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New York GOP: The Party of Trump?New York is Donald Trump’s home state, home to over 4 million immigrants and 2 million immigrant voters. Yet Republicans here have a recent history of following an anti-immigrant electoral strategy very similar to Trump’s. In elections for State Senate last year, the New York GOP relied heavily on anti-immigrant scaremongering to turn out their voters in competitive races. And one Republican candidate on Long Island this year promised that if he were elected, he’d put "ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] on speed-dial." Some Republican candidates are speaking out against Trump's anti-immigrant comments. Former Governor George Pataki has said Trump is "not ready to govern" and that he would not vote for him, even if he were to win the nomination. But so far, all we've heard from Majority Leader Flanagan is silence. It's time for Majority Leader Flanagan to join Governor Pataki in denouncing Trump’s comments and sending a message that hate has no place in our state.13 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Javier H. Valdés for Working Families Party
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Keep jobs and taxes in Johnsonburg: Don't subcontract the Johnsonburg cafeteria employeesThis is wrong! Please join the Johnsonburg ESP on October 8 at 6:30 in the lobby of the Johnsonburg High School -- to attend the Johnsonburg School Board Meeting. This is a community crisis!25 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Lucy Harlow
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Keep Wynwood GreenAs someone who looks forward to attending Art Walk each month and has a deep appreciation for all that Wynwood has to offer in general, I have made it a mission to help see that the city provides more Recycling options. Especially when Art Walk occurs and Food Trucks are abundant, there is a great need for more recycle bins where we can deposit our plastic bottles, glass containers, and more. The last few Art Walks I've attended, the trash cans have been overflowing with all types of garbage falling into the streets. Much of which should be recycled as to preserve our resources rather than further destruct them. Please take a moment to sign this petition so we can show the city that we desire and care for a cleaner and Eco- friendlier environment! Thanks in advance!63 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Gabriella Perez
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Blue Streak Monument for Evan MurrayWarren Hills High School needs a way to keep Evan's memory alive and to help the athletes cope with his passing. A memorial that they can touch before each game would be such a way. Evan's mom Kelly does not want us to forget her boy. We must show her that we will never, ever, forget Evan.1,016 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Jennifer M Nemeth
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End the prison pipeline from Collegiate AcademiesDuring the 2012-2013 school year, the 3 Collegiate Academies charter schools in New Orleans had suspension rates ranging from 40-68% of the student body, often for minor infractions, such as stepping outside of the lines in the walk from one class to the next. That's why we support the Let Kids Be Kids Campaign, conducted by Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC), designed to end the school to prison pipeline and find alternatives to expulsion and suspensions.20 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Mark Crain
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Protect Maryland from chemical disasters!More than 100 million Americans live in vulnerability zones that surround dangerous chemical facilities, putting them at risk of explosions, fires, and release of toxic chemicals caused by these facilities. In Maryland, 974,386 children are at risk of these disasters because they attend school close to an unsafe plant – this is unacceptable. We can make our communities safer by ensuring that these facilities switch to safer chemicals and technologies that are both available and affordable.11 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Emily Scarr, Maryland PIRG
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Protect Washington from chemical disasters!More than 100 million Americans live in vulnerability zones that surround dangerous chemical facilities, putting them at risk of explosions, fires, and release of toxic chemicals caused by these facilities. In Washington, 1,118,793 children are at risk of these disasters because they attend school close to an unsafe plant – this is unacceptable. We can make our communities safer by ensuring that these facilities switch to safer chemicals and technologies that are both available and affordable.23 of 100 SignaturesCreated by WashPIRG
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Lack of Proper ventilation and Air Conditioning in TDCJ PrisionsTDCJ is currently violating the U.S. Constitution and international human rights standards by the cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of exposing people to temperature extremes of heat indexes of up to and over 149 degrees. Despite several deaths, a plethora of media reports, wrongful death lawsuits filed, and complaints from family members and union officials for well over 15 years, TDCJ is still refusing to provide humane temperature control conditions for the people in their care.516 of 600 SignaturesCreated by Amite Duncan
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Protect Colorado from chemical disasters!More than 100 million Americans live in vulnerability zones that surround dangerous chemical facilities, putting them at risk of explosions, fires, and release of toxic chemicals caused by these facilities. In Colorado, 51,117 children are at risk of these disasters because they attend school close to an unsafe plant – this is unacceptable. We can make our communities safer by ensuring that these facilities switch to safer chemicals and technologies that are both available and affordable.25 of 100 SignaturesCreated by CO PIRG
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Protect Texas from chemical disasters!More than 100 million Americans live in vulnerability zones that surround dangerous chemical facilities, putting them at risk of explosions, fires, and release of toxic chemicals caused by these facilities. In Texas, 3,206,006 children are at risk of these disasters because they attend school close to an unsafe plant – this is unacceptable. We can make our communities safer by ensuring that these facilities switch to safer chemicals and technologies that are both available and affordable.29 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Sara Smith
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Prosecute Exxon for Deliberate Climate DenialThe Pulitzer-winning InsideClimate News is running a blockbuster series with incontrovertible evidence—pulled from Exxon's own archives—that the oil giant's top executives were warned of possible catastrophe from greenhouse pollution, then led efforts to block solutions. Documents show that Exxon's own scientists were aware of and studying the dangerous impacts of greenhouse gases in the 1970s and 1980s—until Exxon's leadership decided to shut down the research and promote climate denial instead, in order to protect the company's unfathomably large profits. We've known for years that the oil industry finances the climate-denial network of politicians, think tanks, and right-wing media in order to protect their gargantuan profits, but now we have sufficient evidence of deliberate deceit to make a federal investigation happen. The United States Department of Justice has the power to prosecute Exxon's deliberate deception under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act—just as DOJ sued the tobacco industry for knowingly lying about the dangers of cigarette smoking. Even before these smoking-gun documents were released, climate hawks have been making calls for a RICO investigation of fossil-fueled climate denial. Three weeks ago, a group of top climate scientists called for an investigation (PDF), saying, "it is imperative that these misdeeds be stopped as soon as possible so that America and the world can get on with the critically important business of finding effective ways to restabilize the Earth's climate, before even more lasting damage is done." Months earlier, climate hawk Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a former state Attorney General, called for a RICO investigation of Big Oil, saying, "I don’t know whether the fossil fuel industry and its allies engaged in the same kind of racketeering activity as the tobacco industry. We don't have enough information to make that conclusion. Perhaps it's all smoke and no fire. But there’s an awful lot of smoke." Thanks to the reporters at Inside Climate News, now we have smoking-gun documents found in public archives. And there's certain to be more. It's up to us to demand the U.S. government immediately launch an investigation that will lead to prosecution of Exxon's deliberate and deadly climate denial.15,920 of 20,000 SignaturesCreated by Brad Johnson
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Protect New Mexico from chemical disastersMore than 100 million Americans live in vulnerability zones that surround dangerous chemical facilities, putting them at risk of explosions, fires, and release of toxic chemicals caused by these facilities. In New Mexico, 106,302 children are at risk of these disasters because they attend school close to an unsafe plant – this is unacceptable. We can make our communities safer by ensuring that these facilities switch to safer chemicals and technologies that are both available and affordable.68 of 100 SignaturesCreated by NM PIRG