We are asking the NC Utilities Commission and Duke Power to improve our delivery of electric power to modernize the electric power grid for the 21st century.

Now, under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, "exempt" or "salaried" workers can be forced to work unlimited amounts of overtime (OT) without being paid for it. * Pres. Obama wants to change the law for some workers. Information Technology (IT) workers should be included because often they work the longest amount of hours. * IT workers have to make up time for laid off workers, and for consultants who legally have to be paid for over-time. * IT workers are on-call evenings and weekends. * IT workers have to meet project plan targets for which management get bonuses. * IT workers frequently have to work around-the-clock, and 60 to 80+ hours per week. * The salary of IT workers is being driven down by Green Card employees and by the off-shoring of jobs. * Comp time is not the answer -- when available, it is often not allowed to be collected. * IT workers often have to sign contracts stating that they will not take paying part-time jobs, so that they can be available for non-paid overtime work. * On their own time, IT workers have to continually take classes to keep current with ever-changing technology. * Limiting OT hours would allow for more paid workers to be hired. * Paying for OT and/or for more workers would mean that more income tax money would be collected to help run the government. * The overly long work hours required could lead to health hazards.

We endeavor to use kindness as a catalyst to cultivate value for our communities. Acts of kindness creates a healthy social environment for people to inhabit. Kindness improves our quality of life both individually and collectively. We call upon the Illinois Legislature to authorize HR0900! The context of the House Resolution link: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HR0900&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HR&LegID=81450&DocNum=900&GAID=12&Session=

Some instructors in the Cal Poly physics department utilize an inefficient automated 3rd party system to assign and collect homework and quizzes. This system is eroding the teaching standards expected of instructors at Cal Poly, and the students are suffering because of it. As the engineers and scientists of tomorrow we deserve higher standards of education than slack alternatives like "Mastering Physics."

I lost my one in a half year old cousin Jeremiah last week because he choked on a egg. His father did not know CPR.

The Town of Tyre, NY adopted a law to allow a casino in the rural farming town of less than 1,000 people, against the will of the people. Backroom dealing without any regard for the residents of the town.....Hold them accountable!!!

As a child my mother faced great obstacles ranging from domestic violence to joblessness. My Pre-k learning experience provided the foundation for my social-emotional, intellectual development and success over my lifetime against the odds of poverty. The Highscope Perry study started in 1962, followed students with and without Pre-K until age 40. Those who went to Pre-K had higher earnings, were more likely to hold a job, had committed fewer crimes, more likely to have graduated from high school, to name a few of the benefits of the study!

There have been requests to sign this letter, so we decided to make it available for any faculty or staff members who would like to add their name.

As your constituents in Georgia's 9th District, we are concerned about the lack of progress to fix the broken immigration system at the federal level. It affects our economy, especially the agriculture and construction sectors, and is tearing our immigrant families apart. SB 744 that was passed last spring is our best hope for a solution. Please consider it seriously, remove militarizing the border, and move it to the House floor for a vote.

This petition is the portal to join the Activist Alliance for the Unemployed (AA4U). By signing it you become an AA4U alliance member and join the hundreds of activists already working on this issue. You will receive regular updates via email on our progress (look for "AA4U" in the subject line) and calling instructions for participating in mass call-ins to carefully selected targets. WELCOME IN SOLIDARITY!!!!!! ps. please check out our website at ​http://www.aa4u.org/what-we-do/

I would like a chance to drive again in the near future to get a license to attend my recovery activities such as AA, wellness court alumni groups and celebrate recovery. I would like to be able to have a career after having completed my bachelors in business management and technology while attending school for my masters of business administration with a certification in project management. Also my four year old son will soon be five this year and beginning kindergarten this fall. I am fully capable of working and paying taxes I have found that not being able to drive is sort of a handi cap in employment at times and I am unable to respond to emergency situations with my children that have severe allergies. With those allergies we have been having to shop at multiple stores to accomodate their eating diets. So please consider giving me a chance to follow the law. I have been in compliance with the law since 2008 and believe I can drive while abiding by all the laws as written. Thank you for your careful consideration on this matter.

Open up the truth behind unproductive change and the lack of accountabilitly within the usps corporate structure!