An estimated bill is sent every other month.It is normally greater than the following actual bill.They have been dragging their feet about installing the automatic meters.

Having watched the documentary Invisible War and read of the tens of thousands of victims of sexual assault in the armed forces, I urge everyone to take a stand in support of these victims and to put an end to future assaults without penalty. The fact that an estimated 26,000 military personnel, both men and women, experienced some form of sexual harassment or worse last year clearly indicates that commanders are not providing for good order and discipline in their units.

Sens. Wicker and Cochran have not yet declared their support for a reform proposed by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that could secure justice for the thousands of survivors who have been assaulted while serving their country.

When President Obama gave his landmark speech in June calling on America to address the causes and impacts of climate change, business station CNBC was the only cable news network that refused to run even one second of the speech. Sadly, this is just the latest example of the network’s egregious climate reporting. A recent Media Matters report found that over half of CNBC’s climate science coverage since 2013 has cast doubt on the scientific consensus that CO2 emissions from fossil fuels is causing climate change. When viewers called CNBC out over Twitter for presenting false information, Squawk Box co-host Joe Kernen responded with Islamaphobic statements, calling the tweets a “global warming jihad launched against me by the Eco Taliban”. What’s more, he responded on air, saying: “You haven’t read my Twitter feed, I’ll tell you that much […] there’s a lot of things happening the enviro-socialists are–man, it is a cult. It is a bona fide cult." Calling groups that acknowledge climate change part of a cult -organizations isn't just absurd, it’s really bad business advice. This is the kind of climate coverage we expect from Fox News, not a subsidiary of NBC. As a major business network under the banner of NBC Universal, CNBC has a responsibility to report on how climate change will impact its viewers, particularly from a financial perspective, not give voice to disproven conspiracy theories. When the recession hit, CNBC came under fire for making excuses for Wall Street. Now they’re denying climate change. We can’t afford to have CNBC go down the same path as Fox News, compromising their integrity to appeal to right wing viewers. Right now, because CNBC’s ratings are declining, CNBC management will be looking to make changes to get their ratings and advertisers back. If we make a strong push for responsible journalism and accurate climate reporting, our efforts could help turn things around at CNBC. Please add your voice.

62 Democrats in the PA General Assembly now support Marriage Equality. Unfortunately, Rep. Tom Calatagirone is not one of them. Please sign my petition and tell Rep. Caltagirone to support full civil rights for same-sex couples in PA.

I would like to make it more easier to have a felony taken of your record in the state of Pennsylvania. After 8 years of committing forgery for less than 200 dollars, it still haunts me. I payed my fines and court costs, and completed probation. I stayed out of trouble for 8 years now and I can not get a decent job with this on my record. I work in an independent restaurant making just enough to survive.

I oppose the oppression of sexual assault victims in the military.

Rep. Steve King's (IA-R) ugly history of anti-immigrant rhetoric reached a new low this week after telling a conservative website that some DREAMers have "calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert." He doubled-down on his attack by claiming that for every valedictorian DREAMer, there are 100 more carrying drugs across the border. Rep. King's attack is nothing new. Last year he compared immigrants to dogs, and then in an Univision interview claimed he meant it as a compliment. Last month he voted to defund DACA, called a group of DREAMers visiting his office "illegal aliens," compared it to an invasion, and then wondered why they hadn't been arrested yet. And now he's accusing those same young Americans of being drug dealers. We need Speaker John Boehner, Rep. Eric Cantor, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy -- the top leaders in the House of Representatives -- to condemn Rep. King's ugly attacks and finally lead. If they don't stand up to him and take command, they are allowing Rep. King to set the agenda in the House and have a platform to spread his hateful views. Demand GOP House leaders John Boehner, Eric Cantor, and Kevin McCarthy lead and condemn Rep. Steve King's attack today.

My Republican senator, Rand Paul, just signed onto Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's call for removing military sexual assault prosecutions from the chain of command. This is huge, and it motivates me even more to continue my fight to get other senators on board.

*Note: Ken Lacoste is now acting First Warden. Names and titles can not be changed once signatures have been accumulated, and this petition has been in place with titles from 2013. Plastic pollution is categorized as one of the greatest threats to our marine environment, notably called a global environmental catastrophe . Plastic bags, straws, cups, wrappers, utensils and more scatter the beaches and float in the waters never to biodegrade or disappear. It is estimated that 6 million pieces of trash enter the ocean every day. This trash affects over 600 species that depend on the ocean for survival . Plankton, urchins, crabs, shrimp, mollusks, sea birds, marine mammals, fish, sea turtles, sharks and many more have been victims of entanglement or plastic ingestion, leading to death. Further, plastics contain persistent organic pollutants, toxic chemicals that affect both animal and human health. These chemicals have been shown to negatively affect animals who have unknowingly consumed ocean plastic, making its way up the food chain, and perhaps to your dinner plate. We can help solve this problem by eliminating unnecessary plastic from our daily lives such as plastic bags, water bottles, straws, disposable cutlery, cups, plates and more. Block Island is a pristine island 13 miles off the coast of Rhode Island, and we have a duty to protect this island and it's surrounding waters. Plastic bags are pervasive and detrimental to our environment. Hundreds of other cities around the world have banned plastic bags, including Barrington, the first city in Rhode Island to pass a plastic bag ban. If Block Island does the same, they could set an example for other island and coastal communities striving to make a positive environmental impact. In a trip to the western coast of Australia, I visited a small coastal community called Exmouth. The local grocery store noted that plastic bags were banned in the community. You either brought your own bag or bought a reusable one at checkout - the town's primary care was their environment and conserving the ocean around them. Block Island should have the same concern. I urge you to stand with me to ban plastic bags on Block Island. It's time to take a stand to protect our environment and keep our ocean and beaches clean. The ocean is in hurting, and we can make a difference by reducing and eliminating our plastic waste. Next step is plastic cups and straws, but for now, lets BLOCK THE BAG!

When Edie Windsor challenged the federal Defense of Marriage Act, President Obama refused to defend it. When Kristin Perry and Sandy Stier challenged California’s Prop 8, Governor Brown refused to defend it. And when two Santa Fe men challenged New Mexico’s ban on same-sex marriage, SF County Clerk Geraldine Salazar said she supported them. Now she's filed a 20+ page brief with the state Supreme Court with a rambling list of reasons for denying a marriage license to committed same-sex couples.

For Juanita and Frank James the bills were piling up. Steel Company closures sent them in a panic as Juanita's health deteriorated. Without Medicare, they could have lost everything. But the high cost of prescriptions forced by Pharmaceutical lobbyists are threatening that relief. Medicare Parte D está siendo cautivo por grupos de cabildeo representando a intereses farmacéuticos, amenazando aún más la crisis financiera de Juanita, Frank, y millones de personas mayores. Nuestros ancianos no deberían estar haciendo la difícil elección entre comprar sus medicamentos o mantener un techo sobre sus cabezas. Ellos merecen su dignidad cuando se jubilen. ¡Es hora de que Medicare sea liberado para negociar precios de los medicamentos con receta!