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This reform will encourage everyone (students, parents, and teachers) in the educational process to meet their potential and reward those who are doing their job. We need to reward those who are working hard to achieve a year or more growth.

The Intent and Purpose of this Petition is to encourage news sources to report the news accurately and honestly.

Florida is the definition of 'melting pot' when it comes to the diversity in America, yet the populations remain separated from each other. Being from Palm Beach they had to make a law to prevent picking up "illegal" immigrants for work! If America wants to keep tourism high and relations with increasing migrants good we should take a stand to help immigration reform move along, instead of delaying it any longer!

I think it's wrong for President Obama to include Social Security and Medicare in the Budget as a measure of either saving the programs for future participants or as a means to help balance the budget. It is a known fact that Social Security will not go bankrupt until 2033 or beyond. Because the President has expressed a williness to cut these programs, a floor has been cut out from the Democracts to use this issue against the Republicans who want to forever delete these programs.

Everyone would like a little more dough in their pockets. Raising minimum wage will do just that in but a month or two. My mother works at KFC for minimum wage, yet she works so hard her wrist needs a brace.

Recent gun control legislature was defeated in the US Senate. It is imperative that we send the message loud and clear that we, the majority of citizens, want stricter gun control laws.

The oil and gas billionaire Koch brothers are trying to purchase the South Florida Sun-Sentinel! It’s part of a larger bid to buy the Tribune Company’s media assets, which includes TV stations and major newspapers across the country in addition to the Sun-Sentinel. The Koch brothers—David and Charles—are fossil fuel barons who have devoted their fortunes to bankrolling climate change denial, union busting, and the Tea Party. Now, they want to expand their radical right-wing propaganda to communities across the country by “Fox-news-ifying” local papers like the Sun-Sentinel. South Florida Sun-Sentinel readers and other Tribune company customers are key stakeholders in the decision. By showing Tribune Company executives that the public counts on them for accurate and informative journalism, we can help persuade them not to sell to climate change deniers. We can’t allow respected journalistic institutions to become mouthpieces for the Kochs’ corrupt agenda.

The oil and gas billionaire Koch brothers are trying to purchase the Los Angeles Times! It’s part of a larger bid to buy the Tribune Company’s media assets, which includes TV stations and major newspapers across the country in addition to the Times. The Koch brothers—David and Charles—are fossil fuel barons who have devoted their fortunes to bankrolling climate change denial, union busting, and the Tea Party. Now, they want to expand their radical right-wing propaganda to communities across the country by “Fox-news-ifying” local papers like the Times. Los Angeles Times readers and other Tribune company customers are key stakeholders in the decision. By showing Tribune Company executives that the public counts on them for accurate and informative journalism, we can help persuade them not to sell to climate change deniers. We can’t allow respected journalistic institutions to become mouthpieces for the Kochs’ corrupt agenda.

Student Loan Forgiveness -- targeted at "for profit" centers of learning.

Our goal is to save the U.S. Postal Service from drastic cuts in service. We want the postal service to cease closing mail processing plants. We want the postal service to continue 6 day delivery and we want the postal service to stop closing post offices and cutting retail operating hours. Our goal is to see the dramatic pre payments into retirement accounts to stop and be returned to the postal service. We are proud of our postal network in Connecticut and want to keep it the way it is.

The SC legislature is attempting to abolish abortion in the state. South Carolina women need health clinics and access to abortion without unnecessary restrictions.