Connecticut has one of the highest gas taxes in the nation. Governor Malloy recently announcing his plan to increase the gasoline tax by 7cpg, creating a new $3 tax on each tire sold in CT, in addition to implementing tolls. It's time to communicate to your local legislators that we cannot afford any additional taxes at the pump. You can help by signing this petition to stop the gasoline tax increase.

We need our representatives to be smart and not needlessly waste our tax dollars. Please urge them to do everything possible to share a jail with Columbia County and manage our jail deficiencies wisely without wasting precious tax dollars.

General Dynamics -- the parent company of Bath Iron Works -- is again asking the state of Maine for a tax rebate (with the initial request = $60 million over 20 years). At a time of numerous competing needs for limited tax revenue, an incredibly profitable company (~$3 billion in profits annually; $9.4 billion spent buying its own stocks back over the past 3 years; CEO Phebe Novakovic made $21 million in 2016) does not need "assistance". Further, General Dynamic is employing mafioso-type threats, related to contracts and jobs, to hold the state of Maine hostage to their demands for these tax cuts; we are especially offended by such behavior. We join with countless people across the state and dozens of organizations who say enough is enough with this particularly obscene form of corporate welfare. Please oppose L.D. 1781 in any form. NOTE: this link (and associated links) can provide basic and detailed information regarding this issue; see https://goo.gl/J3nLNY

There are thousands of citizens trapped in the cycle of predatory lending. The ridiculous interest rates are criminal and while common sense says stay away desperation pushes us in. Laws need to strict on these entities there are locations in every neighborhood and as a consumer I'm concerned about the stability of my community and the financial well-being of citizens statewide. Texas has been successful in driving them out of their state and returning thousands to consumers. Lets do the same in Tennessee.

Looking for ways to make life easier for seniors, especially if Trump gets his way in reducing social security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

To ensure that all persons with some form of medical or nursing license receive a fair trial no matter their station in life or their background.

To protect the future of Social Security, one of the most successful programs instituted by the U. S. Government.

A small business owner or self-employed person cannot do their taxes without paid help. These people represent a driving force in our national economy. Our tax process handcuffs them with another cost in time and money.

PSU administrators have spent more than half a million dollars (student tuition monies) trying to stop the university's graduates employees from voting and forming a union. These hard working employees deserve to earn a living wage and to have a voice in their careers.

I, like many other 15-17 years olds have a part time job. My job does not pay us minimum wage. Having enough money to be able to put some away and to save out for other activities should be available to anyone that has a job, part time or full time.

I'm an avid cryptocurrency enthusiast and investor in the AriseBank project. I came to know Jared Rice, Sr. in 2016 while hiring him for a personal business project. My first impression of Jared was that he was complicated, misunderstood, and brilliant! There was no doubt in my mind that Jared would be the next Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or the Bill Gates of the world. I was there when the vision of AriseBank came to fruition. The first cryptocurrency bank that would give people all across the world the ability to take control of their money. Was it a big idea? - YES! Were the big banks of the world going to try to stop him? – YES! And here we are today. A few months after the launch of the AriseBank ICO (Initial Coin Offering), several team members were raided by the Feds, had their assets seized, and the ICO contributions confiscated. As said perfectly in a recent article on Steemit by gank, “AriseBank is a direct threat to a system that has been built to manage our wealth for profit and of course, there are going to be enemies of the project with deep pockets and influence. A scam implies premeditated intent to defraud, and my belief that AriseBank's intentions are the exact opposite of that. They want to create an environment where our money is protected from the fraud that is happening every day.” Here are the 9 biggest bank settlements agreed to by banks for defrauding investors. These are the true fraudsters that AriseBank is trying to free us from. JPMorgan Chase $5.29 billion Credit Suisse $5.3 billion Wells Fargo $5.35 billion Deutsche Bank $7.2 billion Bank of America $8.5 billion BNP Paribas $8.9 billion Bank of America $11.8 billion JP Morgan Chase $13 billion Bank of America $16.65 billion (credit: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-biggest-bank-settlements-of-all-time-2017-4/#8-credit-suisse-53-billion-2) “Of course this idea AriseBank brought forth is a huge swing for the fences, and risky for all those involved because it goes against the grain of the status quo.” In the Medium article, by Crypto Kong, you will see that many of the SECs false accusations can be proven false. https://medium.com/@CryptoKong123/arisebank-scam-or-not-a-scam-you-decide-accusations-answered-with-facts-and-documentation-dd166d81c03c There has also been a lot of talk about Jared Rice, Sr.’s flawed past. Well, I believe that a person’s past does not define their future successes. Some of the greatest leaders in the world had to endure many failures before they found success. The argument that because Jared has had legal issues or relationship (divorce, child custody) issues in the past – should prevent him from creating one the greatest projects in history is laughable. Donald Trump’s background is riddled with financial and relationship failures and look at where that landed him! Leader of the free world! (just saying….) Jared has now been left unable to support his family and children. His bank accounts frozen along with the rest of his assets (personal and business). The government wants to silence Jared by throwing him in jail leaving this kids and family without any support. Jared is now fearful for his life. Should something happen to Jared in jail over this nonsense - we will know who to blame. Not one AriseBank contributor contacted the SEC with a complaint. The SEC was motivated thru online misinformation created by competitors of AriseBank and an ex-wife who has been fighting Jared for custody of their son for years now. AriseBank contributors and supporters want this nonsense to end now! Don’t let the government tell every young entrepreneur who wants to build something in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space that Innovation = Jailtime. Join the AriseArmy and tell the US government and our local legislatures that WE WANT OUR BANK BACK!

Corporate welfare for billionaire NFL team owners is a terrible investment of public dollars. But whenever football teams want to build a new stadium, governments end up in a race-to-the-bottom bidding war. That's why I've introduced a bill to create a treaty between Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia to have all three governments agree not to pay for Dan Snyder's new stadium. The bill has been introduced in MD, DC and Virginia and has bipartisan support.