As a health care provider, I have witnessed the abuses of prescription drugs. I believe marijuana is a safer alternative to most prescription drugs. I would love to see decriminalization of this drug, and see it help contribute to PA's economy.

THE ACA, though not perfect, is the beginning of health care for all Americans, many of whom had no health care, or protection against devastating medical debt. I speak for Democrats who have worked hard to help with your campaigns and are also dedicated to help the neediest in our country. Republicans will try piecemeal to undermine the ACA, the Medical Device Tax is a wise choice, as is appears to contribute little to the revenue needed to finance the ACA. DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE INFORMATION; READ THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REPORT: If your state has many Medical Device Industries - look carefully at the actual burden this tax has meant to them, not what facts you are given by lobbyists. TAKE A STAND ON SUPPORTING (OBAMACARE). VOTE NO ON S157

Our historic, rural, high density agricultural neighborhood Pleasant View Rural Community, on the border of Boulder and Weld County in Colorado is being severely threatened by two 12 well HFHV sites and two massive facility sites with 36, 25 foot high towers, 12 separators and 12 burn-off towers. Our neighborhood is an inappropriate place for this intensive level of Industrial Oil and Gas Extraction. The current rules and regulations in our state do not protect us from these aggressive invasions. These two HVHF sites would devastate our way of life, the nature in our community, our roads, our property values and our health. Please help us encourage the Governor of Colorado to take strong immediate steps to protect the health, safety and welfare of Colorado citizens. Governor Hickenlooper has the authority to stop HVHF sites from being built near homes and neighborhoods. It is his mandate to protect the precious resources of water and air quality that are currently threatened by major Oil and Gas Industrial Sites across the state. Ask Governor Hickenlooper, Local Governments and the COGCC to stop putting corporate profits ahead of human rights and environmental stewardship.

Over the past year The News Tribune (The McClatchy Company) has tossed millions of unwanted plastic bag wrapped advertisements upon private and public property on a weekly basis. Many of the bags are left to decay in the street where they are washed away by rain directly into Puget Sound via our storm drains. The environmental damage to our Sound as a result is undeniable. Plastic particles are killing our oceans. Stop this indiscriminate trashing of our streets and our Sound by making The News Tribune deliver these "circulars" only to those who have personally requested it. Freedom of the Press is not freedom to mass-litter, especially with plastic. Let’s take a stand for what is right.

Warren Hill is scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia on January 27, 2015.

The great majority of Americans, regardless of party, want the rules governing Wall Street and financial companies to be tougher, not weaker. We are thankful for the existence of a financial oversight agency with a mandate to put the interests of borrowers and consumers ahead of the power and profits of Wall Street and the big banks. Congress needs to hear from us!

Our campaign finance system is broken and does not serve the interests of the American people. The result is that, all too often, lobbyists and large special interests determine who is elected and affecting public policy decisions, over the needs of the people of Illinois. That is why Common Cause Illinois has launched a new campaign, Fair Elections Illinois, advocating for the City of Chicago to establish a small donor match campaign finance system, similar to New York City’s system. An increase in small donors in electoral campaigns decreases the reliance on large special interests, enables a diverse pool of candidates, and increases political participation and the impact of small donors - especially in low-income communities. Under New York’s system, previously disenfranchised communities achieved long-sought reforms on paid sick leave and a domestic workers' bill of rights. During this first phase of Fair Elections Illinois, we successfully placed the following advisory question on the February 24 City ballot: "Should the City of Chicago or the State of Illinois reduce the influence of big special interest money in our elections by financing campaigns using small contributions from individuals and a limited amount of public funds?"

It's been to long make people accountable.

Outlaw facilities and distribution charges on utility bills.

Right now in America, salaried workers earning $23,660 per year, or just $455 per week are not eligible for overtime. That means that an assistant manager at a fast food restaurant who is earning $24,000 per year can be required to work 60 or 70 hours a week and be denied any overtime pay. The Economic Policy Institute has been working to fix this broken, outdated system. Its research shows that: • if the Department of Labor increases the salary threshold to $42,000, 3.5 million new workers will now be eligible to receive overtime pay; • if the DOL increases the threshold to $51,168 (the inflation adjusted level since 1975), 6.1 million workers will benefit; • an increase to $58,344 (covering the same share as 1975 adjusting for increased education) will benefit 7.8 million workers; • and increasing the threshold to $69,004 (covering the same share as in 1975) will help 10.4 million workers.

The Bob Bullock Museum is the beacon of knowledge for the history of Texas. It showcases our rich cultural heritage through magnificent exhibits. When you tour the museum you truly sense the pride of our incredible state. We want our museum to continue its tradition of educating people about Texas and making sure the material presented is up-to-date. A stellar museum of this class is no place for discredited and outdated information. Please sign this petition to have the information changed, and thanks for reading the petition. Mrs. Woods' 7th grade Texas history classes Ridgeview Middle School

Wyoming Legislators are attempting to keep the will of the people from becoming law by blocking the process by which Legislation is introduced and passed in the Wyoming Legislature. With the most prohibitive Citizen's Initiative requirements in the country, the people of Wyoming and their will are ignored by the sitting assembly of people who are not required by their cronyism to admit new ideas or formulate new plans. These two Representatives have set out to DELIBERATELY thwart the growing tide of voters in Wyoming that are clamoring for comprehensive Cannabis Reform. It does not serve the people of Wyoming for anyone in our Legislature to take such a stance AGAINST the people. We are sending notice with this Petition that the people of Wyoming will not tolerate the manipulation of our will or of our laws and will thwart re-election attempts by all prohibitionists until we are victorious in legalizing Cannabis in Wyoming.