Can you believe this is legal? Recent Boston Globe headlines revealed that Governor Baker and the Massachusetts GOP are using a loophole in a law meant to limit big money in politics by funneling big donor dollars from the federal GOP account into Baker's campaign coffers. A recent decision by the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) just said that this is okay. Unless we act now, huge campaign contributions and more secret money will pour into Massachusetts elections at an alarming rate. Join us in demanding quick action to keep huge contributions and secret money out of our state elections! Read: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/17/mass-gop-finds-new-way-raise-big-money/cQmU0jzotCLvhn6Zs95JOI/story.html Read: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/07/regulators-gop-can-use-federal-funds-aid-baker/lZ0krS4RIYzGHKMVyTYizM/story.html

Big Cable is running a scam that makes millions of Americans pay them money for nothing. And even worse, this racket is locking us out of a more open, diverse, and accessible media. Here's how it works: if you have a cable subscription, then there's probably a rental fee for your set top box snuck into your bill. At $10 or $20 a month, that's an average of $231 per year! This means you end up paying the full cost of the device -- but the rental fee doesn't ever go away. But even more costly is the way Big Cable is stifling innovation and competition by restricting what we are able to access through their devices. The FCC can change this and turn a stagnant element of the electronics landscape into an innovative one that could bring more diversity in programming to our TVs. It's time for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to break up this racket. Right now, the FCC is considering new rules that would let consumers choose freely where they get set top boxes -- instead of shackling them to the cable companies. They're soliciting public comments, so let's make sure they hear loud and clear that it's time to break up this monopoly. Send a message to Chairman Wheeler right now and urge him to #UnlockTheBox!

Coming out of the Dodd-Frank 2010 overhaul, the goal was to make large banks less of a threat to the economy. One of the requirements was that the largest financial institutions need to submit plans, or living wills, for how the banks would enter bankruptcy in an orderly fashion in case of a crisis. Plans submitted by five of the largest banks have failed testing, which suggests that if there were another crisis today, the government would need to prop up the largest banks if it wanted to avoid financial chaos. In order to prevent that from happening, we need to restore The Glass-Steagall Act, which successfully protected taxpayers and the economy from the risky bets investment banks take. From 1932 to 1999, the original Glass-Steagall Act led to the largest sustained period of economic growth and safe banking in U.S. history; it ensured that investment banks could take risks but consumer deposits in commercial banks were protected. Just seven years after it was largely repealed in 1999, the economy suffered a major collapse and taxpayers were forced to bail out the banks. Now that five big banks have flunked two separate regulator tests of their ability to avoid being bailed out again, it’s time to pass the “21st Century Glass-Steagall Act” to rein in the still too-big-to-fail and still too-big-to-manage big banks.

Yes I personally have been affected by this. Geico went from charging me $241 for 6 months of liability to wanting $820 for 6 months because my credit is bad. My driving record is good and I have not been involved in any claims at any time through Geico or any other insurance company. Decent paying jobs are scarce and a lot of us cannot afford to pay these ridiculous premiums based off of nothing more than a credit score

This bill potentially weakens the FCC's ability to ensure that all Americans have equal access to the Internet. The language of this bill handcuffs the FCC from acting to prohibit corporate ISPs from enacting measures that would restrict fair access to the Internet for gain.

Don Blankenship has done enough harm to this state and it is an insult to the families of the deceased miners that he remains enshrined in the Marshall University Lewis College of Business Hall of Fame.

Last year, 4 million Americans spoke out for net neutrality -- crucial protections for free speech and fair treatment online. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) heard us and passed the strongest Open Internet rules ever. Now, cable company lobbyists are pressuring Congress to pass a bill blocking the FCC from enforcing its own rules, including net neutrality. And if H.R. 2666 passes, these billion dollar corporations will be free to price gouge consumers, extort companies that do business online, and slow down service for everyone. We can’t let that happen. We can’t let Congress get in the way of the FCC’s pro-consumer mission. If H.R. 2666 passes, the FCC would have no way to punish corporations when they treat us unfairly, jack up prices, or hit us with unscrupulous surcharges. That’s an awful deal for us, but it’s a dream come true for Comcast and Verizon’s bottom line. That’s why they’re calling in every favor they can to pass this bill. They’re hoping their lobbyists can overrule the 4 million Americans who called on the FCC to protect net neutrality. But if we speak out now as loudly as we did back then, we can stop Big Cable in their tracks - and save net neutrality. They’re trying to ram their wishlist through Congress before anyone notices -- so your representatives need to know you’re watching closely.

We cannot allow a foreign government to discriminate against Americans in their own country. Although they are targeting Cuban-Americans, Cuban-Americans are Americans like all other Americans who are not being banned from travelling to Cuba via ships. To read up on the issue, go to http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0b56f8b959335b7d4fa32466d&id=462c3b2458&e=db6cb0673d#

Hepatitis C nearly killed me. In 2014, I received a liver transplant. I was fortunate to have an insurance plan that paid for all of my related healthcare, as well as the Sovaldi-based medicine that cured my HCV infection. Over 3 million Americans are infected, most of them unable to afford Gilead Sciences $1,000 per pill price.

Jon, Your impact on the American people cannot be overstated. While the host of the Daily Show, you were a reassuring voice of hope, justice, and common sense for many millions of ordinary people in the face of demoralizing establishment politics and corruption. This election is critical to the future of this country. Bernie Sanders is the only candidate who represents the average American, working to end discrimination, improve wages, provide universal healthcare, protect the environment and ensure a brighter future. With your help, Bernie can win the White House and take back the government from the wealthy donors and super PACs. Please publicly endorse Bernie Sanders.

Microsoft – a self-proclaimed leader in diversity – is planning to give the Trump-led RNC at least $500,000! Not only that, but they’re planning to provide the Trump-led RNC with all of its tech support needs for free. Trump, who's suggesting his supporters riot if he doesn't win the Republican nomination, has been running a campaign built on violent rhetoric, racially charged imagery, and paranoid conspiracy theories. Just last month, he offered to pay the legal fees for a supporter of his who sucker-punched a peaceful Black protester. And last week, a teenage girl was pepper-sprayed while being a called ‘n**ger lover’ by a Trump supporter at his rally. Microsoft has a history-making choice right now. Once they start writing checks, they are committing to support the platform of someone threatening riots at the convention. After hundreds of thousands of you demanded action, Coca-Cola announced it is terminating its financial sponsorship of the RNC – now it's time for Microsoft to follow suit and dump Trump.

Spanish Fork does not need another Walmart, even a Neighborhood Market, at 2550 East and US Highway 6, Spanish Fork, UT, This is a duplication of services that is within 3 miles of itself. This is unnecessary, and it shows poor judgment on Walmart's part to think that after closing more than 100 Walmarts around the country in January 2016, that Spanish Fork would allow them to expand further.