Tired of obstructionism and wasting taxpayer money

Primary challenges to some of the IDC senators and a threat by the Working Families Party to endorse another candidate for governor have resulted in Gov. Cuomo being more vocal in his opposition to a Republican-controlled State Senate. Since Jeff Klein, the IDC leader, has promised to rejoin the Democrats, Gov. Cuomo should take action now, rather than wait until the new session convenes in January, when the election is over and promises can easily be ignored.

My nephew JaCoy Nixon was wrongfully convicted of a sexual assault of a Minor and given 41 years with no parole. He was railroaded by the District Atty Office of Montgomery County. The jury selection was not a jury of his peers , there was no physical evidence supporting the charges against him.

99Rise Activists marched over 480 miles to build a national movement to overturn the Supreme Court's disastrous decision "Citizens United". It took 37 days and supporters joined them in every city they marched through from LA to Sacramento. Now this amazing group of activists is staging a sit-in inside the Capitol Building to demand the California State Legislature pass all three of the Campaign Finance reform bills in front of them: SB52, SB1272, & AJR1. Please come down any time, day or night, and show your support of these selfless activists who are willing to do whatever it takes to reclaim our democracy from Big Money. Please check their website 99rise.org and facebook page 99rise for more information.

Leonel Salazar has lived in the United States for the larger part of his life, and has proudly embodied the American values of hard work and strong family life. Born in Zacatecas, Mexico, Leonel and his family first traveled across the Mexican-U.S. border when he was just one year old. As their stay in America became permanent, Leonel's parents embraced the legal pathways to be able to stay in this country, and were able to achieve legal status for everyone in the family except Leonel, who has been renewing work permits and awaiting a residency petition that was started by his citizen mother in 1995. Unfortunately, Leonel cannot wait any longer, receiving this week a letter ordering his voluntary removal in July 2014. Leonel resides in Rogers, Arkansas where he has contributed greatly to his community through his entrepreneurship, starting, in 2002, Leo’s Siding and Gutters, and through his strong volunteer spirit, giving countless hours and resources for over three years to local nonprofits organizations, such as Arkansas United Community Coalition and the Northwest Arkansas Workers Justice Center. In addition Leonel and his wife, Beatriz, have 4 U.S. citizen children, ages 18, 14, 7 and 3. Currently, the eldest is at basic training for the U.S. National Guard. Another proud Arkansan, their son now fears that he will graduate from training on August 8th only to NOT have his father with him to celebrate this life milestone. Leonel is the sole breadwinner for his family, has earned his living in a fair and just way, and has given back to his community. Please stand behind Arkansas values by keeping Leonel home, with his family and community.

I would like to know more than brief talking points about these two candidates.

We have just learned from Valerie Capels in the Town Office that they are planning to close Bridge Street for the entire month of August. Obviously this is devastating timing for the businesses in Waitsfield Village. Everyone knows when the slow months are here in the Valley. Let's do everything we can to urge them to make the construction happen then. Please consider coming to the Select Board Meeting on Monday night at Town Hall at 6:30 to voice your collective and urgent request to NOT have the project happen during the most profitable month of the year for business.

My partner has been an employee of the City of Pittsburgh for 14 years. She has worked hard and has an excellent reputation as a civil servant. For the past 8 years, we have been able to access domestic partner benefits including health insurance. Pennsylvania is the only marriage equality state that does not have statewide non-discrimination protections for sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. This means couples who live in Allegheny County (or Pittsburgh) with one partner working across the county border face a terrible decision - if they marry and create a public record of their sexual orientation, the partner working outside of the county could lose their job. This is not a level playing field with heterosexual unmarried couples. There are many other reasons people may not be able to simply get married in a 30 day period - issues related to stigma, familial rejection, poverty, and more. Even so, Allegheny County has announced plans to eliminate domestic partner benefits effective July 31, 2014. They are requiring their same sex employees to marry and provide proof of their marriage by that date or benefits will cease on August 1, 2014. The City of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Public Schools and other public employers have not yet disclosed their plans for domestic partner benefits, but Allegheny County's decision sets a terrible precedent. We are asking for one simple thing - a commitment to continue offering domestic partner benefits until we achieve statewide non-discrimination protection. We ask these leaders to support their employees and acknowledge that the freedom to marry is not quite complete. Forcing us to marry - especially with only 30 days notice - is unfair, unreasonable and untenable for a progressive, inclusive and respectful workplace. We hope the plaintiffs in the Whitewood case will stand with us and not ask us to sacrifice our benefits for their marriages. We hope Equality PA will show leadership to protect the existing domestic partner benefits of municipal employees while pushing for statewide non-discrimination. We hope our transgender and queer siblings, neighbors and friends will stand with us as we show that inequality is not simply fixed by marriage equality. Stand behind HB 300/SB 300 and stand behind the hundreds of hard working employees who have help to build our region with their talent, time and skills. Don't punish us because the Commonwealth hasn't done the work of creating an equal playing ground. Don't force us to get married. That's not why these families went to court and it is not what marriage equality is supposed to create. We are actively seeking signatures from Pennsylvania residents, but we welcome the support and solidarity of other US citizens and residents. Please don't hesitate to sign. Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Peduto and others should know exactly who is paying attention to this issue.

Please join our fight to STOP THE CHOP and help us restore a quieter and cleaner environment over New York Harbor and the Hudson River. All MoveOn.org members, please think twice before patronizing any helicopter tours anywhere in the world. There is no such thing as a quiet or pollution-free helicopter. Until there is, please help us ban them from our skies. To find out how you can help, please visit StoptheChopNYNJ.org.

We all Miss EDC in colorado SO MUCH AND WE CAN'T LOSE IT ! EDC Please come back summer of 2015!! EDC 2011 - Come ONE come ALL -

"We the undersigned constituents of your District, are telling you that YOU DO NOT represent Us!! We demand that you vote against the appeal and Demand your Immediate resignation. We do NOT support you or the decisions you make in our behalf."

As it stands, in order to find out who's paying Supreme Court justices—and whether that money poses a conflict of interest—members of the public have to request the documents by snail mail, pay for reproduction costs, then either pick them up in person or have them sent in the mail.