Trump wants to sell off our roads, bridges, and other public assets to foreign corporations and his Wall Street billionaire friends -- allowing them to put up new tolls and put our money in their pockets. And he's starting by trying to sell off America's air traffic control system! The Millions of Jobs Coalition is calling for a big public investment in roads, bridges, and 21st century infrastructure like clean energy, a modern power transmission system, and high-speed rail. This plan must be paid for by making the fossil fuel industry, Wall Street, giant corporations, and the rich pay their fair share.

I believe it is unfair that last year this was not put to a vote in the Massachusetts House and Senate. We learned too late that this was being cancelled. It is a proven fact that sales soar during this tax holiday benefiting a vast number of Massachusetts residents like sales associates and their families, small store owners and their employees, but most of all the families that need that relief. It is a win win and I hope you agree.

For decades, hedge fund and private equity billionaires, like Bruce Rauner, have used an unjustifiable provision in our federal laws to give themselves millions of dollars in tax cuts. In Illinois alone, closing this loophole could generate as much as $1.7 billion in revenue for the state. Seems like a no-brainer, right? Despite national agreement that action is needed, there has been little progress on closing this loophole. Until now. We have the chance to make Illinois the first state to stand up to special interest millionaires and billionaires by closing this loophole. Last week, SB1719 passed the Senate. And a vote in the House is imminent. There is no reason for Illinois to help billionaires find ways to hide their income. Especially not now, when we’re two years into a budget crisis and have all too many examples of the human cost of Governor Rauner’s failed leadership. This bill is the first in the nation to make it through any legislative chamber. If you want tax fairness, if you want hedge fund billionaires to pay their fair share, and if you want Illinois government to be able to afford core services without punishing the middle class, sign our petition to ask the House to support this bill and please pass along to your friends. Daniel

The bill is bad because: 1. Its intention, as stated in it own project report, is to have an unprecedented mandate to prevent an independent private childcare business from expelling a child. 2. It misses the important opportunity to provide the real service that a childcare needs when caring for a child with challenging behaviors, which is an aide to work one-on-one, or relieve the experienced teacher to work one-on-one, to teach the child the skills s/he needs to be successful. 3. A statewide and state-funded program already provides the exact same service that the bill is asking for more money to do. There is no waiting list for the existing program. To spend more money on this would be a shameful waste of money. The citizens of Maine need to trust the integrity of the process by which a bill gets passed into law. The people we elected to vote on these potential laws rely heavily on the committee that a bill gets assigned to, to do the work of listening to the pros and cons of the issues in order to fairly determine the likely impact the law would have on the citizens of Maine, BEFORE they are asked to place their VOTE. It is particularly important that the integrity of the Committee process ensures the voice of Mainers in getting a fair, honest, and balanced assessment when there are too many bills for legislators to be able to look into each one before they must cast a vote. That INTEGRITY and TRUST was BROKEN by the Education Committee on a childcare bill, LD1321 sponsored by Senator Cathy Breen when it passed into law WITHOUT consideration of any opposition! The bill was passed into law without either the House or Senate even casting their individual votes after legislators relied on the Education Committee's report saying there was "no opposition" to the bill, even though there WAS CLEARLY OPPOSITION posted on the State website. AND the bill was passed into law without either the House or Senate casting their individual votes, even though there was no committee consensus that it "ought to pass"! How did this happen? 1. Only supporters knew when the Public Hearing was held. Proper full 2-week notice of the Public Hearing on LD 1321 was not given to the public. 11 days prior to the hearing, notice was sent that a waiver to schedule the hearing without giving the public a full 2-week notice, was pending and needed confirmation. Then NO NOTICE was sent to the public of the date and time for the Public Hearing! As a result, ONLY supporters, including mostly lobbyists and people benefitting financially from the bill, were present to give testimony of support. 2. Without knowledge of the legislature or public, the Education Committee did not allow submission of written testimony beyond the end of the public comment time, even though this had previously not allowed. Since the public wasn't notified, they did not know when to show up for the public comment, so they weren't given the opportunity to be there and subsequently they were also prevented from submitting written testimony into the official record! Within 10 hours of close of Public Comment, there were many letters from childcare businesses opposing the bill, that were sent to the Education Committee members and secretary. 3. Against all odds, one professional childcare business owner got her opposition to LD1321 officially submitted to the record and it was posted on the State website. However, the Policy Analyst for the Education Committee STILL gave an OFFICIAL REPORT to the Committee that there was "NO OPPOSITION" at the start of the work session for the bill! The work session is intended to work out the details and solve differences in pros and cons, to create laws that make sense, are cost effective to taxpayers and citizens are more likely to comply with. The misleading statement that there was "no opposition" usurped the work session's legislative duty to explore the opposition's perspective on this bill before recommending that the bill becomes law. 4. The Education Committee failed to address concerns of the independent childcare business owners opposition to the bill during the work session, even though the Education Committee Secretary and many of the Committee Members acknowledged getting multiple letters of opposition, by responding through email to the senders of the opposition testimonies. The Education Committee ended the Work Session without a consensus, with 4 minority votes of "ought NOT to pass". 5. The full Senate and then the full House of Representatives unanimously passed LD1321 into law based on the recommendation of the Education Committee that it "ought to pass" and had NO OPPOSITION! Sign on to this petition if you want the following: Governor LePage, please VETO LD1321 because Maine citizens were prevented from their legal right to take part in the process of making this law. Senate President Michael Thibodeau, Majority Leader Garret Mason, Minority Leader Troy Jackson, please address the Senate, in your official capacity, to sustain the Governors VETO of LD1321 due to the fact that proper protocols were not followed by the Education Committee, thereby preventing Maine citizens from their legal right to take part in the process of making this law. Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, Majority Leader Erin Herbig, and Minority Leader Ellie Espling, please address the House, in your official capacity, to sustain the Governors VETO of LD1321 due to the fact that proper protocols were not followed by the Education Committee, thereby preventing Maine citizens from their legal right to take part in the process of making this law. Senate Chair of Government Oversight Committee Sen. Roger J Katz, and House Chair Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio: Investigate the Education Committee to determine the implication of gross negligence for the legal rights of the citizens of Maine to have fair access to the lawmaking process and to determine disciplinary action for individuals involved in obstructing th...

