As an outdoorsman, a dad, and an active member of the environmental community, I am tired of watching Governor Walker put the interests of a few ahead of the interests of the many. Wisconsin is a biological gem....I would like for my kids and their kids to think the same.

We agree with President Obama on many issues—but when it comes to trade, he's just plain wrong. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a secretive agreement negotiated with corporate oversight while being blocked from public review. The TPP will impact 40% of the world's population and allow corporations to sue nations that enact progressive regulations. Yet President Obama wants Congress to give him "fast-track" authority that would strip lawmakers of the ability to change any provision in the agreement—forcing a high-pressure, up-or-down vote to approve. Unfortunately, the president has launched a bigger offensive to gain support for this job-killing agreement than he's done for any other issue throughout his presidency. He didn't push this hard for the public option, to get money out of politics, for immigration reform, or anything else. And he's even gone so far as to accuse Democrats opposed to him, especially Elizabeth Warren, of being "dishonest" and spreading "misinformation." President Obama has heralded the cause of economic populism himself recently, but the TPP is an affront to working Americans, to our climate, and to progressive values in general. The agreement would negate almost any progressive policies the president could achieve in his final years—and allow multinational corporations to object to regulations from future adminstrations. You could say that President Obama needs us right now—because too much is at risk for us to let him make this grave mistake. The general public deserves to review an agreement of this magnitude before any vote on fast-track legislation in Congress—for the sake of our economic well-being and, for those of us who care, for the sake of President Obama's positive legacy.

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown have been at the forefront of the fight against the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal—so much so that they were attacked repeatedly by the Obama Administration last week, being called "dishonest" and accused of spreading "misinformation" by President Obama himself. The TPP—which has been called "NAFTA on steroids"—is a trade agreement that could potentially affect 40% of the world economy. Progressives in the U.S. and around the world have been fighting it for years. And, years into the fight, the content of the deal is still being kept secret from the public. Now, TPP advocates are closer than ever to rushing this deal through Congress. Both houses of Congress could vote on what are called "fast track" bills in early May. If these pass, it would give lawmakers only 90 days for an up-or-down, yes-or-no vote to ratify the entire treaty—and take away any power to change its provisions. If President Obama wants the support of the American public and the progressive allies who helped elect him, he should make the text of the TPP available for public review before Congress votes to approve Fast Track authority. His predecessor George W. Bush made his trade agreement texts public—it's the least President Obama can do.

This petition is in support of the position of Ka Piko o ka Lei Lehua o Keawe, the elders and cultural stewards of Hawai 'i Island, on their stance against further development atop Mauna a Wakea, in particular, the current plans to build a 30M telescope on the sacred Wao Akua.

When a municipality creates ordinances and takes actions via citizen votes to control the power and proliferation of Biotech companies the result is a lawsuit by the chemical corporations. While the energy of the people is tied up in battling lawsuits from Biotech, chemical companies continue to push through ever-increasing numbers of patents to make trees, fish, vaccines and other GE products. We believe it is imperative that the Federal Government take a time out to study the overwhelming evidence that Genetic Engineering involves dire risk and consequences to human and animal health, to the economy and future of sound food systems. We are demanding a Moratorium to give time for review of important studies that have recently determined that GMOs and toxic chemicals and practices used in these systems are dangerous to health, the environment, our economy and a sustainable future.

I think it's time to grow up, Mississippi, and realize that marijuana isn't our enemy here.

I love my pitbulls... They are my family. I don't want to lose them due to a bad reputation. I thought this was the land of the free... Do tell me, where are we free? When we can't keep our pets now...

The Idaho House has endangered the well being of Idaho children and single parent families. Idaho is at risk of losing millions in federal child support funding and access to federal enforcement tools used to collect interstate child support payments. More than 400,000 parents and children in Idaho benefit from this program. Sign this petition to let your local legislators know this is unacceptable.

The Governor of Maine is using his executive powers to circumvent the will of the people of Maine by withholding bond monies to extort the ability to harvest wood from our state forests. He has indicated a desire to change the constitution in an effort to prevent future administrations from ever changing legislation he implements.      Many of these changes are unsupported by the attorney general because they are not legal. As a result, he wishes to change the system so that the attorney general is no longer part of the legislative process as it now stands.  Now, it's come to light that Governor Paul LePage blackmailed a private, nonprofit school for at-risk youth into firing one of his political opponents. By his own admission, he threatened to cut state funding for the Good Will-Hinckley school because it hired Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves to be its president. The school in turn fired Speaker Eves. Four Maine lawmakers, including a Republican, two independents, and one Democrat, have formally requested that the Legislature's oversight committee launch a formal investigation. Attorney General Janet Mills said she is “very troubled” by the governor's actions. The Portland Press Herald, our state's largest newspaper, has called on the Legislature to consider impeachment. Unless new facts emerge that somehow absolve the governor despite his own admissions, he should be impeached and tried in the state Senate. It's time to hold Gov. LePage accountable.

If this bill is enacted, it will alleviate the harm done to the children of incarcerated parents caused by separation due to said incarceration, while reducing recidivism, and strengthening family unity and community. This bill provides a lower-cost, higher return alternative to unjust sentencing terms for mothers and other primary caretakers.

This petition is to bring my ashleigh and devon home they need their mom this isnt fair they have been gone since september and cps hasnt done anything on their part to help me be reunited with my kids

Private educational institutions have steadily purchased income producing land and turning it into land that a.)Produces no tax revenue for the state, b)Provides little or no tax revenue to the City of Providence, c)Uses costly public services such as police, fire and rescue, that are supported by taxpayers and d)Provides no service to city or state residents. Their increasing wealth and sprawling expansion is occurring at the expense of local businesses and individual taxpayers, and is eliminating the potential for the state to have a viable economy which attracts private, tax producing businesses and residents. The petitioners seek to reclaim land, by eminent domain, from colleges and universities as-needed, to turn the land into assets that fund the state's continued growth and make it a viable place to live.