President Obama has nominated Dr. Vivek Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General, but the NRA has declared war on him—even though the Surgeon General has nothing to do with gun control. The NRA is threatening senators who have tough re-election battles in November, and it is working. Ten Democrats have refused to support Murthy, and one plans to vote “no.” Sign the petition to Senate Democrats: Don’t cave to the NRA, and give Dr. Vivek Murthy a fair vote on issues that matter to the Surgeon General.

While employed at Northville State Psy Hospital, I became allergic to Latex and envirmental substances which turned iinto "Asthma and allergies while working as a LPN on J-3 and had to go on "Duty Disability," It was "Court Ordered to receive Workers Compensation, which I had but . " The Duty Disability " They refuse to process that claim, while they have termernated Workers Compensation , and is stead fastly refused allow Duty Disability to go forth. Please Protect our "Rights, and Bridge any gaps from closure of Northville State Psy Hospital. I found it to be offensive that they have said short of Cancer nothing could/can make them leave Workers's Compensation alone which was stopped 2011 under present administration. We put our lives on line in good faith, Please Help Sign this petition and let's get it to those who signed off on State facility Closures, who I don't think intended for us to be left out in cold!

I reside in the community that is serviced by Harlem's Hellgate station post office. For years, this post office has been allowed to operate in a manner of gross disregard for acceptable customer service to the overall community at large. The post office staff creates an established culture of hostility, unprofessional behavior, disrespectful communication and a blatant attitude of refusal to perform their duties. There is no managerial level personnel that cares to correct this. They believe there is nothing the community can do to bring about change and so we are expected to endure. Let's put an end to the way this station has operated for years and demand a complete overhaul of Hellgate post office by bringing this to the attention of Mr. Richard P. Uluski, Vice President, Area Operations, North East Area for immediate action.

I'm starting this petition because I personally believe that the BSL-4 is completely safe and it will be very good for the city of Boston and the surrounding areas. This facility will attract the best and brightest from around the World and will make our great city a leader in the Biotech field. The facility has already gone through rigorous state and federal safety approvals and I believe Councillor Yancey is overreaching his mandate by trying to prevent the opening of this facility. Learn more at http://www.bu.edu/neidl/2014/03/17/bu-questions-claims-behind-proposed-ordinance/ http://www.bu.edu/neidl.

A Virginia-based corporation called Dominion Resources is seeking sign-off from Maryland regulators to build a massive fracked gas export facility on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in southern Maryland. Dominion wants to take nearly a billion cubic feet of fracked gas each day from drilling wells across Appalachia, pipe it across Maryland, liquefy it to 260 degrees below zero and then ship it to Asia -- at high costs to our climate and communities. If the Cove Point export terminal gets built, the increased pressure to frack throughout our region will be enormous, as will the pulse of new planet-heating pollution that wrecks our climate. In fact, the process of fracking, liquefying and exporting gas is so polluting, that Dominion’s plan could trigger as much or more greenhouse gas emissions than all seven of Maryland’s coal-fired power plants COMBINED. On top of it all, the U.S. Department of Energy itself concluded that exporting fracked gas would raise prices for Americans, harming every sector of the economy BUT the super-rich gas industry. They win big at our expense. People across Maryland and across the Mid-Atlantic region are rising up to stop Cove Point. You can join them today by submitting a comment to the Maryland Public Service Commission. Between now and April 2nd, the PSC is taking public input on whether a key permit Dominion needs to build its fracked gas export facility is in our public interest. Sign on to urge the Public Service Commission to put our health and climate above gas industry profits and deny Dominion’s Cove Point permit.

Maine has led the way in using federal grants to ensure the response by public safety will be effective and match the changing environmental conditions in the wake of climate change. Maine is no stranger to the challenges of extreme weather because of climate change, and we are a leader on climate change preparedness, but with superstorms like Sandy taking out the Northeast and droughts plaguing the Midwest, the American people deserve to know that our government is prepared for all possible scenarios.

Federal recognition has been denied or stripped from over 400 thousand native Americans in California alone. This is a systemic problem throughout the United States. The re-recognition or recognition process can take over 30 years and millions of dollars. Many times after years of litigation it results in denial for recognition. For many of us we have federal recognition through the '1972 California Judgment Fund Payment', we were Native enough to be paid but it does not signify federal recognition or membership in a "Federally Recognized Tribe". This is played out throughout the United States, Hawaii is the worst for recognition with California being second worst. Some of the so called "tribes" in California were Rancherias that was land set aside for homeless Indians, they were a consortium of many tribes. Because of their status of having a "land" base they were considered as a tribe. Any other Natives without a reservation, Rancheria or land in federal trust for Indians were taken from the recognition roles. That left an estimated 38 thousand Natives on the Federal recognition roles and stripped recognition of close to 500 thousand Native Californians. We are not allowed to participate in any discussion at the state or federal level concerning native needs or policies. It is time our voices are heard

The recent hunger strike by 750 of the 1,300 people being held in the Tacoma ICE Detention Center made it clear that the GEO Group is continuing their history of abuse and corruption here in Tacoma. These are headlines our city doesn't want. For-profit prisons create a demand for prisoners that the GEO Group helps create by lobbying for more strict laws that put more people in prison. This is wrong and needs to be stopped.

Rhinos are estimated to be totally extinct in the wild worldwide within less than 15 years unless we educate the world about the issue and get everyone to understand that Rhino horn has no medicinal value. Together we can save the species for future generations to enjoy.

As a victim of Wage Theft, I understand the struggle of trying to put food on the table after having your hard earned dollars stolen. Allowing local governments to establish effective wage theft ordinances in Florida will help victims like myself be made whole and retrieve our lost wages quickly and inexpensively. The Florida Retail Federation is trying to do the opposite with HB 957 and SB 926. These bills eliminate options for local governments, forcing all wage theft victims to rely on our underfunded, overburdened court system. Forcing all victims like me into the courts would make it extremely difficult for victims of wage theft to recover their wages.

"Chip Southworth is a lifelong resident of Jacksonville. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy Presidential Guard and has always been very active in our community. He has worked with the Chamber, the City Council and the Cultural Council regarding his art. Some of his art is currently hanging in the Cummer Museum and he was recently commissioned by the City of Jacksonville to paint a portrait. His arrest and Jacksonville Sheriff's Office's further 'social media campaign,' including trying the case in social media and posting his mugshot, is irresponsible, if not unjust. The family's focus is on clearing his name and helping his wife through her ongoing treatment for breast cancer. The locals love the artwork. He is showing off a great artist who became famous in New York for his graffitti. Jacksonville desperately needs more color, cultural and character since we were just voted " most Ordinary City" Please release Chip and commission him to repaint the ugly large 3'x4'silver boxes (eye sores) around town. It is an enhancement to the artsy community of San Marco. Thank you.

I was bullied in high school continuously because of my sexual preference. I was bullied not only my students, but teachers as well.