!

We must work together and our state Legislators need to help US fix or rewrite the law to end/stop modern-day slavery. The issue drew the attention of President Obama at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (Sept. 25), where Obama said the estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking would become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can't just pass by, indifferent," Obama said. "We've got to be moved by compassion. We've got to bind up the wounds."

We must work together and our state Legislators need to help US fix or rewrite the law to end/stop modern-day slavery. The issue drew the attention of President Obama at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (Sept. 25), where Obama said the estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking would become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can't just pass by, indifferent," Obama said. "We've got to be moved by compassion. We've got to bind up the wounds."

I believe most Americans prefer to be informed about whether the products we buy are produced using child labor or labor practices that are significantly or severely harmful to the well-being of those who produce them. Foxconn (who manufactures for Apple and others) was recently in the news giving us one example of people suffering needlessly so that profits are up and prices are down. The deadly fire in Bangladesh is another example. Most of us would rather pay a bit more or choose a product that is made with respect to human dignity and well-being. But how do we know? Labeling Tuna as dolphin safe informed consumers and gave us a choice that changed the industry for the better by providing an incentive to use better practices. It became a balance to the incentives based solely on short term economic gain. Adopting a similar policy regarding labor practices for imported (and I think also domestic) products will give us an informed choice to consider and provide the imperative incentives for the sake of the well-being of that workforce (and hence humanity). It's time to make the world a better place. This is an important step that we need to take now to make that happen. Do it! You know it's the right thing.

We must work together and our state Legislators need to help US fix or rewrite the law to end/stop modern-day slavery. The issue drew the attention of President Obama at former President Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday (Sept. 25), where Obama said the estimated 20 million victims of human trafficking would become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. "Like that Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho, we can't just pass by, indifferent," Obama said. "We've got to be moved by compassion. We've got to bind up the wounds."