I am supporting Senator Marty's bill in the Senate and Carolyn Laine in the House. We need a cost analysis that is done by objective and unbiased parties to convince the legislature that a Single-Payer type system is far less costly than the system we are using now. Please sign by May 31.

I am a Licensed Practical Nurse, and have worked in and continue to volunteer in the community health field. Ohio House Bill 294 is a political move and is not in the best interest of women, infants and children in Ohio.

Emergency Management is an unjust law in Michigan. In 2012 Michigan voters rejected Public Act 4 (Michigan Proposal 1) by a percentage of 53% No votes and 47% Yes votes. A few months later the Michigan Republican House and Senate passed a new law, Public Act 436 in its place. My city , Pontiac, MI has been stripped of its assets: Fire, Water, Police, Department of Public Works and Lighting. Currently the city retirees pensions are being targeted. This law should be abolished. This is the same law that brought the water crisis to Flint, Michigan.

Customers often request to get tattoos on either their neck or face. They are turned away due to the current law, which restricts tattooing these body parts. Professional tattoo artists will normally turn people away for other reasons (like aesthetics or provocative imagery) that will have repercussions on the customer later in life. These decisions should be left to the individuals, not as a matter of legal prohibition. The sale of merchandise, any merchandise whatsoever, is also prohibited under the law. Many tattoo artists are also fine artists who produce works of art. The prohibition of sales of merchandise prevents an artist of great opportunities to sell their art. Additionally, the sale of miscellaneous merchandise will help strengthen the local economy and generate additional tax revenue for the state. The prohibition of these small details have a big, and negative, impact on the tattoo community and the culture of the public with whom we create art.

The UN working group on arbitrary detention has found that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained in London for more than five years and should be released immediately. [1] Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU, said: “In light of this decision, it’s clear that any criminal charges against Mr. Assange in connection with WikiLeaks’ publishing operations would be unprecedented and unconstitutional. Indeed, even the prolonged criminal investigation of WikiLeaks itself has had a profound chilling effect. The Justice Department should end that investigation and make clear that no publisher will ever be prosecuted for the act of journalism.” [2] Urge the U.S. government to end all criminal investigations and threats of prosecution against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks by signing our petition. Initial signers: Oliver Stone, director Robert Naiman, Policy Director, Just Foreign Policy Kevin Martin, Executive Director, Peace Action Jon Rainwater, Executive Director, Peace Action West Jodie Evans, Co-founder, CODEPINK Beverly Bell, Founder, Other Worlds Jeff Cohen, Co-founder, RootsAction.org Ann Wertheimer, Chair, American Voices Abroad Kevin Zeese, Co-director, Popular Resistance Karen Barton, Coordinator, Bryn Mawr Peace Coalition Alice Slater, New York Director, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Hedy Epstein, Holocaust Survivor C. G. Estabrook, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois T.M. Scruggs, Anthromusicologist A. Belden Fields, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Illinois References: 1. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=17012&LangID=E 2. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/05/julian-assange-un-panel-uk-sweden-deprivation-of-liberty

Mr. Fragozo, EUSD Trustee, has become a distraction and a deterrent to a positive educational climate and, has failed to uphold his oath of office. His immediate resignation is needed to help remedy this situation.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is planning to spend $3.3 billion taxpayer dollars to add express toll lanes to I-275, I-75 and I-4 in an effort to reduce congestion. But FDOT has acknowledged that the express lanes alone won’t solve congestion and will significantly increase traffic. The surrounding community is also fiercely opposed to the project as it would result in demolishing historic homes, businesses, community centers and parks. At a time when we are strapped for transportation cash, our existing roads and bridges are crumbling and transportation trends are changing, we must reorient transportation funding away from wasteful highway expansions and toward the repair of existing roads and bridges. At the same time, we must make critical investments in other transportation options, such as transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects, to meet Florida's current and future transportation needs. Tell Governor Scott to halt this wasteful highway boondoggle. Add your name.

