At the present time, families struggle with available revenue to meet financial obligations. A practical wage will impact everyone in the state by putting more cash in circulation.

Birchbox has cornered the market when it comes to selling samples to women (and men). Their products are colorful, innovative, and helpful -- yet often those included come from companies that continue to test on animals even though reliable, safe methods have been developed so that this process is no longer necessary. We demand that Birchbox take a look at the bigger picture -- one that includes not only beauty, sales, and money but also the faces of the animals who suffer and die every day for the sake of developing that newest mascara or face cream. Alternative methods exist that can eradicate the need for these cruel tests, and Birchbox has the opportunity to show the world it's important to be compassionate as well as fashion-savvy. Please sign this petition to send a message to Birchbox that we will no longer sit back and turn a blind eye to the cruelty occurring in the makeup industry. Then tell them you will unsubscribe until they've reevaluated and retooled the way they do business going forward. Together we can make an amazing change!

Ongoing concern over reliability of the PARCC test due to insufficient time for field testing, in addition to inadequate technology to administer the test and lack of Common Core readiness in many schools across the state, support the view that this test is not yet ready for statewide, mandatory administration. Illinois is not alone in its opposition to this test in its current form. In fact, of the 23 states originally planning to use PARCC, only 8 states plus the District of Columbia are using both the elementary and high school versions of the PARCC. (Three additional states will use PARCC for some students.) ISBE needs to provide an appropriate education for all Illinois children; therefore, the PARCC test must be suspended for the 2014-2015 school year. We recommend the following modifications of the Illinois state 2014-2015 assessment schedule upon receipt of a waiver from the DOE: ---Delay the PARCC until the test is improved and validated through additional field testing ---Continue the use of other nationally-normed reading/math tests in 2014-15, such as NWEA MAP and ACT ---Move ACT high school testing back to its original date in April (currently early March) *************** Nosotros, los ciudadanos de Illinois, presentamos una petición a la Junta Educativa del Estado de Illinois (ISBE por sus siglas en inglés) para adquirir una exención del Departamento de Educación de EE.UU (USDOE por sus siglas en inglés) con el fin de aplazar la implementación de la prueba PARCC (por sus siglas en inglés) para el año escolar 2014-2015. Preocupación constante por fiabilidad de la prueba PARCC debido a la falta de tiempo en las pruebas de campo, además de una tecnología inadecuada para administrar la prueba y la falta de preparación de Common Core en muchas escuelas en todo el estado, apoyar el punto de vista que esta prueba todavía no está lista para por todo el estado, administración obligatoria. Illinois no está sola en su oposición a esta prueba en su forma actual. De hecho, de los 23 estados que originalmente planificaron el uso de la prueba PARCC, sólo 8 estados y el Distrito de Columbia han utilizado la prueba PARCC en las escuelas primarias y secundarias. (Otros tres estados utilizarán PARCC para algunos estudiantes.) ISBE debe proporcionar una educación apropiada para todos los niños de Illinois; por lo tanto, debe suspenderse la prueba PARCC para el año escolar 2014-2015. Recomendamos las siguientes modificaciones de la programación de evaluación de Illinois estado 2014-2015 a partir de recibir la exención del DOE: --- Retrasar la prueba PARCC hasta que se ha mejorado y validado a través de otras pruebas de campo. --- Continuar con el uso de otras pruebas de nivel nacional de lectura / matemáticas en 2014-15, como las pruebas NWEA, MAP y ACT (por sus siglas en inglés). --- Mover la prueba ACT de las escuelas secundarias a su fecha original para Abril (actualmente principios de Marzo)

The Minto West project in The Acreage could bring benefits to the community. It will help create a new business district and provide jobs for the community. Development of public parks and improvements to road and water network will help the Western Communities.

Why would a (supposedly unaffiliated news source) endorse a ridiculous religious nut like Cory Gardner? Is it because they checked with their church of choice before stating their position? There is no room for religious intolerance in our country's elections. It's time to rally support behind the women of our country and stop the overbearing control of women supported by the republican right wing nuts!!!!

I started this petition because I am a woman and am a strong advocate for women's rights and marriage equality. I also care about our environment, immigration reform, health care, jobs, tax reform, and a functioning Congress. Mark Udall is the only choice for U.S. Senate in Colorado if these things are important to you!

The Connecticut River Academy has enforced a new rule called the 70% rule for home work. The 70% rule requires that you do 70% of your homework or you automatically fail the class regardless of your current grade. For example, if you do not do 4 home work assignments in a class you fail the class for the quarter even if my actual calculated grade is an -A. Many of our students are balancing school, sports, family, work etc. and every now and then things can get in the way of us doing our homework. Many of our upperclassmen are taking college classes at Goodwin, and the college to high school home work ratio can be too much to handle for many of them, causing them to put their high school homework on hold to complete college work and sustain the grades they need to pass those classes. The missed high school homework is counted against them and they are potentially failing their classes. It is unfair of the school to ask students to put sports, family, work and other activities on hold because they cannot miss between 3 to 4 homework assignments in a quarter. As a student body, many of us think this new rule is completely unjust and want this rule to be removed. If we can abolish this outrageous rule, homework will go back to being 10% of our grades and students can actually have the ability to pass their class even if homework becomes an issue. We need a total of 200 signatures to put up a fight against this policy. Please support the cause.

My home has been flooded several times as well as others on the block of 645 Middleton Dr. due to the street drainage problems on Middleton. We ask that this problem be resolved before spring of the year 2015

As a result of the recent armed robberies that have taken place in our parking garage we do not feel secure. We have contacted officials and have yet to see any change.

Want Village Lakes to go to the new High School Reedy High School

Pour le respect a nos forces armees et de securite, nous voulons plus de justice

Because of TNR programs (implemented by Community cat programs) yearly euthanasia rates drop as high as 30%. Many campuses across the US (including Duke, Stanford, and Utah's own USU) have successful community cat programs in place. A number of students and staff are in support of implementing a program to protect the cats and their homes.