The City of Berkeley is now considering a proposal for a HUGE five story development between San Pablo Ave and 10th St and Cedar St and Jones St. The developer wants to build 170 units and has asked for numerous exemptions to the Berkeley zoning code. As proposed, the project would significantly alter and degrade the character of our neighborhood. Please make your voice heard on this important issue!

My son was ambush and murdered excecutioner style, by a Caucasian fourteen year old male. The case is being presented to the Grand Jury, on the " Stand Your Ground Law," which is biased against the life and protection of Minorities.

Boston Public Schools Interim SuperIntendent proposed to closed West Roxbury Academy without due process and proper justification for closure. This negatively impacts students in many ways. Many of the students have already been displaced more than once. Additionally, students were told that they would have free choice of any Boston Public School, yet are not being given options that are equal or better than their current schools. The proposed savings is only $2.2 million in a $1 billion budget--the harm greatly outweighs the savings. Lastly, this does not just impact the schools being closed, it will have a ripple effect of instability across the district and the city of Boston. Help us speak out about this injustice. At least present us with a plan of action, instead of taking actions without a plan or a Boston School Committee vote.

The President of the United States has the sole authority to negotiate agreements and treaties with foreign nations. In UNITED STATES v. CURTISS-WRIGHT EXPORT CORPORATION, 299 U.S. 304 (1936), Justice Sutherland, writing for the Court, observed, "[T]he President alone has the power to speak or listen as a representative of the nation. He makes treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate; but he alone negotiates. Into the field of negotiation the Senate cannot intrude; and Congress itself is powerless to invade it. If the Monica Lewinsky scandal falls under the umbrella of "high crimes and misdemeanors" the actions of these 47 members of Congress certainly do.

Senator Rubio should stop playing political games and confirm Loretta Lynch's nomination.

Let's keep TEXAS in the light all year round !

Congress is poised to give another gift to Wall Street lobbyists and I need your help to stop it. A set of lobbyists are pushing to roll back the Wall Street reforms we helped put in place after the 2008 financial crisis. They're hoping we've all forgotten the damage they wrecked on the economy. And instead of standing up these attacks, Sen. Toomey has repeatedly sided with Wall Street lobbyists. He sided with the Wall Street lobbyist by voting to block all nominees to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one of the chief protections under Wall Street reform. He also backed a move to require that financial regulations be required to calculate how much they cost big banks, to try and undermine reform. [1] As a former Wall Street banker, Toomey worked to promote some of the same gimmicks that fueled the 2008 financial crisis. In fact, he thinks getting rid of Wall Street reform is critical to helping the economy, saying "The trend in deregulation...is one of the biggest reasons for the sustained economic expansion." [2] Meanwhile, the senator has been given $1,544,899 since 2013 in campaign contributions from banks, despite the fact that he isn't up for re-election until 2016. [3] If we want to push back, we need to make sure Sen. Toomey hears from us, not just from the Wall Street lobbyists. 1. Americans for Financial Reform, "Where They Stand on Financial Reform." http://goo.gl/LxRJFK 2. Mother Jones, "Pat Toomey: The Wall Street Years." goo.gl/94j9vK 3. Americans for Financial Reform, "Wall Street Money in Washington." http://goo.gl/xm3EKB

Historically, Iowa’s leaders have placed high priority on educating our children. The funding increases from year to year of greater than 10% allowed Iowa students to thrive, and our state to proudly claim the top spot for quality of education. However, today Iowa ranks 35th in the nation in terms of funding per pupil. Unfortunately, there are members in both our state government and state Legislature who believe the 35th spot is satisfactory, and they stubbornly stand by the proposed 1.25% increase in per pupil spending for the upcoming school year. This meager increase is well below general inflation, and will not even allow Iowa districts to provide education at the same level they are at this year, let alone permit schools to make the necessary annual investment needed to bring the quality of education in Iowa to back near the top. There is no better investment than in the young minds of our future leaders. For more information read: http://www.uen-ia.org/attachments/call%20to%20action/Call%20to%20Action%20School%20Funding%20Mar%206%202015.pdf

Amachi Pittsburgh serves children impacted by parental incarceration and their families.

The Clean Water Campaign is a statewide effort to educate outdoor enthusiasts about Delaware’s water quality and to secure support for dedicated funding because clean water is critical to our economy, environment, wildlife, food source, and public health.

Mr. Perez has been here for 10 years and has been quite reserved. His main focus is taking care of his family financially and giving his children an education. If he is deported, his family will possibly be without a home and his children will be without a father. Please help us keep Mr. Perez here and safe with his family. Let's deport felons, not families. The President’s actions focus on the deportation of people who threaten national security and public safety. He has directed immigration enforcement to place anyone suspected of terrorism, violent criminals, gang members, and recent border crossers at the top of the deportation priority list. That is not Mr. Perez.

Allied Waste Services of North America. LLC, d/b/a Republic Services of West Virginia has filed a proposed rate increase of 44% with the Public Service Commission. This proposed increase comes on the tail of a huge decline in service and what appears to be a lack of interest by Republic agents to complaints of trash not being picked up for weeks at a time and requests for refunds due to lack of service. Along with the current recycling services need and desire by a vast number of WV residents, we request that a more modest increase of 15% be instated and residential and business single-stream recycling included in the weekly pickup services.