The American people have already bailed out Wall Street once, the last thing we need is a President who is unwilling or unable to stand up to the powerful financial industry. THEREFORE, in the interests of transparency and accountability, we call on Hillary Clinton to immediately release the full transcripts of her paid speeches to Wall Street banks from 2013 to 2015. Until she does so, the American people simply cannot trust her word alone that she will get tough with very Banks that have paid her so much money. --------- LETTER TO Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton You have pledged to take on the Wall Street Banks who wrecked our economy, and yet you've taken huge speaking fees from the very same institutions. Please prove to the American people that you tell the bankers the same thing you say on a debate stage: immediately release the transcripts of your paid speeches to Wall Street.

Why are companies like Uber and Lyft so scared of commonsense safety regulations in Austin? Uber and Lyft, whose drivers are operating in our city, haven’t followed the same regulations as the rest of our taxi industry, and that increases the risk for us all. They are putting profit above safety because they think they’re unstoppable. And now they’re trying to bully our elected leaders in Austin, who approved an ordinance that phases in fingerprinting for drivers and stronger rules for identifying ride-share vehicles, to back down. Now Uber is trying to force the city to hold an expensive election to overturn this ordinance and are threatening to leave town. This bullying has got to stop. Similar regulations have been put in place in Houston and other cities, and Uber continues to operate in those cities without any problems. Tell Austin City Council members and our mayor Steve Adler to not give into Uber’s bullying and to continue to support commonsense regulations to keep riders safe and ensure drivers are treated fairly.

I myself suffer from chronic Lyme disease and I am tired of insurance companies refusing to pay for my treatment. Healthcare is a right (as Senator Sanders has stated) and the health of our citizens should be a priority... No one should be ignored.

SandRidge Energy wants to start fracking near Rio Rancho City Limits. While the Sandoval County Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend rejection of the SandRidge Energy permit, we still need the Commission to reject SandRidge altogether and adopt stringent legislation to preserve our water and air! The toxic results of using hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas have led to the contamination of drinking water, earthquakes and dangerous explosions in states across the country. In order to protect our essential water resources, we need our county officials to enact an immediate moratorium on any oil/gas drilling.

In November, the board of trustees of Montgomery College announced without previous warning that they would close the Early Childhood Centers at Rockville and Takoma Park in June of 2016. When I made the decision to change careers—leaving a 20-year career in advertising to pursue my dream of becoming a nurse-midwife—my family had to figure out how we could afford my tuition and early childhood education for our two young children on one salary. At first, it seemed impossible. With our income we didn't qualify for Head Start or other public programs, but the private options we found were too much for us to afford. When we found the Early Learning Center at Montgomery College, we were elated. Not only did the center offer a discounted rate for students, but it was one of the few centers in our area accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The Early Learning Center has made it possible for me to pursue my dream, and it’s provided a safe, welcoming environment where our children thrive. Now, without seeking community input or providing any warning, the college has decided to close the center at the end of this school year. We've formed a parents group that wants to help. We're asking the board to keep the centers open for two years, and to work with us to find a solution. We have skills and experience in grant writing, fundraising, marketing, organizing and advocacy, and we're ready to be a partner in this work. Affordable and high-quality early childhood education is difficult to find. Recent studies have shown that families are going into deep debt—and even falling into poverty—to find quality education for young children. The American Association of University Professors released a recent report showing that child care on campus is "a must for mothers in college." http://www.aauw.org/2014/05/06/child-care-on-cc-campus/ Montgomery County is known for its high-quality public education system. The county itself recognizes the importance of expanding programs for more families. Just last spring, the County Council passed Bill 11-15 to expand access to quality care for the most vulnerable and low-income families. But, for many middle-income families like mine, quality early childhood education is out of reach. Even with a well-paying job, we cannot afford for me to attend school full time and pay for school for our two young children. The Early Learning Center at Montgomery College has made it possible for me to pursue my life-long dream—a dream that will also allow me to give back to my community as a nurse. I urge you to find a way to keep the centers at Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring open for two years and work with our community to find a permanent solution. We need the centers so that families like mine can continue to pursue a quality education for adult students and our young children.