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Student Safety: More Night USAPD OfficersAdd more officers to the night patrol for USAPD. The violence on campus at night has become an issue to be concerned. Help show USA that you want a change!1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Amy Briggs
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Basketball CourtBasketball Court in Williamsburg Estates1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Sameer Khan
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Pardon, Medal, Nomination for ManningI believe that Bradley Manning is a hero for 'blowing the whistle' on US activities in Iraq, and that not only should be freed immediately, but should be awarded a Pressidential Meedal of Freedom AND nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize..6 of 100 SignaturesCreated by RG Linville
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Arizona Automobile Fairness ActArizona residents need work on reforming antiquated methods of collecting revenue related to buying and driving their vehicles. We request that our representatives in state government enact the following: * Eliminate sales tax on purchases / leases of new vehicles - this will encourage people to buy newer, safer, less-polluting, and more efficient vehicles. * Eliminate vehicle registration fees - this system is backwards and nonsensical, as you're currently rewarded for driving an older, more dangerous, more-polluting, and less efficient vehicle. This also means that nobody can ever receive a ticket for having expired tags on their vehicle, which only hurts the poor (and/or disorganized) population, and further burdens our law enforcement and judicial system. This also discourages people from registering their vehicles out of state, which is an all-too-common practice. Finally, this is one less annual bill to pay - with so many people living paycheck to paycheck, this only causes a downward spiral in their personal finances. * Change High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes to High Efficiency Vehicle (HEV) lanes - cars with higher fuel efficiency can use these lanes, tied to the MPGe rating of the vehicle. This determination will adjust each year as vehicles become more efficient. It doesn't seem logical that two people in a 10mpg car can currently use these lanes, while one person in a 40mpg car cannot. * Allow the sale of vehicles through retail outlets such as shopping malls, either direct to manufacturer or direct to dealer. More cars will be sold if a manufacturer or dealer were in a location such as a shopping mall where tens of thousands of people pass by, and this opens up former dealership land for the development of high density residential, retail, and commercial space. * Prohibit the current system of estimating insurance costs by ZIP code... this is unfair, as you could reside in a safe ZIP code and pay lower insurance but work in a ZIP code known to have more accidents... and you could reside in a ZIP code known to have more accidents and pay higher insurance even though you drive less, walk/bike to work, use public transit, or even work from home. This is unfair and discriminatory. * How do we pay for these changes? Shift the collection of vehicle registration fees and sales taxes to the gasoline tax. This will guarantee that everyone is paying their fare share of infrastructure construction and maintenance. Many Arizona drivers do not have their vehicles registered or game the system by registering their vehicles in states without registration fees, putting more burden on the rest of us who are law-abiding citizens. Anyone from out of state who is driving in Arizona, and anyone who is just visiting Arizona or passing through Arizona will no longer have free use of our highways and roadways. Everyone driving will finally pay their fare share for every mile driven, and will be rewarded if those miles driven are in newer, more efficient, safer, cleaner vehicles. All of these measures will have a positive benefit: manufacturers and dealers will sell more vehicles, helping the local and national economy; consumers will have incentives to buy new vehicles at lower prices, reducing their cost per mile to drive; Arizona residents will be financially rewarded for driving safer, more efficient vehicles; out-of-state drivers will finally paying their fare share when driving on Arizona roads. This is only fair... this makes sense... and everyone benefits. Please sign this petition, and please share it with everyone you know!76 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Ben Bethel
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Require Labels for Monsanto ProduceAs the engineering of seeds (either through genetic modification or cross-breading) has become bigger and bigger business, consumers have no way of knowing where the seeds for the produce they eat originate from. This buffers companies like Monsanto, which has elicited public criticism for questionable and aggressive business practices, from public boycotts. It also increases the momentum towards fewer seed varietals and subspecies being available for consumption. For instance, we used to have 307 different varieties of sweet corn available for commercial distribution in 1903. Today we have only 12. (Source: Rural Advancement Foundation International). We, the public, should have access to information on the origins of our food. Let's require grocery stores to label the source of the seeds for their produce as well as the location it was grown.4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Florence Williams
