Republican governors across the country have been changing course and accepting federal Medicaid dollars. They know why it’s important, and they know that the public wants them to do it. Unfortunately, Gov. McCrory still refuses to budge. If North Carolina continues to rejects these funds, more than 318,000 North Carolinians will have no access to affordable health care. Tell Gov. McCrory to accept federal Medicaid dollars and protect the 318,000 North Carolinians that would benefit.

Election day has been problematic for people because those who work must get to the polls prior to or after their workday. This increases lines and waiting times and decreases people's ability to vote. Voting Day must be a Federal Holiday so everyone has an equal opportunity to make it to their polling stations and vote.

American citizens pay twice for drugs. Taxpayers help fund drug research and development through the NIH. Then US taxpayers pay a second time by paying higher prices for new drugs, unlike citizens of the UK and Canada who benefit from government negotiations with pharmacies. We keep hearing about the US FISCAL crisis. Why not recover some lost money and help pay for more NIH funding, defray the costs of the ACA, expand GME and fix the SGR!.

To prove we need my case looked at further. I'm not guilty, and I trusted State Police and I'm being put through something no one should go through. I have medical problems that have continuously occured since the rape. Please help me.

To raise awareness and garner support from the agricultural community for Hawaii Flour Mill to remain open.

Many online petitions ,with thousands of signatures ,have been presented to Facebook.. and still they will not shut down sadistic graphic image sharing of wolves and other predator wildlife.The followers of these pages laugh and mock photos of killed animals. The world does not need to be held emotionally hostage from concern,and terribly disturbed , by a these obscene people,,, our youth should not have to be exposed to such horrific violence of our nature involuntarily thru a very public place as Facebook! is, Shut down these terrible pages now Facebook!!!!!

The only way to ship fracked gas to foreign markets is to liquefy it. Several liquefying facilities have been proposed along the coastline of the United States. One of those sites, the first one under consideration on the East Coast, is the Cove Point LNG facility in Maryland. LNG is a dangerous business, not just for the communities near the proposed facility, but for communities across the Marcellus and those near the pipelines and compressors in between. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is in denial about just how dangerous it is. This is an especially important issue for Pennsylvanians. After all, Cabot Oil & Gas, the company responsible for ruining the water of several families in Dimock, PA, the company banned from doing further fracking there, has already inked a deal with Sumitomo to provide Japan with 20 years of Marcellus gas that would be liquefied and shipped via Cove Point. More wells. more pipelines, more compressor stations, more spills, more blowouts, more cement failures, more contaminated water, more polluted air, more illnesses. And for what? For cheap domestic gas? For energy independence? No. For Cabot's bottom line. This is just part of a much larger fight to defeat the Cove Point LNG facility. When you sign this petition, you're helping the people of Maryland and the people of your own state, perhaps your own community. Thank you!

On Tuesday April 8, 2014, in Warwick, a childhood friend of mine was found dead in a ditch; he was homeless. It saddens me no end to realize that Joey Graham had laid there in that ditch while dying and he had no help or resources to aide him. Such an injustice for all humanity.

Corporations and the wealthy must pay their fair share of taxes. We must demand that Gov. McCrory and the General Assembly rescind the tax breaks from the 2013 Legislative session that will cut $2.4 billion from the state budget over the next 5 years. Workers speak out about why they need real raises now: "We go through hardships after so many years without a raise. Light bills in Wilson keep going up, and I don’t really have enough money for food. ”- Betty Howard, Food & Nutritional Services, Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center “Besides my full-time job with the state, I have to work 2 other jobs just to pay my bills. My wife is out of work on disability and I am struggling. We need a big raise! ”

- Johnny Askins, Durham, State Department of Transportation


 “Everything has gone up but the wages. The cost of our parking and insurance has gone up a lot. We can’t afford the out-of-pocket expenses at the doctor, so we don’t go. Since Duke Power has taken over, our power bills have almost doubled. I can hardly buy food in the grocery store because that’s gone up too. We need a serious raise now! ” - Evelyn Hill, Housekeeper, N.C. State University

It is TIME for those who TRULY love, respect, appreciate and have Gratitude for NATURE to HOLD the VISION strongly, reflecting to those who would create drama and war ONLY for private profit and gain that Life NEEDS to be WHOLESOME and healthy to support/sustain all. me ke aloha

Howard Bailey is a veteran who served his country honorably, and built a family and a business after his service. But because of a 15 year old drug conviction, the government deported Howard from the United States - without a fair hearing and without the chance to rejoin his family. Veterans, like Howard, are deported all too often. Please sign and share the petition calling on our leaders to allow Howard to return home and reunite with his family. Be sure to note if you are a veteran. Howard Bailey is one of the two million people that President Obama has deported during his presidency.

Just yesterday we learned of another tragedy in the Philadelphia schools, a young boy dying in a school without a full-time nurse due to Corbett-inspired budget cuts. At least there are roving nurses; with more cuts even they may go. My kids are now adults but graduates of a proud public school system that Corbett has brought to its knees. We cannot tolerate any further blows to our schools and call ourselves a civilized society.