Each year that goes by things are getting more and more expensive. Young adults that are younger than the age of 16 should have the right to start working to either start saving for college or to help support their family.

It is unfair to make it hard to live or work in the city and have to worry about parking! The city of New Orleans does not make from parking meters, just a percentage of the tickets issued. A privately-owned company from out of state called Standard Parking Corp. makes money. It profits from New Orleans and the city of Chicago, while residents, small business owners, people who work in city, and visitors suffer. Some people do not even make what they spend in parking. Residents have to pay for parking, as do people who come to shop--wasting money that could have actually helped the city of New Orleans. These meters are owned by a private company that are only helping themselves, so in order for New Orleans to get a cut, they have to enforce and put in more meters and issue more tickets. Parking should be free for people who work in the city, period. Some locals have to pay what they make an hour in salary for parking. Also, a lot of the parking meters are broken and people still get tickets from them parking near them. These meters are destroying the city of New Orleans, making it hard on small businesses, and people commuting to work or to visit friends in area, residents, and even tourists who don't want to walk for two hours without worrying about a meter running out. Not everyone has a cell phone to download an app and pay. Some people do not even have credit cards. I am starting this petition against Standard Parking Corp, who is contracted with the city and now owns Central Parking lot--not the city of New Orleans and Mayor Landrieu! The Standard Parking Corp. Parking Meter company is based out of the state, monopolizing pay to park so their stocks can rise. It's a huge greedy corporate scam! Standard Parking Corp. is under contract with the city of New Orleans, who is not making that much money off the meters ad parking, unless more people get tickets, issued by them, hence all the broke meters! I have a picture of a waitress at IHOP who had to go outside to feed a meter. She most likely makes $2/hr and feeds the meter every hour. This is a prime example of the greedy stock market, capitalizing on the human needing to be somewhere at a certain time! These city officials think they are helping the city, but they are only helping themselves.

This petition is an effort to turn our nation away from its path of perpetual war and toward other options for conflict resolution. It is also a response to the increased level of violence in our own communities, schools, and prisons. I often feel personally powerless to affect change in these trends toward greater violence, but this bill gives me hope for a voice of peace in Washington.

Nobody should be denied employment based on the fact they use marijuana legally. Employers will also benefit as they will have more job applicants to choose from.

Ohio Governor John Kasich is presently proposing furthering a regressive sales tax plan that is both economically unjust and unjustified. Since 2005, Republicans have shifted the source of state tax revenue from income (progressive) to sales (regressive) taxes. The present system has been hurting job growth and is nothing more than a give away the GOP's wealthy base. We need to fight this battle now as our economy would benefit by shifting the tax burden away from the 96 % of Ohioans who make an income of less than $200K/yr., increasing the take home pay, putting money in the pockets of those who will actually spend it, and creating jobs from the increased demand for goods and services. The top 4% would hardly feel the difference and continue present levels or increase hiring practices to meet the growing economy. This is another battle that will never go away as long as large amounts of money can be given to candidates by wealthy donors and money remains so closely tied to politics.

The Senate and House are making critical budget decisions that will deeply affect all Americans in 2016. All members of Congress need to hear from constituents before April 15 that cuts to programs that help Americans are not acceptable. The U.S. House and Senate have each advanced a budget outline that calls for the wrong choices: more tax breaks for corporations and the rich and more funding for the Pentagon, along with less funding for needed investments. Past budget cuts have kept 67,000 low-income families from moving into affordable housing; denied child care to hundreds of thousands of children in low-income working families; reduced job training and education aid; left our roads and bridges in disrepair; and left millions of poor Americans with less food each month by cutting food stamps. The new plans would make all this worse. It does not have to be this way. A federal budget that makes the right choices can both preserve and expand essential services. Closing even some tax loopholes and reducing Pentagon waste would fund universal pre-k, make college more affordable, create jobs, and dramatically reduce hunger, homelessness, and poverty. The good news: There are many more steps before the funding cuts outlined in the House and Senate budget plans could be enacted into law. Even before the ink is dry on a new budget, Congress will be under pressure to change it. But without our voices, the pressures are to increase Pentagon spending, threatening human needs programs even more. Your signature on this petition will make a difference -- but we must act now to send Congress a strong, united message that we oppose upside-down priorities.

Because we the lower income peoples Human Rights should be protected.

This law is a travesty and will only undermine Michigan's progress.

On Friday, Republicans in Madison announced they are planning to ram through an unfair and unnecessary right to work bill. This is another in a long line of attacks on Wisconsin working people. Right to work would be devastating for everyone in Wisconsin. Workers in states where right to work laws have been passed make $5,000 less and have less benefits than workers in states where right to work laws don’t exist. Six of the ten states with the highest unemployment have right to work laws in place. Also, the wage gap for women who live in right to work states is even higher than in non-right to work states. This divisive legislation would hurt all working families in Wisconsin. We need to act right now to stop this bill because Republicans are trying to fast track this bill by the end of the week using a legislative maneuver called an extraordinary session that changes the rules, limits debate and makes a mockery out of our democracy. Sign the petition to legislators in Madison to oppose this attack on the middle class.

“Just-in-time” scheduling, as it’s known, can wreak havoc on the lives of working people and their families. When shifts are scheduled with little advance notice and canceled at the last minute, it’s hard to imagine having any financial security. And when workers don’t have predictable schedules and are expected to work any time they’re called, it’s hard to make plans to take care of your family or find additional work, if necessary. State lawmakers in California have introduced Assembly Bill 357, the "Fair Scheduling Act" and we need them to act now to protect all California workers.

“Just-in-time” scheduling, as it’s known, can wreak havoc on the lives of working people and their families. When shifts are scheduled with little advance notice and canceled at the last minute, it’s hard to imagine having any financial security. And when workers don’t have predictable schedules and are expected to work any time they’re called, it’s hard to make plans to take care of your family or find additional work, if necessary. Right now, Minnesota lawmakers can make a difference for thousands of Minnesota workers, by passing legislation to make fair scheduling a reality now.

Do you think you are paying too much at the pump? Support HB 483, Motorist Tax Relief - Motor Fuel Tax - Consumer Price Index and Sales and Use Tax Equivalent Rate Adjustments - Repeal.