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Sunday Beer Sales at Murks Corner, Cowley County KSAllow Sunday Beer Sales At Murks Corner, 11928 141st Rd, Winfield, KS1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Murray Mullis
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NYS Legislators: Say NO to Constitutional Amendment permitting commercial casinosCasino gambling is NOT a harmless way to raise state revenue. Here's the experience of one gambler now in recovery. "I lost just about everything because of my addiction to gambling. I nearly lost my life. I was in my late 40s and had never gambled before. I had a good job, a happy marriage, and close relationships with my grandchildren. When a Native American casino opened in Niagara Falls, NY, near my home, I went with a friend, just for fun—an evening of entertainment. But I quickly became addicted. Casino gambling began to consume my life. I was one of the lucky few. I finally managed to emerge on the other side after years of compulsive gambling, depression, bankruptcy, estrangement from family, my own suicide attempt, and the actual suicide of a friend who owed $2000 to the casino and was being hounded by threats of legal action and jail. It has now been 15 months since I’ve placed a bet. I'm putting my life back in order, trying to heal the tremendous damage I did to my family and myself. This story wouldn’t matter to you and other NY State residents if it were rare, the exception to the rule. But actually "problem" or addicted gamblers like me provide a major percentage of the profits of gambling casinos—statistics range from 30-70%. Whatever lip service casino owners pay to promoting "responsible gaming," they make huge profits from people who gamble more than they can afford, whose lives are devastated by gambling addiction. Not only is this an ethically questionable way to raise state revenue, but there is a high economic cost to problem gambling and addiction—crime (embezzlement, fraud, etc.), business failures, bankruptcy, loss of economic productivity, addiction treatment, divorce, etc. I don't buy the argument that we won't create new gamblers by creating new casinos—that we'll just "capture" the gamblers who would otherwise cross state lines to gamble anyway. My own experience is that the proximity of a casino makes it far easier to start gambling and to develop and maintain a compulsive gambling habit. Research bears out this common sense observation. We need to recognize that much of the profit from gambling casinos depends on addiction, debt and impoverishment. Isn’t this what the State should be trying to prevent, not to promote for its citizens? " Birgit C. Letter provided through the Coalition Against Gambling in New York (CAGNY) (www.cagnyinf.org)181 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Anna Kay France
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Legally mandate backseat seatbelt use in the state of Kansas.Fatality accidents are on the rise due to the lack of use of safety features which are in every vehicle. Statistics on the National Institute of Highway Safety show that in 2008, states which require the use of backseat restraints showed that 85% of adults in the backseat used their safety belts, compared to the 66% of adults who used them in states which don't require them. 55% of passengers killed in 2008 were unrestrained.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jennifer Bridgman
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Points For Reserve Best In Show DogsWe the undersigned petition that all Reserve Best In Show Dogs receive ALL the points that the Best In Show Dog wins, Except from the group that the Best In Show Dog wins from.489 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Exhibitors with a cause!
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Save Our Post Office ConnecticutOur goal is to save the U.S. Postal Service from drastic cuts in service. We want the postal service to cease closing mail processing plants. We want the postal service to continue 6 day delivery and we want the postal service to stop closing post offices and cutting retail operating hours. Our goal is to see the dramatic pre payments into retirement accounts to stop and be returned to the postal service. We are proud of our postal network in Connecticut and want to keep it the way it is.351 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Jerry Stidman
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Saratoga Commercial Height LimitsThe Saratoga Planning Commission and City Council are reviewing commercial height limits in Saratoga and are contemplating raising those limits to encourage multi-story/mixed-use development.320 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Restore Saratoga
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Midwest HorseFair: Bring Back the Grand Prix toThe past 2 years we have had a rodeo, but nothing for us English riders. The Night of The Horse has run its course.2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Julie Snyder