The Spencer skatepark has been our hometown skatepark for years now, and the park does not have much for us to skate. We are simply asking for town officials to use the money we raised using our "Gofundme" to add other ramps, ledges, and rails. Thank you to anyone who signs! Sincerely , The skaters of Spencer

I believe that the people need to see the whole picture of a candidate including special interests. Illinois State Senate Bill 982 provides that no candidate for President or Vice-President of the United States shall appear on the official ballot for the general election if that candidate has not released his or her tax returns at least 5 days prior to the date set for certification of the ballot for the general election. Tell our state senators to vote YES on SB 982.

To give Americans their own AUTHENTIC voice that is independent of politics, and a dysfunctional system which isn't working for the well-being of the people. Such a voice can direct attention to what the PEOPLE want, instead of the self-interested agenda of the political parties who, by waging WAR on each other, have thereby crippled governance.

Evanston is currently struggling to fund its schools, its social service organizations, and its cultural institutions. Yet, President Trump's government proposes moving monies away from the EPA, HHS and the State Department to further inflate the military budget. We urge the City Council to let President Trump know this runs counter to our values as human beings and as a community. Taxpayers in the U.S. are paying $528.49 billion for the Department of Defense. This amount of money could alternately be used to fund: + 6.54 million elementary school teachers for one year, or + 7.13 million clean energy jobs created for one year, or + 9.51 million infrastructure jobs created for one year, or + 5.28 million jobs with supports in high poverty communities for 1 year, or + 59.31 million Head Start slots for children for one year, or + 51.15 million military veterans receiving VA medical care for one year, or + 15.91 million scholarships for university students for four years, or + 22.72 million students receiving Pell Grants of $5,815 for four years, or + 222.93 million children receiving low-income health care for one year, or + 595.33 million households with wind power for one year, or + 148.46 million adults receiving low-income healthcare for one year, or + 367.73 million households with solar electricity for one year. This is our money. It should be our choice how it is spent.

Arizona Senate Bill 1500 and Arizona House Bill 2456 require a candidates for the office of president of the United States to submit a copy of the their federal and state income tax returns for the immediately preceding five years. Tell the Arizona state legislature to vote YES on these bills, so voters know the financial ties that candidates have before they vote for president of the United States.

On Thursday, April 6, President Trump attacked Syria without Congressional authorization, violating the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution. [1] Following Nixon's unauthorized escalations of the Vietnam War, the Congressional Framers of the War Powers Resolution knew that it was likely that future Presidents would try to use military force without Congressional authorization. That's why they put multiple mechanisms in the WPR to help future Congresses defend their war powers. One of those mechanisms was the requirement that the President report in writing to Congress within 48 hours of using military force without a declaration of war, stating: "(A) the circumstances necessitating the introduction of United States Armed Forces; (B) the constitutional and legislative authority under which such introduction took place; and (C) the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement." [2] On April 7, Reps. Peter DeFazio [OR-4], Mark Pocan [WI-2], Barbara Lee [CA-13], and James McGovern [MA-2] sent a letter to Trump reminding him that under the War Powers Resolution, he has 48 hours to report to Congress on his unauthorized strike. Add your voice to that of DeFazio, Pocan, Lee and McGovern by signing our petition. UPDATE: "With six hours to spare before the 48-hour deadline in section 4 of the War Powers Resolution, the White House has sent the President's report to Congress on Thursday evening's missile attacks on Syria." [4] You can still show your support for President Trump's compliance with the War Powers Resolution by signing our petition. References: 1. https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/us-strikes-syria-are-illegal-response-atrocity; https://www.lawfareblog.com/constitutionality-syria-strike-through-eyes-olc-and-obama-administration 2. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/warpower.asp 3. http://defazio.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-defazio-lawmakers-urge-president-trump-to-outline-scope-of-syria 4. https://www.lawfareblog.com/president-trumps-war-powers-report-syria-attacks

We are extremely concerned about proposals to build office buildings and a hotel on this property. Remington Woods should be off-limits for development and instead should be preserved as a park or open space for the people of Stratford, Bridgeport and surrounding towns. There are plenty of true brown fields in the area that should be cleaned up and used for office space and hotels instead, not a precious and rare urban open space such as this one. It would be as if the leaders of New York City proposed developing Central Park as a way to generate "taxes and jobs". Not a good idea in either location.

