This is a petition to allow formally direct enrolled mental health providers such as Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Professional Counselors, and Psychiatrists, the ability to return to being direct enrolled providers for North Carolina Medicaid. As of now, due to the level of regulation, a growing number of these providers have stopped or are considering rescinding their contract to provide much needed services to Medicaid recipients. The Waiver program was not designed to inhibit service provision of these providers, but to manage case management and community care in order to prevent fraud. Ultimately, Medicaid patients unfairly suffer.

Last week's failure to enact meaningful gun measures exposed a basic problem with American democracy today - the legal right of arms manufacturers to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TERM LIMIT ON THE CONGRESS AND SENATORS THANK YOU

get worker pay back to henry fords 5 dollar day adjusted for inflation,, that mean an 100 fold increase in worker pay from 1927..500 dollar worker pay just like 1927. ford truck 1927 290 dollars now 2013 $ 29,000 GOAL IS 25 DOLLAR AN HOUR MINIUM WAGE. THE USA ECONOMY WOULD BOOM ON THE SPENDING OF THE 25 DOLLAR AN HOUR MINIUM WAGE WORKER.

News reports about corporations being allowed to gut the defined pensions that were promised to their employees.

A few years ago, Republican Bill Frist inserted a little item in a budget bill that had to be passed, that prohibited Americans from playing on-line poker for money. This law put a number of American companies in internet poker out of business and turned it over to foreign companies. A large number of Americans played internet poker; from seniors playing for as little as 2 cents buy-in, to high stakes games for professionals. It is time to end this ridiculous prohibition.

Construction will block our views of the San Diego Bay

Teachers are giving students at Prairie Star Middle School detentions for leaving their supplies on top of their lockers. Getting to class should be their top priority, not worrying about putting away supplies, which can be done later.

Teachers are giving students at Prairie Star Middle School detentions for leaving their supplies on top of their lockers. All they want to do is get to class faster! s

This petition is to let the law makers know that we do not want anymore gun laws that infringe on our rights.

The government wants to maneuver the Social Security monies by not granting the Cost-of-Living increases that are due. This money was earned during peoples' entire working careers and it should be of benefit, just like all other entities.

The University of Alabama wastes millions ( $50 to 100 million ) by giving companies permission to produce licensed merchandise thur CLC and thus giving up millions in profits.