The Trump Administration recently announced changes to SNAP that will cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose access to their “food stamp” benefits. SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program commonly referred to as "food stamps," is a federal nutrition program that’s critical for fighting hunger in the United States. According to Feeding America, "SNAP provides families with their basic nutritional needs to get them through temporary hard times. It helps people get back on their feet and on the road to a better life.” However, the Trump Administration has been working for the last three years to undermine SNAP as part of their agenda to limit access to public assistance programs. The newly-announced attack on SNAP is especially outrageous because Congress rejected these proposed changes to the program during the Farm Bill debate last year. The House rejected it in a bipartisan vote of 330-83, and the Senate voted down a similar amendment 68-30. But now, Sonny Perdue, Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture, is moving forward with these changes through an undemocratic “executive order” that targets very poor people struggling to work — many of whom are homeless, living in small towns and rural communities with little or no access to employment, or have health conditions that prevent them from working. Please join with us and demand that Sonny Perdue stop the Trump attacks on food assistance programs critical for fighting hunger in the United States.

"Enact NESARA Now"

The toxic circumstances of WORKPLACE/ACADEMIC BULLY has been well known for years. But progress for change has been excruciatingly slow primarily because of elected, civic and business powers that be. Elected officials in Albany should know that the time for change WAS YESTERDAY. Please support the petition and encourages others to sign.

Howard Community College is a pillar of Howard County and a key institution for students, parents, workers, families, and residents of Howard County, and the faculty who serve that institution are dedicated to serving that community as well. The full-time faculty at HCC are the people executing the mission of the college, providing high-quality education for our students, and creating community on campus, and they deserve recognition for their commitment to our community in the form of a strong union contract. Faculty have been in the process of negotiating with the college for close to a year and a half and have been met with stalling tactics, unpreparedness by the college, and disrespect from administrators. At the same time, the college is actively suppressing union speech on campus and working to intimidate faculty to prevent them from speaking out. This behavior is unacceptable and in direct opposition of what Maryland and Howard County Legislators intended when collective bargaining rights were given to faculty years ago. The signers of this petition demand that HCC cease their union-busting behavior and treat faculty with respect in order to rebuild the community and recenter the mission of the College.

AI companies like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, etc use a ton of electric. They use a disparate amount of electric without shouldering their cost.  This is not a NJ issue but is happening nation-wide. Resources:  https://www.fastcompany.com/91229319/ai-data-centers-could-make-your-electric-bill-go-up-by-70

Drivers pay for their own cars, maintenance, gas/electric, and healthcare. We deserve to make more than $20 an hour before deductions.

This is important because by auctioning off items and making a profit, you force teachers to continue to purchase school supplies out of their own pockets. A study showed that teachers spend an average of $300 on school supplies. These supplies could be free to them if the salvage unit was reopened and made available to them. 

Eliminating brokers from the trucking industry is important to support the sustainability and fairness of the market for those who actually perform the job. Carriers, especially small and independent operators, are the backbone of the trucking industry, yet they face substantial challenges. Starting a carrier company requires a huge financial investment, adherence to strict safety regulations, and substantial ongoing operational costs. Brokers, on the other hand, enter the market with minimal investment, yet can take 30-50% of the total payment for a load, sometimes making more than the carrier who handles the transport. This puts carriers at a significant disadvantage, affecting their ability to sustain their businesses and, in many cases, driving them to bankruptcy. Without regulation on broker profit margins or transparency into broker payouts from shippers, carriers have no clear understanding of what the actual market rates are. When they try to get this information, they risk being blacklisted by brokers. This lack of transparency and control by brokers creates a system that is unfairly biased against the carrier. Moreover, brokers often have cost-cutting advantages by outsourcing work to call centers abroad, while recent regulations prevent U.S. carriers from hiring dispatchers outside the country. This disparity further erodes the competitiveness of actual carriers, who are already stretched thin due to high operational costs and market uncertainties. The removal of brokers would help restore market balance, allowing carriers to negotiate directly with shippers and ensure they receive fair compensation for their work. By reducing the need for middlemen, the industry could support the financial health of carriers, reduce unnecessary fees, and provide more stability. In a low-rate market, every dollar matters, and eliminating brokers would allow carriers to retain a fairer share of the earnings, ultimately fostering a stronger and more equitable trucking industry.

LGBTQ+ people, people of color and women are core customers of Brown-Forman. Yet their leadership has said it's going to abandon DEI goals and plans for employees AND suppliers, cut diversity training and more. They won't even participate in a SURVEY about equality their workplace. In other words, they want to take our money and give nothing back. Our communities must stop drinking from this company until its CEO Lawson Whiting and Chair resigns and this company brings back its DEI efforts.

In an effort to protect the water, air, and residents of Marshall County we are seeking further study of the potential impacts of the proposed sand mine. Please consider signing this petition; your support is appreciated.  

To slow down speeders, and less accidents from happening due to blind spots.

The citizens of Harrisburg impacted by the seemingly irrational decision to remove all trees through the upcoming city water, sewer, sidewalk project are fed up! Many of your residents only moved to their homes because of the mature trees in a quaint neighborhood. These trees are historic and if you only spoke to some of your residents who still live in their homes and planted the trees themselves, you would know how devastating this is. We understand you have a right to the easements; we understand sidewalks are safer. We do not understand why simply because you have a right to an entire easement, you are choosing to use the entirety of the easement, thereby necessitating the removal of our trees. We hear you would be putting in sidewalks, we came home to the pink ribbons, but many of us did not even receive communication that the trees are planned to be removed! Some of the trees marked for removal are in the middle of yards! We demand answers and pray you can see the impact this is having on those who wish for progress without destroying history. Harrisburg already has lost much of its historic landmarks and charm in the name of progress, how is there not a middle ground? Help us find a solution together.