As the world considers the ramifications of Trump's unilateral missile strikes in response to Bashar Assad's heinous actions, we cannot forget that the families who were gassed and killed by Assad are the very same families Trump wants to ban from taking refuge in the United States. As Congress decides whether to authorize Trump's use of force in Syria, we need to be clear: It would be hypocritical and morally wrong to bomb the people of Syria who are trapped there because of our government's recent decisions. We are talking with Democrats in Congress and will share the momentum of this petition with them. Together, we'll encourage them to stand up to Trump's anti-refugee policies.

Forget the political rhetoric about unemployed coal miners and support anything and everything that has to do with clean, safe, low-cost energy and power for our populations.

The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the main public system of higher education on the island. It consists of 11 campuses, more than 58,000 students, 5,300 faculty members, and approximately 14,000 administrative staff. It is a government-owned corporation with a board of trustees—consisting of private citizens—that is supposed to represent public interests. However, the board is highly politicized and its structure changes as often as the governor. This game of musical chairs makes the university a tool for the government in power instead of a resource for the people, and it changes the UPR’s vision, strategy, and plans every 4 to 8 years according to the political party in power. For the past 5 years, the UPR has suffered a reduction in funding of more than 150 million dollars. Therefore, wages were reduced, and job vacancies have not been filled. Currently, the Fiscal Control Board and governor of Puerto Rico are making huge cuts to the UPR’s already reduced budget. This translates to potentially the closing of 8 of the 11 campuses and firing more staff members. The UPR faces becoming a tragic casualty of the island’s fiscal crisis. Because of government corruption and mismanagement, its students are at risk of losing their only source of higher education and its employees are at risk of losing their jobs and the pension they’ve been paying into for many years How can Puerto Rico overcome its economic crisis when the plan is to sacrifice education? Lack of or poor education has devastating effects on an economy, including fewer professionals to fill vacancies, fewer businesses created, and ultimately fewer jobs. Cutting funds to the UPR and eliminating campuses is not the solution. This petition is to ask that the US Congress step in to stop the cutting of funds to the UPR and come up with a better plan in order to prevent further debacles that will harm not only the university, but the stability and future of Puerto Rico. Although the current structure is that the UPR receives about 9% of the Puerto Rico’s general funds, it seems that a better way to structure the process is making it so that: 1- the UPR be financially unhitched from the island’s central government 2- any and all federal funds destined for the UPR go directly to the university 3- the board of trustees be composed of qualified individuals (including financial experts) who truly represent the public’s academic interests 4- the board of trustees reports directly to the state treasurer 5- the state treasurer ensures federal funds destined for higher education go directly to the university 6- the board of trustees keeps detailed and irrefutable records of the use of federal funds and reports to the state treasurer 7- the state treasurer provides an education financial report to congress or the US Secretary of Education

Because we believe that every child deserves a safe and welcoming school! Check out the full text of our resolution that we passed on February 28, 2017 - http://www.vacateachers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/VACAVILLE-TEACHERS-ASSOCIATION-RESOLUTION.pdf

Only RICH people can afford to run for office. This ought not be. ANY qualified person should be able to run for office. EVERY CANDIDATE should have PRECISELY EQUAL AIR/MEDIA TIME at NO COST TO THE CANDIDATE (so that no one candidate has an unfair advantage merely by having deep pockets and an ability to greatly OUTSPEND opponents). Done right this could help eliminate POLITICAL DEBT and FAVORS (in terms of, "You helped elect me, now I'm going to make you Sec'y of State) . . . that kind of BS.