A new and growing coalition called "Fix LA" just released an unprecedented report that reveals that the CIty of Los Angeles is giving away more than $200 million in fees annually (not including any principal or interest) to big banks and financial institutions. Our neighborhoods are being neglected because of relentless budget cuts at City Hall. It is time for LA to restore City services and to stop Wall Street from gouging our community. See the LA Times story about the issue here: http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/24/local/la-me-unions-bank-costs-20140325

A Christian school just rejected an 8-year-old girl for "practicing a homosexual lifestyle or an alternative gender identity." Until recently, Sunnie Kahle attended Timberlake Christian School in Forest, VA. She got good grades and was never in trouble. But she also preferred wearing her hair short and prefers jeans and sneakers -- which school administrators claim disturbed the classroom. "Unless Sunnie as well as her family clearly understand that God has made her female and her dress and behavior need to follow suit with her God-ordained identity," they wrote to Sunnie's grandparents, who raised her, "TCS is not the best place for her future education." Sunnie's grandparents removed her from Timberlake Christian and enrolled her in public school. They understandably don't want to reenroll her, but they say that she cries every day because she misses her old friends -- and who knows how many other children are suffering under the school's cruel and sexist policies? Timberlake Christian School owes this young girl and her family an apology -- and they need to drop their unchristian and discriminatory policies immediately.

District 56 is considering cutting the only class of 4K for those who don't qualify by low income or test scores due to the loss of a state grant. My daughter Lena attended this program. Her educational experience in this program was outstanding. This exceptional program is vital for all students. Please sign the petition to fund 4K in District 56!

Illinois faces enough fiscal challenges without profitable companies abusing the tax code to the tune or $108 million. That money could hire 3,000 new teachers instead of padding bottom lines. That's why we need legislators in Springfield to be fiscally responsible by ending the yearly $108 million heist from Illinois' budget. Instead of considering more cuts that hurt kids, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, let's ask big companies to pay their fair share. We, the small business owners and working families of Illinois, already do our fair share. Source: "Closing the Billion Dollar Loophole: How States Are Reclaiming Revenue Lost to Offshore Tax Havens," Illinois PIRG Education Fund, January 30, 2014 http://goo.gl/3WX0FB

If you listen to the Wall Street bankers, our economy is blazing away. Of course they’d think so: corporations are making record profits and bankers are swimming in record bonuses. But we know that the economy is not working for the rest of us -- who of us has not been affected by job losses, foreclosed homes, or credit card and student debt? So, the question is: how can we spread the wealth? It turns out there is one institution that has the power to help stop our economy from providing such radically different results to the wealth hoarders on the one hand and the rest of us on the other. That institution is the Federal Reserve. No single institution has more influence over our economy than the Fed. It sets interest rates and determines the amount of money in circulation. Making decisions on those two critical issues has a profound impact on who wins and who loses in our economy. Here’s what’s going on: Wall Street creditors and their allies at the Fed are saying that dropping unemployment numbers mean it’s time to start raising interest rates in order to “prevent inflation.” But those numbers are dropping because people are no longer looking for work, not because the economy is improving. The real reason is so they can make more money off of our debt: mortgages, credit cards, student loans and all the rest. Wall Street is rolling in money from our misfortunes. For the rest of us, not only does our debt cost more, but higher interest rates stop businesses from hiring and investing and keep growing families from buying new homes. Right now, Wall Street bankers are fighting as hard as they can to win. And when they win, the rest of us lose. Help us stop Wall Street bankers and other wealth hoarders from forcing us back into recession. If we stand up and fight back, then we will take a step towards an economy that works for all of us. Make your voice heard. Sign the petition.

The announcement page when logging into YoVille prevents players from being able to collect game prizes. It would take very little effort for Zynga to remove it, and would keep the loyal fan base from leaving out of frustration. Until the future of YoVille is settled, we would like to continue to play as normally as possible.

It's time for the City of Plantation to get with the times. We are the only city that Waste Management of South Florida Inc services with the "pay as you throw" system. All of Plantation should get to use garbage cans, not just the west part of the city. Let's make the change.

The American People and this Mother, Beyssa Buil (Heartstrings) wants justice for these children that have suffered sexual abuse and the destruction of their well being, safety and memory. In 2009, Delaware Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden sentenced Robert H. Richards IV to eight years in prison but suspended the sentence in lieu of probation. "[The] defendant will not fare well in Level 5 [prison] setting," Jarden wrote in her order. A crime committed he must pay and not in dollars to go free. Lets stand together and demand justice.

Our country has the highest incarceration rates in the nation. Of all imprisoned Americans, 65% suffer from substance abuse addiction. Our nation needs to rethink its attitude towards addicts and provide them with treatment instead of incarceration.

After reviewing the available information, I want to make sure that the citizens of Seattle get to have a say in how new technology is brought to their neighborhood/street and it's not left up to the convenience of the provider (in this case Century Link).

To require our governor to accept federal dollars to expand Medicaid to low-income and disabled Georgians.

The cheapest, easiest, and most immediate way to drastically reduce greenhouse and other toxic emissions gases is to drive slower. If the US lowered the speed limit to 55MPH, we would see an immediate reduction of emissions by 20-30%. Lower speed limits also save the average driver over $500/year, and sharply increases highway safety and reduces fatalities. Persons in a car driving 75MPH are 500% more likely to be fatally injured in a collision than at 60MPH. Save money, save lives, save the planet!