This is so self evidently correct that despite numerous communications I am puzzled at why this is not being addressed. It is the law in other states, notably Louisiana! The current law requires that individuals like the head of the Roslyn, NY school district who was convicted of using his position to funnel money to a company in which he or a close friend had the entire financial beneficial interest was being paid $150,000 per year WHILE IN PRISON! The money, of course, is provided by the public who were "robbed" by him!

I am a certified science teacher, parent of a Detroit Public School graduate, and current Education Advocate which believe all Michigan children deserve a quality public education. Based on the evidence uncovered on the E.A.A. by civic and educational leaders, students attending the E.A.A. are subjected to a culture of violence, sub-par learning conditions, high teacher turnover, over sized classrooms, failing pedagogical practices, which will ultimately leave them behind on college and career readiness. This failing experiment and the expansion via HB 4369 must be stopped to ensure the future of Michigan's greatest asset; "Our Children"! #TogetherWeCan

Members of my family work two jobs and struggle on poverty wages as well as members of my community.

Since before 1992, the Junior/Senior prom has not allowed it's Juniors & Seniors to bring their underclassmen boyfriends/girlfriends, thereby making the Juniors & Seniors choose - Miss the prom, go alone, or bring someone who you are not in a relationship with. If you are dating an underclassman, then you should not have to miss out on your prom because you cannot bring your girlfriend/boyfriend. You should be allowed to bring the date of your choice. You too, should be allowed to experience all that high school has to offer, including your Prom. You should be allowed to have those cherished memories of taking the date of your choice to your Prom and getting all dressed up, having your pictures taken, and dancing away the night. Please support this petition. We need a majority of Junior & Seniors from Rock Hill High School in order to get this into discussions. Your time and assistance - and SIGNATURE is greatly appreciated.

We are all affected by mining in our residential areas. It destroys the land make it unuseable for years to come. Increased truck traffic damages our roadways and increases our expenses. With no local benefit this project has no value to the citizenry.

Conflict minerals are often mined in brutal conditions of forced labour, debt bondage and even child slavery in the Congo. Slave-mined minerals are in many of our everyday electronic items: they generate hundreds of millions of dollars and fuel the world’s deadliest ongoing conflict. Huge progress is being made to rid our household electronics of modern slavery: Intel recently announced that all its new microprocessors will be free of conflict minerals and CEO Brian Kraznich has urged other companies to follow suit[1]. While Intel and many other electronics companies are making moves to ensure they’re no longer part of the violent cycle of conflict in the Congo, Nintendo – the world’s largest manufacturer of video game consoles – lags behind. We simply don’t know what steps the electronics giant is taking to ensure its products are free of the violence, murder and modern slavery associated with these minerals and its conflict minerals policy has been dismissed by experts as a “meaningless piece of paper”[2]. It’s time for Nintendo to stop playing games and step up its efforts to help end modern slavery. SOURCES http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25636001 http://www.enoughproject.org/blogs/game-over-nintendo-bends-activists%E2%80%99-pressure-conflict-minerals

I'm a Mother, a provider, survivor, protector, caretaker, educator, that needs hope in a matter very crucial to her family.

Since the disastrous Citizens United ruling, billionaires and other special interests are funneling record amounts of money through secretive non-profits, trying to buy our elections. Federal prosecutors even say that a foreign tycoon exploited loopholes to try to rig the outcome. This kind of dangerous secrecy must stop. Assemblymember Maienshein didn't vote Yes on S.B. 27 -- the bill that will make sure billionaires, foreign tycoons, and other special interests can't hide behind dark money non-profits – even though polls show 84% of Californians want more disclosure. He didn't vote No, but abstaining counts the same as voting No in deciding whether a bill passes. Fortunately, S.B. 27 passed the Assembly anyway, and is now in the Senate. But we have to make sure legislators know their constituents are watching. So, sign our petition asking Assemblymember Maienshein why he didn't vote for S.B. 27, and demanding that he vote Yes on two other crucial disclosure bills: the Sunshine in Campaigns Act and California DISCLOSE Act.

The Central Valley has been hit incredibly hard by the great recession and many are finding it impossible to make ends meet. We need a representative that will help our community, not hurt us further. Rep. Jeff Denham needs to represent the needs of the people in our district by supporting the extension of long-term unemployment benefits and by supporting an increase of the minimum wage. Recent votes or current positions of Rep. Jeff Denham that hurt our community: * voted to shut down the government which cost our country millions of dollars * voted to let the U.S. default on its bills (even after more sensible, reasonable member of the Republican party eventually made the right decision to prevent it from happening) * Currently opposes extending long-term unemployment benefits even with the Central Valley's current 14.5% unemployment * Currently opposes raising the minimum wage which would help raise working poor families in the Central Valley out of poverty

It is entirely lawful, defensible and a matter of commonsense for states to take action to control the use of deadly weapons to ensure the safety and the well-being of their constituents. To withdraw the right of the people to debate and decide these issues amongst themselves is a violation of democracy and quite possibly a threat to the continued safety of our schools and neighborhoods. Stand-your-ground laws increase the incentive for aggressive and sometimes racist vigilantes to unnecessarily provoke violent incidents that lead to gun deaths, trusting that they can avoid accountability for their actions by pleading self-defense.

In New Jersey, the minimum wage is $7.25. This amount is insufficient for any quality of life. Raising it to $10.10 per hour is a step in the right direction.

After dining at my local Target, I realized the amount of unnecessary waste not being recycled. I saw that every bit of trash I had in front of me was recyclable—paper cups, napkins, cardboard boxes, and utensils. The introduction of recycling bins to this area would be a simple, low-cost, high-impact step towards making a major national retailer one of the greenest in the world.