NYS is about to vote on including or eliminating Out of Network benefits on the NYS of Health Insurance Exchange policies. This will directly effect patients in Psychotherapy, making it impossible for thousands of patients to pay for therapy without Out-of-Network benefits, interrupting their therapeutic relationship in the middle of treatment. This is a danger to their well-being. Sign to insist that Out of Network benfits are a required option on the NYS of Health website policies.

Oscar Grant. Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Enough is enough. Now is the time to translate words into action, problems into solutions, tragedy into silver linings. Petition state legislature to enact this bill, requiring police officers to wear a video camera, mandate police training against racial profiling, and mandate police participation in community service programs for disadvantaged youth and people of color.

We owe it to victims to move forward with these reforms. While it will be a very busy legislative session, we can’t forget how important it is to clean up the National Guard scandal so we all can once again be proud of this important institution for Alaska.

Current lack of enforcement ignores growing threats of Bakken oil explosions so extensive and toxic, fire chiefs have testified that "even if we had an infinite amount of foam," the fires and toxic emissions would continue until all fuel had been exhausted, killing people and destroying wide swaths of land and riverbanks as they burned. Railroads are making secret decisions and hiding documents to such an extent, the federal Department of Transportation says it’s "impossible to know" to what extent railroads have prioritized or ignored safety in choosing routes. Railroads have also lobbied against federal regulatory efforts aimed at retrofitting tank cars for greater safety. Congress and the White House, Homeland Security and the FRA need to address the danger of Bakken oil explosions before disaster strikes.

Criminal activity should not be tolerated in colleges and Universities. CSU is blocking Jamie from her chosen profession and needs to let her finish her last semester of classes now.

I live in a small rural neighborhood and have been told by CenturyLink that we will never have high speed internet because it doesn't make good business sense. I am tired of sitting in the library parking lot so my kids can do their homework, or I can upgrade my computer or access my health care. Having access to high speed internet is essential. Without funding, the infrastructure will never be built and include all of us.

Our children's well-being and education is our top priority and forcing them to change school districts based on perceived tax savings is not acceptable. We are more than satisfied with our children's educational opportunities and positive relationships with teachers, coaches, classmates, and support staff. We live in Dover School District because we chose to live here; we want to raise our children in their HOME community of Dover, PA.

Doctor choice is critical in all aspects of health care, but especially in mental health care, where the relationship with one's provider is critical. Therefore "Out-of-Network" benefits area are a necessity for patients.

I'm a civil rights law student passionate about equality and justice for all; but last night, I felt as defeated as you did after watching another black teenager's (my brother's age) life be (prematurely and without warrant) shortened, devalued, ignored, and dismissed while the guilty roam free and hundreds of hopeless and disheartened protesters are arrested. Let's not allow this to be another case of amnesia; this is an all too familiar story line with a destructive and disastrous ending for our youth. In a political system dominated, directed and controlled by money, wherein despite population and wealth disparities, blacks possess more purchasing power than any other group--we're the nation's #1 consumer, targeted in more ways than one. Let's no longer buy into a system without standing up and demanding equal respect and justice for our not only our money but our lives, the way our elders did during sit-ins and boycotts to set precedents and demand change! Let's be empowered on a unified front this Black Friday by paying it forward; let's put our money where our worth is by supporting black businesses instead. Perhaps a national boycott correlated with investment into our own communities isn't such a bad idea after all, and our new Civil Rights Movement can echo the chants of past leaders by enriching one another and moving our country forward by peacefully utilizing these same boycotts today. Remember, change begins with you and it takes a village so let's stand together. Take this pledge to not buy into Big Business this Black Friday (and everyday) and reinvest into Black Businesses in your neighborhood. Let's heal one another through this moment of grief, but let us also use this struggle as an opportunity to make progress. MAKE THE PLEDGE TO BOYCOTT BIG BUSINESS AND BUY FROM BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES ON BLACK FRIDAY TO PROTEST INJUSTICE AND SAY BLACK LIVES MATTER. #BlackOutFriday #BlackLivesMatter #PutYourMoneyWhereYourWorthIs http://aroundthewayapp.com/ (<-- to locate Black businesses In your area)

Police Foundation Executive Fellow, Chief Tony Farrar, recently completed an extensive year long study to evaluate the effect of body-worn video cameras on police use-of-force. This randomized controlled trial represents the first experimental evaluation of body-worn video cameras used in police patrol practices. Cameras were deployed to all patrol officers in the Rialto (CA) Police Department. Every police patrol shift during the 12-month period was assigned to experimental or control conditions. Wearing cameras was associated with dramatic reductions in use-of-force and complaints against officers. The authors conclude: "The findings suggest more than a 50% reduction in the total number of incidents of use-of-force compared to control-conditions, and nearly ten times more citizens’ complaints in the 12-months prior to the experiment." We applaud Chief Farrar for his commitment to conducting rigorous scientific research on a technology initiative that has broad implications for the field of policing. The full report, coauthored with Dr. Barak Ariel, Cambridge University

21 new ballots have suddenly appeared in the Maine Senate District 25 election. All of them are for the Republican candidate and have flipped the election in her favor. Only 171 voters were recorded casting ballots on Long Island, but with the mysterious appearance of these 21 votes, there are now 192 ballots from the town. So far, Republicans have shut down attempts to investigate this potential fraud. A committee of the Maine Senate, the Maine Secretary of State and various law enforcement agencies could all have a role in investigating this issue. They need to hear from us that the integrity of our elections must be upheld. More information here: http://bangordailynews.com/2014/11/25/politics/elections/questions-unanswered-after-untraceable-mystery-ballots-change-outcome-of-senate-election/

To avoid another situation like Ferguson where there is only conflicting eyewitness testimony and no video evidence.