Too many hardworking Hawaii families are stuck in the debt cycle of Payday loans. Eighteen states have already capped the interest rate on these loans at 36% or less or made them illegal altogether. Our families deserve protections from the Payday industry, too.

Philadelphia is about to begin a once-in-a-generation negotiation with our biggest corporate citizen, Comcast. This deal could define our access to communications, and Comcast’s accountability to our city, for the next 15 years.

Suddenlink is ripping off the hard working people of West Virginia by capping internet and charging us if we go over. Let's stop them by bringing in competition that doesn't have data caps.

It's no surprise that in politics the biggest corporate campaign spenders receive the most undeserved tax breaks and special favors. Did you know they often also receive billions of dollars in federal government contracts? And yet, they're not required to disclose their campaign spending on the very politicians who dole out those contracts. The good news is that although Congress is unlikely to act, right now President Obama can use an executive order to require federal contractors to disclose their political spending. Tell President Obama to take this obvious step and at least end Dark Money from taxpayer-funded contractors now!

For years, citizens affected by fracking, and environmental and public health groups have been pleading to state environmental officials to have a seat at the table when it comes to regulating this harmful activity. And when Governor Wolf gave Pennsylvanians a seat at the table, the fracking industry claimed the public “has no place” in discussions about regulating drilling in Pennsylvania. [1] Gov. Wolf made the right move. But with the gas drilling industry and their allies in Harrisburg pushing back, we need to make sure he doesn’t backpedal and give in to a very powerful industry. If anyone should have their voices heard, it’s the people who suffer the devastating effects of living near oil and gas wells. Tell Gov. Wolf that the people of Pennsylvania deserve a strong voice in how the oil and gas industry operates in Pennsylvania.” [1] “Natural gas industry criticizes Pennsylvania DEP,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 21, 2015

Stopping TPP/Fast track

AB 700, the Gomez-Levine California DISCLOSE Act, will stop funders from deceiving voters about who pays for ballot measure ads by requiring ads to clearly reveal their top three funders. Funders must be shown in a big contrasting font on a black background for five seconds. The actual contributors must be listed — none of the usual shell games. Just the truth. That's why a remarkable 18 newspaper editorial boards called for passing the 2014 California DISCLOSE Act, more than 400 organizations and leaders endorsed it, and more than 80,000 Californians signed petitions for it. Please thank Assemblymembers Jimmy Gomez (D-Northeast Los Angeles) and Marc Levine (D- San Rafael) for their leadership in the fight against Dark Money in political ads and tell them you're with them and the California Clean Money Campaign!

My vehicle was severely damaged in an accident at no fault of my own. While the insurance company reimbursed for the costs to repair it, the value of the vehicle dropped by nearly $3,000 since it will be noted on Carfax reports, and the insurance will not cover it.

Every Rhode Island electrical consumer is affected by this. It's just needless waste that could very easilly be controlled and stopped. A substantial fine would make these corporations and businesses pay attention with everyone benefiting from it. A summons can be written by the local police authority similiar as a parking ticket

We need to stop this abhorrent practice of taking advantage of struggling and vulnerable student loan borrowers who are desperate for a solution for their crushing debt and succumb to the false promises of these predatory student loan debt relief companies, who take their money and provide a service that is available for free.

I would be so sorry to see a tiny special interest which preys on the poorest and weakest working families remain free of any controls for another year. I'd really hate to see a study or commission in place of a real reform.

My name is Ian Swanson. If you signed my letter to Ronald McDonald last year, THANK YOU SO MUCH! If you didn’t, thank you for reading this message now and for considering to join me this time. Last year, I got very upset when I heard that McDonald's and many other fast food companies were stealing from workers by not paying them for the work they do. My parents taught me to share and never take what does not belong to me. I really didn’t like it that Ronald was not being fair to workers. So, my grown-up friends helped me write a letter to Ronald. More than 1,500 signed my letter — I was so glad to see that many other people were just as upset as I was. This week, my godmother told me that the workers are still not being paid right AND that many of them get hurt or burned while making our fries. That’s really bad…and I can’t have a Happy Meal when I know that the people who make them are getting injured and being mistreated. Again, I want to help the McDonald’s workers, but I am just a kid and sometimes I need an adult to help me do things. I want to ask McDonald’s to stop hurting workers by not paying them fairly and not giving them the help they need when they’re hurt. Will you join me? *Ian is a fifth-grader from Chicago. To learn more about the struggles of fast food workers and ways to support them, visit www.iwj.org*