I'm a transportation planning professional who has lived in the area for many years. I want to continue to see reinvestment in urban environments and a more stable future for the community. In my daily work I grapple with the reality of projected congestion in Chicago and TOD is one of the few direct tools the city has that can help continue to make the city a livable environment! Many other cities in the USA and internationally have fully embraced TOD, while Chicago continues to lag behind. At the same time, traffic congestion in Chicago is among the worst in the nation!

A good part of an entire generation of students may turn off to all mathematically involved careers.

Hospitals might be the only business in America that gets away with keeping their prices a secret. This prevents competition, drives up health care costs, and leaves consumers in the dark. Hospitals should post their actual prices on the web, just like every other business.

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I am a user of the library and have found it very helpful to be able to reserve all sorts of library material such as books, DVDs and CDs from all over the state. The library just recently started a weekly email called Wowbury that lets you know which new material is available.

Here in Evansville, we feel very left-out, we want to be apart of the 7Eleven franchise, help them prosper. In Evansville, you'll find great opportunities for business. As well, we do technically have a "Seven-Eleven", but that is some fake knockoff. They don't have any slurpees, just a bunch of fat drunken mid-40s men who are going through a mid-life crisis, from being divorced, or just being charged with child neglect, no one likes it over-there, and for all we care, you can tear that down and plant your seed ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) So please, 7 Eleven, give us a PROPER 7-Eleven, we'd greatly appreciate it, and when you're at it, take out that knockoff, you'll be doing us all a favor.

As an employee of HFI, a Bloomington HVAC/Construction firm, I believe the repeal of the Common Wage Law will adversely affect our business and the wages of all Indiana construction employees.

ITT-Technical Institute targeted veterans, low income families and single parents. We were promised a quality education, 80% job placement and that our credits would transfer to other colleges and universities. They forced many of us to pay on our loans while we were in school, after telling us we did not have to pay anything out of pocket until after we graduated. The school never gave us a chance to have control of our financial destiny; they failed to tell students before signing the enrollment agreement that their financial aide would be maxed out by the school. In order for a student to finish the program, they will have to take out the "Temp Credit" through the school at 0% interest until paid off; that was a lie. The school turned around and sold those loans to private lenders with interest rates ranging from 13%-28%; it's like funding your education on a credit card. These were terms set by the banks and the school without the student ever being notified. This is a violation of the Truth In Lending Act. Many students were forced to quit their programs before ever gaining their degrees, because they were misled. Others stuck it out, to find out that their degrees hold no value due to the accreditation, value of education and their reputation. We are students, family, friends and supporters that will not stop fighting to get these loans forgiven. Education should be free in the country, putting a end to the predatory lending and the poverty it is creating. "Our voices will be heard." We stand with you, Corinthian 100, Strength in Solidarity. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ITTTechnicalInstituteLawsuitWarriors/

By executive order, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has directed all state agencies to review nearly all regulations with the mandate that none should exceed federal requirements. Baker wants to dismantle and dumb down regulations governing the state's water and air quality standards, worker safety requirement, and health regulations. This will hurt businesses that are civic-minded with responsible best practices while rewarding the few that cut corners. Baker acts as if throwing every regulation up in the air will be good for businesses. Baker wants only regulations that do not "unduly and adversely affect Massachusetts citizens and customers of the Commonwealth." Moving on to public transportation, Governor Baker ignored the MBTA during the blizzards of 2015. Given no respect, the general manager Beverly Scott resigned. When the MBTA was running again, Baker called for all members of the independent MBTA Board of Directors to resign. Baker, a former CEO and in a command-and-control approach where the buck stops with him, called for the formation of a financial control board composed entirely of the Governor's handpicked individuals. My family and I want access to affordable public transportation, clean water and clean air. Footnote: M.T.A. by Jackie Steiner and Bess Lomax Hawes Let me tell you the story of a man named Charlie On a dark and fateful day He put ten cents in his pocket and he kissed his loving family And he went to ride the MTA. Did he ever return? No, he never returned And his fate is still unlearned He may ride forever ‘neath the streets of Boston He’s the man who never returned. This song is based on the history of Boston's transit system. Called the M.T.A in 1949; today it's simply called the T. Trouble for Charlie was he had the dime to get on train but not the nickel to get off. If only his wife had handed Charlie a nickel instead of a sandwich his fate would not still be "unlearned." Prior to 1949, Boston's public transit system was privatized. When private businesses failed to make a profit at running the system, they sold it back to Boston for a profit. The nickel charge was added to pay off the private investors. Today's governor, a former businessman, is once again taking the traditional command-and-control, one man ultimately responsible approach instead of a robust collaborative participatory approach to managing a very complex and dynamic system known as the MBTA, where the rider passes are fondly called "Charlie Cards." Let's consider a MBTA turnstile outside Baker's office, a dime to get in and dollar to get out, complete with special customer fares and better treatment for citizens.

I have a disabled son, he is now in his thirties. He has been a inspiration to me and family all his life, it would be very hard on everyone concerned if IRIS was eliminated! It is a fantastic program, and has allowed my son to stay at home. Please reconsider the proposal. Thank you.

As a committed public school parent and taxpayer, I am concerned that online charters are stealing taxpayer dollars.

I and many fellow Americans face difficult prospects in IT tech fields. It's become "de rigueur" for corporations to hire H1B Indians instead of Americans. It's reverse-discrimination on the basis of nationality and visa status.