As a Harley owner and rider and former USW LOCAL MEMBER for 38 years, I was so disappointed when I walked out of a Harley Dealership empty handed after going there to buy my grandson and myself matching Tee-Shirts. Not one shirt MADE IN USA to fit us. All the merchandise in the store was made in some other country except for three shirts and sizes were all M. As I got on my NEW HARLEY TRIKE and rode home empty handed I told myself "This is not right" Harley is an American icon. I will NOT buy Harley merchandise made in other countries. Now they are wanting to move Harley PRODUCTION JOBS overseas. Join me in signing this petition.

John Doe has worked 1/2 his life under SS and is entitled to an SS pension. The same John Doe has worked for the Commonwealth of Mass 1/2 his life and is entitled to a state pension. His Social Security, that he earned, will be reduced by 2/3 because he will receive a state pension that he earned. He should get 100% of what he is entitled to, BOTH SS and state pension. This is not double dipping, this is the way it should be. If you are in agreement, please sign and share.

Cutting the budget is not the best solution for Nebraska's economic problems. We can not maintain the Good Life by cutting the budget.

California's 10th District is a diverse, growing district. President Trump's draft budget would devastate our communities and many of us who live here. Our member of Congress, Jeff Denham can help to stop President Trump's dangerous cuts. Some of the proposed cuts are: -Cutting health care for the poor, including $616 billion in cuts to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program over the next decade. -$22 billion for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. -$143 billion from student loan access. -Eliminate $23 billion in farm subsidies that help to employ Central Valley residents. -and trillions more in devastating cuts. We need Jeff Denham to oppose this drastic budget and get to work focusing on passing a budget that helps all Americans, especially those most in need in places like the Central Valley.

Children and the elderly make up the majority of food stamp recipients. Cuts in Medicaid could leave many Michiganders facing the prospect of losing their health coverage. Trump's budget plan continues his deceitful attack on the disabled and violates his campaign promises. These cuts should be stopped.

After 20 months of talks, the UIS administration forced faculty on strike by bargaining in bad faith and refusing to negotiate issues important to the school community like discrimination and policies that will retain high quality professors. Please sign the petition to demand President Killeen and Chancellor Koch get back to the table and work with faculty to settle a fair contract.

Some nights, I skip dinner to feed my kid. I work hard at McDonald’s – but still make far too little to survive. Senator Bernie Sanders and the Democratic leadership in Congress just introduced a federal bill to help me – and millions like me. A bill to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour across the country. When 200 fast-food workers walked off their jobs in New York City in 2012 to demand $15 an hour and union rights, we were called crazy – President Obama had yet to call for even a $9 an hour federal minimum wage. Then, we WON. Twenty-two million Americans have won raises, totaling $62 billion in the pockets of working people since this fight began. Now, Bernie Sanders and Democrats across the board support $15/hour because we did not stop fighting. And we won’t stop fighting. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour, and it’s simply nowhere near enough for workers and our families to live on. Congress MUST pass this bill to provide help for the millions of people around the nation who barely scrape by every single day.

It is sad that after 10 years as a 100% disabled veteran, the VA can strip away that status. Most veterans are afraid to even volunteer for that reason. It is difficult to go back into the workforce after a period of 10 years of inactivity. So please give federal protection for 100% disabled veterans status, after a period of 10 years of being 100%, instead of the 20 that exists now, barring fraud.