Hydro-Québec, Canada’s mega power company, wants to build the “Northern Pass” – 1,100 power towers across 180 miles of New Hampshire’s forest and farmland. These gigantic towers would cut through the heart of the White Mountain National Forest and on to power New England.

On Thursday April 27, a bipartisan group of nine U.S. Senators wrote to the ambassador of Saudi Arabia demanding that Saudi Arabia spare the Yemeni port city of Hodeida from military assault to avoid pushing Yemen into famine. The nine Senators were: Todd Young (R-IN), Chris Murphy (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Christopher Coons (D-DL) and Ed Markey (D-MA). The Senators made five demands to help “Prevent Millions of Innocent Yemenis From Starving to Death": - Lend full support to Secretary Mattis’ call for a political settlement in Yemen. - Refrain from bombing the port of Hodeida and call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire around the port. - Reform the inspection regime at the port of Hodeida to eliminate unnecessary delays in the delivery of severely needed humanitarian and commercial supplies. - Facilitate the delivery of cranes to the port of Hodeida to increase humanitarian aid and commercial capacity. - Redouble efforts to ensure airstrikes do not hit key economic facilities and civilian infrastructure. [1] Urge your representatives to join the nine Senators in telling Saudi Arabia "Hodeida must be spared" by signing our petition. References: 1. https://www.young.senate.gov/content/young-leads-bipartisan-group-senators-calling-saudi-arabia-take-specific-steps-address

Turning a blind eye to the planned Federal destruction of wetlands, historic sites, homes, and communities in spite of the fact that there have been no environmental impact studies or public input is not acceptable. The case in point is the Branford to Guilford Quad track expansion proposed by the Federal Railroad Administration. The FRA’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) has no environmental studies specific to the new track planned between Branford and Guilford. Equally outrageous is the fact that the FRA failed to inform the “at risk” communities of their intentions. In addition, there is no benefit to the people of New Haven, Branford, or Guilford (or anyone else in Connecticut for that matter). In the entire thousand plus page report, only twenty-nine words were devoted to this 150 to 300 foot wide eight mile long easement. None of those words referenced an environmental study specific to the new track proposed. Furthermore, the exact location of the new track was not provided. This is just another example of a government “Bridge to Nowhere.” This portion needs to be removed from the FRA’s plans.

I'm starting this petition because I am Black and not offended by the name. It's awesome and although I was surprised when I first saw it in 2009, it sparked me to learn more about the history of the name. And to hear that it was to celebrate a man that was fine. What's sad is that they want to recognize that this Black man killed an enemy and then to use the name NEMESIS of all things. That may be the man's name, but who named him that? Nemesis is defined as "a long-standing rival; an archenemy." He was not an enemy to America and NEGRO MOUNTAIN is more significant and sparks discussion. Drive past NEMESIS MOUNTAIN and no one will even think to bat an eye at it. Leave the name as it is!

My family doesn't own a car. When I, along with my wife and three-year-old twins, went to vote in November 2016, we had to travel a mile and a half and wait more than an hour and a half to vote. That's too far and too long. Opening more polling places will shorten lines, make voting more convenient for more voters, and reduce stress on poll workers. And research shows that moving polling places closer to where voters live increases the likelihood they will vote (especially if they don't have a car). The Detroit City Clerk is the elected official ultimately responsible for managing the voting and elections process. That means that the City Clerk must do everything it their power to make voting as easy and accessible as possible.

I believe that a news publication that has previously not given advertising on their app should not allow lobbyist groups to advertise on their app.

Eastmoreland is currently trapped in a National Historic District process. InJanuary the Comprehensive Plan revised Goal 5 and now allows a local state option for historic designation. We support anything you can do to separate the national historic district designation.

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.

The moratorium on fracking in the Delaware River Basin may be at risk! We know that the Delaware River Basin Commission has been discussing fracking regulations that, if approved, would lift the moratorium on fracking in the Basin. We're not about to let the DRBC expose the communities and natural resources in the Delaware River Basin to fracking's devastation, nor will we allow the Commission to put at risk the drinking water supply of 17 million people! Your signature will send a message to the DRBC commissioners and executive staff that it's time to ban fracking outright!

Why is Twitter amplifying the tweets of hate groups? Twitter’s promoted tweets and trends have recently featured harmful content by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a designated hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Profiting from hate and hate groups is unacceptable. FAIR isn’t just any hate group. It’s one of the worst of many bad ones founded by the white supremacist John Tanton. And through groups like FAIR, anti-immigrant white supremacists legitimize violence against our communities. FAIR is also one of the primary architects and cheerleaders of policies that have torn millions of immigrants away from their families and communities through deportation, imprisonment, and even death. In fact, Donald Trump has hired their former Executive Director, Julie Kirchner, to be an advisor to Customs and Border Protection. Sign and share this petition to tell Twitter to do the right thing. References: 1) https://rewire.news/article/2017/01/19/twitter-allows-hate-group-promote-anti-immigrant-agenda-day-inauguration/ 2) https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170425

Republicans are trying (yet again) to repeal our health care. Their plan would push more than 24 million people off their health coverage, just to boost profits for drug and insurance corporations and give tax breaks to billionaires. Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), my congressman, is leading the charge. My name is Barbara Blonsky and I live in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) literally saved my life. I was diagnosed with breast cancer more than 20 years ago. Because of the ACA, I have been able to get the care I need, even though I have a pre-existing condition. Now, Rep. MacArthur is pushing other Republicans to repeal the ACA and undermine protections for people like me, with pre-existing conditions. It would also gut Medicaid and raise premiums. Sign my petition and demand Rep. MacArthur and his Republican pals drop their bill. Let's kill this bill before it kills us.

There is a lot of negative publicity about President Obama's Speaking fees. The President could lead us by example by donating to the ACLU, NAACP LDF, SPLC, and Planned Parenthood. Other public figures should do the same with their personal millions of dollars. There are many Americans who never see $400,000 in their lifetimes. Use this money for the public good.