Something awful is brewing in Trenton. New Jersey Democratic legislators are considering a terrible bargain with Republicans that would give NJ’s wealthiest (another) tax cut, raise taxes on working families, and blow a hole in our finances. The basics: Republicans would agree to hike the gas tax to fix NJ’s crumbling roads and bridges, but ONLY IF Democrats agree to cut or eliminate NJ's inheritance and estate taxes. Gov. Chris Christie recently called this ridiculous proposal 'tax fairness.' But while everyone would pay for a gas tax, just one in ten estates is subject to the estate and inheritance taxes. Most of the revenue comes from estates of $1 million or more. This plan would be Robin Hood in reverse: raising taxes on working families while delivering yet another tax cut to the wealthy. We expect tax cuts for the rich and tax hikes for the rest from Republicans. The really scary part is that Democrats may go along with this awful scheme – unless we act now.

Reform Student Loan Bankruptcy laws. Repeal 11 USC 523(a)(8) and stop predatory lending of student loans. Many of these loans will not restructure payment terms and our children are leaving schools with no job yet or low paying internships, an education and cannot afford to pay the loans. Now our children are unable to be a positive part of our economic society. They can't even rent a home or apartment because of bad credit. The pain that has caused students is also inflicted upon their families. Many of which have cosigned for the loans. Allow bankruptcy for student loans. America should have the same rights as all loan types in the event of needed protections of their finances.

We need a reasonably priced grocery store in our neighborhood.

On October 5, unelected trade ministers from eleven nations reached a deal with the US on the secretly negotiated so-called "free-trade" agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). It would greatly increase corporate rule and decimate democracy by eliminating health, safety, environmental, labor, consumer and privacy regulations, enforcing corporate domination over governments via offshore corporate investor-state tribunals. Despite mainstream media complicity, popular outcry has been huge, nationally and globally, yet our repeated calls to publish the text are ignored. The TPP will come before Congress within months. We are in the fight of our lives to get Congress to oppose the TPP (as well as the equally nefarious TTIP and TISA when they come up. They, too, are being negotiated in secret, and leaks are alarming). Meanwhile, anticipating catastrophe, savvy cities such as Richmond CA are declaring themselves to be TPP/TTIP/TISA Free Zones. National laws take precedence over local laws, so doing so is symbolic. These deals must be stopped!

In Garden Grove today, we the citizens are being heavily taxed and penalized by red-light cameras. Many times they are invalid and all the time they are too costly. To challenge these tickets, one must take off from work because ticket court is only open during business hours Monday thru Friday. Garden Grove is one of only two cities left with contracts with Redflex for operating red light camera tickets.

In Michigan, most women are becoming the primary money makers at an increasing rate. With this in mind, we need to make it a priority to insure that women are not being discriminated against in the workplace. By supporting the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act you are holding company's accountable for discriminatory behaviors.

Planned Parenthood is under investigation for possibly being involved in illegal use of federal funds. They risk losing their federal funding. Big banks like Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, and Lockheed Martin have been proven to be using federal funds illegally. All things being equal, let's put them on the stand and let the people decide if they deserve tax payers money!

This is wrong! Please join the Johnsonburg ESP on October 8 at 6:30 in the lobby of the Johnsonburg High School -- to attend the Johnsonburg School Board Meeting. This is a community crisis!

It is past time to give tax relief to those who truly need it. The wealthy have many ways to avoid paying taxes while the poor and the middle class have very few. I call for equity and fairness for those of us who have labored long and hard to make this nation a better place and have been left out and marginalized by our leaders who seek only to enrich themselves and their supporters.

Let's save Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway

As bikeshares explode in popularity across the country, we want to make sure that workers in these systems aren't left behind, and that workers in the growing sustainable transit industry get sustainable wages.

I fell at work in November of 2014 and I am still suffering from my injuries but since nothing was broken or permanently damaged I will receive no compensation. Attorneys will not even represent you unless you have permanent damage or willing to fake or exaggerate your injuries.