Governor Eric Holcomb deployed State Troops on Protesters May 1st 2020. The Indiana State Troopers threatened to arrest Protesters and Harassed Protesters! Governor Eric Holcomb destroyed small business, lied and terrorized Hoosiers with his Unconstitutional Executive Order.

Hopefully, the multitude of reasons why this is such a critically important action to take should be self-evident, Common Sense, well-understood by most. However, for more information go to CompassionateAmerica.org. Thank you.

The Coronavirus crisis challenged Congress to pass four Cares bills to stimulate the economy, including small and large businesses, direct checks to individuals, and including some funds for hospitals and testing. These funds are important; some of the money went to large business and President Trump has indicated that significant funding in Cares5 must include significant funding for oil and gas producers and suppliers (billions of dollars). This would negatively damage the world's environment. We can meet the needs of local and state governments as well as providing funds to individuals. We, in particular citizens, will survive the coronavirus crisis. But will we survive the continued damage to our earth? Cares4 must include significant funding for: - renovating buildings to reduce energy use, - construction and repair of roads and bridges using environmental standards -- standards to be included in the bill, - providing buyers of new vehicles using alternative energy $5,000 rebates. These areas provide well-paying jobs, advance actions that point to our future. We can and will survive coronavirus -- we need to help our earth to survive.

1 in 6 Pennsylvanians are unemployed and many small businesses are gone forever. We will continue to bleed the young and educated from this state if we continue to allow this self imposed economic collapse. We will lose far more lives from suicide, drugs and violence from the economic collapse than this virus has taken.

Those behind the “reopen” protests want these rallies to seem like part of a grassroots movement led by everyday Americans. But the truth is: these efforts are backed by powerful special interests -- and are part of a campaign funded by some of America’s leading corporations. Behind the scenes, ALEC is helping to pull the strings -- teaming up with a coalition of ultra-conservative groups that funds rallies, backs lobbying efforts, and covers any legal fees for demonstrators. These protests are dangerous. Not only do they aim to make states roll back life-saving measures before experts say it’s safe -- but they also give the disease more opportunity to spread... incite distrust of public health officials... and in one case, protestors even reportedly blocked ambulances from accessing a hospital. But the demonstrations are just one prong in this sinister strategy. ALEC is also working behind the scenes, lobbying members of Congress for things like corporate liability shields -- to protect companies whose employees get sick after being sent back to work. Despite ALEC’s role in these “reopen” efforts, companies like UPS, Pfizer, and Anheuser-Busch continue to fund the organization. And make no mistake: their refusal to withdraw their support is an active endorsement of ALEC’s life-threatening work. These companies are hoping that we don’t notice -- they don’t want to be publicly associated with ALEC’s overwhelmingly unpopular and extreme agenda. But now that ALEC has been exposed as a funder of the dangerous “reopen” push, we can turn up the pressure to cut ties with the group -- just like we convinced AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon to do over the past year. Major companies need to hear that everyday Americans are outraged by ALEC’s dangerous plot -- taking advantage of a public health crisis to push their radical Big Money agenda. Add your name to demand that UPS, Pfizer, Anheuser-Busch, and others cancel their ALEC membership.

Many small businesses are suffering and need income especially bars and restraunts. No relief has been coming in for small businesses and their employees. Many will go bankrupt if something isn’t done.

Transitioning to online courses rather than continuing to facilitate them in person diminishes the quality of education students receive. Students will not have the same face-to-face interactions with our professors and peers in the intimate class settings. Moreover, many majors are not designed for virtual or online learning, and forcing them to switch to remote, virtual, or online forms of learning will be ineffective in allowing students to fully immerse themselves in what they’re learning, take advantage of resources, or have access to proper equipment. While we understand the difficult position that the pandemic has put on Rasmussen Colleges and Universities, this suspension of face-to-face instruction and suspension of access to labs, simulations and other on-campus resources presents a notable reduction in the quality of our education that we as students expected to receive at this institution. Because of this huge financial, personal, and professional loss, the students demand that our technology fee, clinical fee, and class fees be reduced and that our tuition be pro-rated or reduced, specifically funds that contribute to maintaining on-campus resources. As students, we are suffering. Thank you for your time, The Students of Rasmussen College

We ask for public officials to implement creative solutions for residents to get outside safely during this unprecedented public health crisis.

