We all are affected by the foods we eat and we need to have all the information about our food in order to make informed decisions. Federal standardized labeling will be helpful in providing that information. To my knowledge, the bill is still in committee, and I would like to get the bill before the full Senate during the 114th Session, which requires action now.

Inasmuch as all local, municipal, and county bodies are subject to the Open Meeting law in order to promote transparency in government, the state legislature should be subject to those same terms and conditions intended to promote transparency and accountability to the citizens. There is no basis for the Legislature to have the advantage of holding closed door meetings while doing the People's business.

My son was treated unfairly. I watched several others in the courtroom with greater charges. His hired attorney Charles Oldham forced him to accept a plea that we could have beat. He said that we would lose, because the jury would be 80% white, he's black, and we're battling union county. He basically took our money, and did nothing. This case had been going on for 4 years. My son was convicted for having less than an ounce of marijuana, and having my prescription meds on his person. I was injured at work, and he picked up my prescription. They illegally search his house off an assumption. They had no substantial evidence. The video and audio presented showed no incrimination. Because he's black, they want to lock him up for 2 years, and white defendants had cocaine and heroine. Each received unsupervised probation. One received M - F jail time, and freedom on the weekends. I want justice for my son. I'm not condoning his actions, but fair is fair.

The Oceans are under assault from human activities, including extractive, commercial, industrial and recreational. The effects of these insults are cumulative and the ocean and marine life are showing the terrible results. Protected areas like the Remote Islands Marine National Sanctuary must be protected- no exceptions!

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The Supreme Court ruled in the Hobby Lobby decision that closely held corporations can refuse to offer contraceptive coverage to their workers on religious grounds, siding with two businesses who say they’re morally opposed to certain types of birth control. President Obama has called for Congress to remedy the situation by passing new legislation. Congress needs to take action to solve this problem that’s been created by the Hobby Lobby decision. Why? 99 percent of U.S. women who use contraception at some point in their lives. As a result, unintended pregnancies have become increasingly concentrated among poor women who lack access to birth control. Congress must act to restore insurance coverage of contraception benefits after Hobby Lobby’s big win in the Supreme Court. Call on our North Carolina representatives to be leaders on this issue. Access to contraceptives is an incredibly important issue for low-income women. The unintended pregnancy rate for women living below the poverty level is more than five times as high as the rate for the women in the highest income level. The Supreme Court created this problem, but Congress can fix it. The health of millions of American families hangs in the balance.

I have worked in Arkansas public schools for over 28 years. The recent proposed changes in our health care plans will affect me negatively, both financially and in the care that I will be able to access.

A simple request to provide ID has become a national embarrassment for ASU. Professor Ore's violent assault on a police officer who was simply trying to do his job highlights a serious problem with her personal character. These flaws became more apparent when Professor Ore had the audacity to have her lawyer make insinuations of sexual assault via news media to justify her attack on a police officer. Her actions are a disgrace to the position of Professor and to ASU. Professor Ore's actions paint a grim picture of educators at ASU. Her behavior is unbecoming of an educator who is in the position to shape young minds, and it is for this reason that ASU must terminate her employment immediately.

We see the tax burden shifting to the poor. "Full-time workers earning between $20,000 and $150,000 a year – still pay at up to double the rate of the ultra-wealthy, relative to what history suggests they should" (Von Worley, 2011). A significant tax cut in Ohio will shift $400 million away from public services and into wealthy pockets in 2015: "The top 1 percent will get a tax cut for the year averaging $1,846, while the poorest fifth of Ohioans will see just a $4 reduction" (Policy Matters Ohio, 2014; See also photobucket). Many of the wealthy make such an excess of money that they are determining laws and Supreme Court legal decisions "through the back door". Congress persons must take action to raise the tax rate on the wealthy so the the American people can decide how to distribute all that excess wealth and what fair laws should be written -- independently of financial influence. References Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. (2013, August). Photobucket/Ohio Budget. Retrieved from http://s1350.photobucket.com/user/akadjian/media/Ohio%20Budget/osac-03_zps51683ebe.jpg.html Policy Matters Ohio. (2014, May 27). Flawed tax cuts in Senate budget bill. Retrieved from http://www.policymattersohio.org/senate-budget-may2014 Von Worley, S. (2011, March 15). Data pointed. Shifting burdens: U.S. Taxes by income level over the years. Retrieved from http://www.datapointed.net/2011/03/relative-us-income-taxes-1913-2011/

Sick of my rights being taken away for politcal gains! And this is not what our founders invisioned when we started this country! I'm mad as hell and i'm not going to take it anymore ! The supreme five are out of control and not following the constitution, they swore to up hold! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!

Because what's good for the goose is good for the gander and it is time the geese of this country (particularly the female variety) stood up to be counted (literally!). These folks need to know their goose is about to be cooked right now as the campaigning starts for the mid terms.

To help disabled people who have families and a criminal record get a fair chance at housing. It's messed up when they put you on the waiting list wait til you get to the top, set up an interview, and then deny you, have you come back for an appeal, and then say no.