In view of recent protests, including at our Capitol, we the undersigned hereby support our Governor, Steve Bullock, in his courageous stand to uphold Shelter In Place. The economy will recover, but lives lost are gone forever. Protecting our families is of utmost importance. Meanwhile, please continue to seek out ways to help those hit the hardest financially. Please do not consider relaxing environmental protections. Without clean air, water and land, life will be considerably worse for Montanans who depend upon tourism, Montana's best resource.

We all want to go back to work! And need to! The gross mismanagement of the Coronavirus Pandemic throughout this year, the mixed messages, and the lack of a coordinated response to the facts has been fatal. We are sadly the Global Epicenter of this disaster, more cases and more deaths growing daily. This could have been stopped in its tracks! Just recently, the White House set out a phased plan to open the country gradually, to make sure that when people return to work they and co-workers do not carry the virus. Less than two days later, Trump tweets, 'Liberate Minnesota: Liberate Michigan: Liberate Virginia,' encouraging people to VIOLATE his stay at home, social-distancing phased plan, and stunning his pandemic experts and everyone else.This perverse outburst also had the effect of dividing us, by creating a group that feels empowered to defy the rules we have all been following.This is the worst possible dilemma in our brave fight for the survival of our society. Most of the Country’s Governors have told the Trump Administration over and over they do not have the capability to test a sufficient percentage of their population. The Trump team continues to distort the truth. Vice President Pence repeats daily that there are bountiful tests and labs available around the country'. The Governors say he is “delusional.” No one wants to go back to work, sit on a crowded bus, subway or plane, or go into a restaurant with the reasonable possibility that they will get sick and be hospitalized. Citizens must Protest! In our neighborhoods! We must be heard! Create signage for your window, car, or front lawn. "EVERYONE MUST BE TESTED! Write a letter to the Editors of your local paper." Talk to your local Politicians and Community organizations. Demand action. Write to the White House and your Congresspersons. Testing is the only path back to normal. SIGN THIS PETITION.

Our industry needs to reopen and be recognized as an essential business so we can better serve our community. Serving one client at a time while wearing a mask (stylist also wearing a mask and gloves ) poses little or no risk of spreading the virus, as compared to 20 or more people allowed in a grocery store or other big box stores with little or no health protocols in place. The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk ! We are facing grave financial hardship !

President Trump is an existential threat to this country, democracy, and society. We will remain in danger as long as he holds this office. He must resign immediately.

Time is running out to stop Congress from making a disastrous deal that gives Donald Trump almost everything he wants. Congress is debating the next stimulus bill, and over the weekend news broke that Democratic leaders might agree to a bill that doesn't include funds for the unemployed, doesn't include help for the postal service, doesn't provide vote by mail for the November election. That's bad enough. But the bill also doesn't include any funds for state and local governments. Trump wants to hold that funding hostage to force states to cave to far right protestors and end their lockdowns early, even if it's unsafe. And Democrats appear willing to let him. We have to stop this. Now.

As stated above, these services that are provided are regulated in an isolated, sanitized environment. Members of the community utilize the tanning to make them feel better, aid specific skin ailments, and boost their health. Please consider the following health benefits that have been linked to UV light treatment : - sustain mental health - psoriasis, eczema, & other skin conditions - Vitamin D (immunity boosting) - S.A.D. - Anxiety/Depression Relief - Thyroid Stimulation

Tattoo artists, body piercers, and shop owners are suffering due to these shutdowns. While some have financial help due to the COVID-19 relief bill, it’s still not enough to keep these businesses running and plenty are already going out of business due to these shutdowns. Families are in deep financial hardship, and $1200 is not enough for these shop owners to keep their business going as well as for their homes to be paid. Small business loans are available; however with the increase in these loans many are not getting the help they need, and paying back those loans will only make it worse for these businesses to thrive.

So that we can get the economy started again and so that hundreds of thousands of licenced professionals can get back to work and off unemployment. And to help with the emotional well being of individuals effected by this quarantine.

Our jobs are essential to our families and our clients with certain skin related conditions that which can be painful! It’s essential to keep small businesses going!

We're all self employed and NYS unemployment hasn't come through to help, nor has the US government.

Dozens of grocery store workers have died from COVID-19, despite measures being put in place, such as masks, temperature checks, and limiting shopper capacity. This clearly isn't working. It's not safe for the workers and it's not safe for other shoppers. The aisles in any store are too small to allow social distancing to take effect. Shoppers meander about trying to figure out what to buy, sometimes reaching over one another. We need to eliminate the variables of people who cannot take precautions on behalf of public safety. We're in a time when we have the technology to reduce the interaction that we have with workers and each other while fighting the virus. Effectively, we can turn the grocery stores into warehouses, and keep shoppers contained within their own automobiles, minimizing almost all risk to everyone. This will not only alleviate the health risks, but the anxiety of everyone involved.

Stimulus Checks have not been received. Unemployment has not been received. When this income arrives our health insurance is late, car payments (not all able to defer), health insurance, we all need food, car insurance, phone and wifii bills, some of us have independent; rent for our studios and offices, heat, propane gas, electric, basic needs. With a rent freeze we will not have debt to our landlords.