The curve has flattened. The virus doesn’t survive in UV light. Campers and fishermen can practice social distancing better than shoppers and Oregon has some of the lowest rates of Covid deaths compared to other states. Oregonians need to be able to go camping and fishing this summer and we will all be healthier when we can get back to doing the things we love and be out in nature. Opening parks during warmer weather months is safer than seeing bored people crowding in the grocery stores because they don’t have other options to get out of the house. It’s time to reopen Oregon State parks.

Here is why. Going to a university/college is not cheap, but having a college degree has become a must-have if you want an excellent job. Wanting to better ourselves and having better job opportunities should not cost an arm and a leg to do so. Having university/colleges be more affordable so that students can focus more on getting their education rather than how they are going to pay or how much debt they will be in when done with school. As a college student myself, I have experienced the strain of having to worry about how I am going to pay for my classes. Juggling a full-time job attending school part-time and the course work is not easy, and adding the stress of how I will pay makes it even harder. As I look at my situation, I think about all the other college students that are in the same position as I am. By deciding to make school more affordable, there is a bigger chance that we could have a higher rate of people that have a degree and are less in debt with student loans. Loans, FAFSA, scholarships, work-study, and the military are some of the options that I know we have to help us pay. Still, that might not be enough, some students might not even qualify for them because of family income might be too high or they do not meet the requirements needed. In most cases, being a full-time student is a requirement that some students might not be able to meet like it is in my case. While the prices for college tuition keeps going up, so does the amount of debt the student acquires. In my research, I found that the average college student will be in a debt of 30,000 dollars or more. A student that gets student loans might be paying for them for years to come after graduating. Is this a stressor that we need in our lives after we just finish school? Here is a little background on some of the available options. FAFSA and scholarships are money that you are not required to pay back (free money). FAFSA is as simple as filling out an application and answering some financial information. FAFSA helps to determine what you might be eligible for, like work-study, which helps students find a part time job on campus to help them with their expenses and The Promise that some colleges offer, this helps the student by having some of their fees waived. Did you know that not all college students fill out the FAFSA? It is because the student feels that they will not qualify to receive this aid, and here is why. FAFSA goes based on the family's finances; for example, if your family has a high income, you are eligible to receive zero to maybe half of the money offered. As opposed to the student whose family has a low income whom they will receive the full amount. There are also the students that opt to join the military to help them pay for school. The amount that you receive depends on how long you served, but not everyone is up for it. Is this enough? Should we be jumping through all these hoops just to get an education? A question that comes up a lot is, "is having a higher education worth all the money and effort that you are putting in?" the answer is yes, we all want the advantages that having a college degree gives us. With this petition, we are asking for help to do just that, to get an education but without all the debt that comes with it.

Exercising in a small facility is much different than in a large chain type facility. It is a way to relieve stress, lower weight and blood pressure, stabilize blood glucose levels and prevent numerous diseases and health conditions. It is an essential daily activity for many citizens that may not be able to exercise on their own due to movement challenges and safety concerns. These smaller facilities can operate within all 5 protocols outlined in the Responsible Restart Ohio packet. Allowing these centers to reopen will not only help keep our communities healthy but help keep these small businesses from closing for good and preventing even more unemployment and health issues.

Hundreds of thousands of McDonald’s front-line employees are facing an impossible decision in the midst of the worsening COVID-19 crisis: Keep our jobs or maintain their health. Dozens of McDonald’s workers in 14 states have contracted the virus and in a recent survey 22 percent of McDonald’s workers report they have gone to work feeling sick during the COVID-19 pandemic because of a lack of paid sick leave, fear of management retaliation for missing shifts or because they simply cannot afford to miss a paycheck. McDonald’s slow, inadequate and irresponsible response in this crisis has placed us, our families and customers at risk. It’s well past time that McDonald’s use its vast resources to be a leader on behalf of us— the workers who contribute so much to the corporation’s brand, reputation, and profits. We must make it clear that if McDonald’s wishes to be seen as a leader in the fast-food industry after this crisis, then it needs to lead from the front and put worker safety and public health first. No one should have to choose between their health or their livelihoods. Together, we can hold them accountable: Sign our petition today and urge McDonald’s to mandate paid sick and family leave protections for all workers now.