It is egregious that our tax dollars support the killing of wildlife by the federal agency Wildlife Services. In 2012 they killed over 306,000 redwinged blackbirds, 400 river otters, 12,500 black tailed prairie dogs and much more. It is paramount that we stop slaughtering wildlife. This is the new century and we have new and better ways to sustain our ecosystems than by promoting killing.

The sooner the better for Congressional Term Limits. This would help stem campaign finance, bought-off representatives are not working for all of us, just their "sponsors" ( i.e. corporations, lobbyists, etc.).

We've barely recovered from McCutcheon vs. FEC. We're still fighting Citizens United. And now we have a new enemy: President Obama just signed a ban on the public funding of presidential conventions. If you were looking for a way to increase the dependency of crooked politicians on mega-rich donors, you just got your wish. Obama's law just dismantled what was left of an alternative public financing model set up after Watergate specifically to combat the rich drowning out the poor, allowing taxpayers to chip in a bit each year to balance corporate spending. If we let this go without a fight, we might as well give up the battle to reclaim our democracy now. Please, join us in calling on Congress to repeal this order, and stop the wholesale dismantling of campaign finance reform in the US!

drowning our democracy in corporate cash. And if we don't pay attention to who might be replaced on the bench, things could get even worse. The Supreme Court must reverse course. We're calling on Hillary Clinton, presumed frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, to pledge she will only appoint Supreme Court Justices who will reverse this abomination of a decision. If Citizens United was beginning, then McCutcheon is only the next step on the road to abolishing our campaign finance laws. And there's little doubt that many of the country’s most powerful donors want nothing less. We can't let it get that far. Clinton -- like all the 2016 Presidential candidates -- must know that this is an issue that matters to the American people. And just as importantly, she must understand that if victorious, she will bear an enormous responsibility in repairing our elections system. Now is the time to make that clear. Sign on and urge Hillary Clinton to pledge to only appoint Supreme Court Justices that will repair our elections and reverse this awful decision.

We are Organizing for Action - the Bronx Chapter, tasked with ORGANIZING, MOBILIZING, and EMPOWERING Bronxites to ACT in order to get the CHANGE we VOTED for in 2008 and 2012. This undertaking will be easier if Bronxites (overwhelmingly challenged by issues of poverty, unemployment, gun violence, disease, environmental concerns and immigration uneasiness) can engage directly with our President and his team.

There's a lot that's great about being a public servant in California. But there's one thing about politics here (and frankly, nationwide) that needs to change -- and that's the influence of special interests. That's why I introduced this legislation (the ACT Plan) in the California State Senate. While my legislation is common sense, it faces stiff opposition from insiders who prefer the status quo. My legislative package would: - Require weekly contribution disclosures. - Require overnight disclosure of advertising. - Ban contributions to legislators in the final 100 days of a session, when hundreds of bills are voted on, reducing the influence of special interests. - Restrict politicians to one campaign at a time, so someone can no longer get around regulation by cumulatively raising more from a contributor than contribution limits allow for a single campaign.

to raise the pay in this State

More than 100 women leaders from government, business, and the non-profit world have all signed a letter to Governor Cuomo and leaders in Albany demanding that they raise the wage in New York. Click here to see the letter. Across this state, nearly 3 million low-wage workers are hardly being paid enough to get by, and they're disproportionately women. To add insult to injury, not only is there a stark gap between what women and men get paid, but it's a divide that grows even wider if you're a woman of color. Will you co-sign our letter by signing on to this petition to Governor Cuomo and leaders in Albany calling on them to raise the wage in New York?

A BILL TO STOP St. George, Louisiana IN HOUSE COMMITTEE THURSDAY (APRIL 10th) AFTERNOON. HB 768 by Rep. Ed Price will be heard in the House Committee on Municipal & Parochial Affairs when the House adjourns Thursday afternoon. The bill would limit incorporation petition drives to 180 days and put other restrictions on incorporation. The St. George drive has already exceeded that time limit. Apparently, the bill would apply to petition drives in progress. This is a liberal committee with 11 Democrats and 5 Republicans, an anomaly in the Louisiana House, which is majority Republican. The public is invited to appear and testify. The committee will meet in Room 6. For a copy of the bill: http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=879566 To view the committee agenda: http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Agenda.aspx?m=15528 To view the members of the Municipal & Parochial Affairs Committee: http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Cmtes/H_CMTE_MP.asp

I am tired of self –serving, fiscally irresponsible politicians! As a resident of Fort Lee, I was affected by Bridge Gate. Our Governor acts like a “thug” and makes decisions that benefit himself and his political team, but certainly not the people of New Jersey!

We deserve to know the truth about the atrocities committed in our country's name.

The Paycheck Fairness Act, introduced last year, would make it easier for women to sue for sex discrimination in wages, and prohibit employer retaliation against workers for discussing how much they make. This would go a very long way in closing the wage gap that has persisted between men and women for decades. Currently in North Carolina, women who are employed full time lose a combined total of approximately $9,801,729,458 every year due to the wage gap. Families, businesses and the economy suffer as a result. These lost wages mean families have less money to spend on goods and services that help drive economic growth. We must do more to help equalize the pay between men and women in the workplace, and this is a great place to start. Call on Senator Richard Burr and Senator Kay Hagan to vote in support of the Paycheck Fairness Act and help all North Carolina families get ahead.