As Ohio’s unemployment insurance system grapples with insolvency, some lawmakers think working people are to blame. During the 2016 session, HB394 attempted to upend how benefits are received. The unemployment insurance period would have been reduced from 26 weeks to as few as 12 weeks, tying Florida and North Carolina for the shortest systems in the United States. HB394 also went after the most vulnerable Ohioans. Disabled residents receiving most forms of workers’ compensation would no longer qualify for unemployment insurance. Parents would no longer receive additional weekly benefits to help care for their children. After the recession in 2008, the state borrowed $1.6 billion from the federal government to keep the unemployment system going. Employers paid higher taxes for it, but they’re looking to end that. HB394 would have saved corporations $313 million each year in taxes. HB394 fell through, but the unemployment insurance issue isn’t going away. Join us in putting pressure on the state Legislature to expand our benefits, not cut them.

A warming climate is bad news for Pennsylvania's state bird, fish, and tree -- which could all disappear from the Commonwealth's landscape thanks to global warming. Help save these iconic species from the destructive impacts of climate change by showing your support for rapid cuts to climate pollution.

An international company known as Elcon is trying to build a hazardous waste plant in Bucks County, PA, where nearly 600 different hazardous materials, like pharmaceutical waste, petrochemicals, and heavy metals, would be boiled down into toxic sludge and salts. Trucks and possibly trains carrying this waste could travel alongside the Delaware River and through Pennsylvania communities on a daily basis -- posing risks to families' air, water, and health. Tell Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection: don't let this hazardous proposal move forward.

Since last year, CNN has repeatedly invited Jeffrey Lord to appear in political commentary segments on behalf of Donald Trump. In those appearances, Lord has routinely made absurd and outright false claims. After Donald Trump made disparaging comments about fellow candidate Carly Fiorina's face, Lord defended Trump saying he was talking about her "persona." After a man at a Trump rally in New Hampshire asked the candidate about Muslim "training camps," Lord showed up on CNN to claim that he personally knew of such a training camp in a town called Islamberg in upstate New York. These claims have been thoroughly debunked. A CBS profile of the town described it as "the picture of a traditional and tranquil Islamic community — not of immigrants, but of mostly second- or third-generation Americans hailing from cities like New York." After Donald Trump tepidly and belatedly distanced himself from an endorsement by David Duke, Lord nonsensically defended him on CNN by claiming that the KKK was a leftist, progressive organization. And now American Prospect has published a new piece by Lord in which he claims that MoveOn.org is "the new Klu Klux Klan" and naming Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and MoveOn.org, among others, as racists. To compare young black, latino and muslim students protesting Donald Trump's hate speech to a terrorist group that murdered thousands of black Americans is simply horrendous. This man has no place on network television. CNN should do the right thing and refuse to invite Jeffrey Lord to appear again.

All of public television, especially CNN, has been turned into a 24 hour "Trumpathon"! The war in the Middle East, Isis, Syrian refugees--all other World and National news stories have been forgotten. This Trump hysteria is seriously impeding the Democratic process and examination of real issues which concern all Americans and the World!

ExxonMobil has taken climate change denial to a whole new level. According to a groundbreaking report released last year, Exxon has known about the cataclysmic effects of climate change since the 1970s, and they have been funding climate change denial groups to protect their profits over the planet ever since. So far, the Attorneys General of California and New York have agreed to investigate Exxon, and there are petitions circulating in multiple states to do the same! The more states that join the investigation, the better chance we have to bring this case to the US Department of Justice. This is our chance to show the world what #ExxonKnew. We are working to build a broad coalition to call on New Hampshire’s Attorney General, Joseph Foster, to launch an investigation. If Exxon intentionally misled the public about climate change for over 30 years, it’s time to bring them to justice. So please, join us in this fight.

I can no longer remain silent about the escalation of hate speech, racism, and incitement of violence from the Trump campaign. Leadership from a senior Republican senator is needed to call out this dangerous behavior anathema to American values.

Ali Mohammed Al Nimr was only 16 when he was arrested for demonstrating for democracy in Saudi Arabia, an authoritarian country where protests are illegal. Ali, and other Arab Spring protesters, were calling for democracy, perhaps the most American of all values. And yet, the US government, which is a close ally to Saudi Arabia, has turned a blind eye to his case, and to the cases of other non-violent protesters. As a result, Saudi has tortured Ali and sentenced him to execution by crucifixion, an act of astounding barbarity. If the United States government truly stands for freedom and democracy, it must stop Saudi Arabia from carrying out this egregious violation of basic human rights. It must pressure King Salman to release all political prisoners, including Ali Mohamed al-Nirm, Dawood al-Marhoon, and Abdullah al-Zaher, who were all minors at the time of their arrest.

When citizens from around the globe visit Washington, D.C., they ought to see true symbols of American democracy. Monuments that bear the names of real defenders of liberty deserve to be viewed. The name Donald Trump does not belong anywhere near the monuments and memorials that carry the names of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, or King.

Thousands of working Pennsylvanians are in desperate need of a wage hike. Since he was elected to office in Nov. 2010, Sen. Toomey has consistently sided with corporate CEOs and voted against raising wages. Without a raise, working Pennsylvanians will continue to struggle to afford basic necessities. We deserve to be paid fairly for the work we do. Our senator needs to stand up for working people, not corporate interests. Join us as we push Sen. Toomey to raise wages across Pennsylvania.

I am starting this petition because I fear for the future of not only the United States of America but the entire world. To allow Mr. Donald Trump to continue as a nominee for the Republican Party and possibly the President of the United States would be of grave consequence. He has already proven that he incites hatred and physical altercations among his supporters and protestors. It is an embarrassment to the United States. Taking into consideration the total lack of respect for other countries, religions, sexuality and color we simply can not allow this devastation to continue. Let us all unite, whether Democrat, Republican or Independent and remove the toxicity from the campaign. Can we really afford to allow this to continue?

We need to advocate for proper regulation and management of vacation rentals. We need to let our city leaders know that we want to keep Hood River real — a place for residents, not just real-estate investments. Read the full plan here: http://bit.ly/LivableHRplan.