On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, the New York City Council voted 45 to 3 in favor of the NYC Earned Sick Time Act. This historic legislation allows workers to earn up to five Paid Sick Days per year to recover from an illness or to care for a sick child or family member. While we do have a supermajority of support, Mayor Bloomberg plans to veto this crucial bill. If the bill is signed, beginning on April 1, 2014, businesses with 20 or more employees will be required to offer five accrued Paid Sick Days per year. On October 1, 2015, the coverage will expand to include companies with 15 or more workers. An estimated one million workers will finally get paid sick days because of this law. It will also guarantee another 300,000 workers up to five unpaid, job-protected sick days (as of April 1, 2014). Mayor Bloomberg wrongly claims that this bill will "stifle job creation." This has not been the case in cities like San Francisco, which has had an even more expansive law since 2007. Paid sick leave prevents the spread of contagious illnesses, protects worker's economic security, and increases businesses' productivity. New York City has been fighting for Paid Sick Days for four years. Tell Mayor Bloomberg that we've waited long enough. Respect the wishes of New Yorkers, and sign this bill into law today.

Every where I go I see people parking in handicap spaces when they are not handicapped and the people who have reasons to park there can't and have to park elsewhere that can be a hardship to them. If you do not have anything on your vehicle that says your handicap then park elsewhere.

US Military Retired and Veterans, living in the Philippines, are not receiving the care required by law. Under the TRICARE system, administered by ISOS and Global24, contractors of the Tricare Management Activity, military retirees are being overcharged double and more the local rate for all other persons with the encouragement of ISOS and Global24. Disabled US Veterans are NOT being provided required care, as stated by law, even though the Veterans Administration maintains a clinic there.

Stop spending public money on something that cannot be stopped except with education (just like alcohol and prostitution, it will forever be a temptation). Treat it like alcohol, and collect the taxes (tax it high), rather than the current situation where it funds crime, gangs, terrorists and ends up with useless spending of scarce public money.

Sponsored by Mark Dion, LD 1240 requires universal background checks for anyone purchasing a firearm. The name of the bill is: An Act to Promote the Safe Use and Sale of Firearms. For more information, or to see a current copy of the bill, visit http://mcahv.org/legislation/

We are Americans who stand in support of the Second Amendment. We want Congress to pass legislation containing comprehensive background checks for people purchasing firearms. We want limited magazine capacities. We want a ban on automatic weapons. We want to make sure our children and fellow citizens are safe.

Fracking in California.

Fracking in California.

Under Article III, Section 3, of the Constitution, any person who levies war against the United States or adheres to its enemies by giving them Aid and Comfort has committed treason within the meaning of the Constitution. The term aid and comfort refers to any act that manifests a betrayal of allegiance to the United States. If a subversive act has any tendency to weaken the power of the United States to attack or resist its enemies, aid and comfort has been given. So ask yourself, "is holding a trillion + dollars in offshore tax havens something that weakens the power of the United States in this time of war?". If your answer is yes, then you also believe that offshore tax evasion is treason. Sign this petition to let President Obama know that you want off-shore tax evaders criminally prosecuted for treason!

THE PRESIDENT HAS A TERM LIMIT..CONGRESS NEEDS TERM LIMITS TOO. TERM LIMITS WOULD CURTAIL THE EFFECT LOBBYISTS AND BIG BSINESS HAVE ON OUR LIVES. THE NRA IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF BUYING CONGRESS.

As a Florida Panthers and ice hockey fan, it sickens me that Panthers President Michael Yormark would consider the Redline Lady Panthers to be "entertainment". They are one of the many forms that females are sexually degraded by and for males to make money and are seen as the prime example of what females should really be like and the organization is trying to reinforce a correlation between males only watching sports and females only as objects. If they truly stand for the family friendly entertainment they stated, then they should present the team in that manner.

I am a single mother who raised her two children all alone. They both graduated from University of Florida; each received two degrees with honors. Though both had bright future scholarships, but the living and other expenses such as extracurricular fees at UF became too expensive. They both have a loan that is accumulating because of an interest rate of 6.8%. I was able to refinance my home when I lost my job, but my children are unable to refinance their student loan with lower rates. This isn’t fair; Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation to give students the same deal that we give the banks. This isn’t fair; Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation to give students the same deal that we give the banks. Let’s support her