People who care about democracy across the country are uniting to overturn the Supreme Court's decision that gives corporations the right to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections. The amazing coalition Money Out Voters In and Common Cause helped write this Resolution, which goes to the CA Democratic Party Resolutions Committee -- and the Party itself -- at the CDP convention next week. Sign this petition to urge the committee and the party to show their support for getting big corporate money out of elections.

Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are extremely vital parts of our social safety net. The majority of Americans are NOT willing to cut benefits from these very popular programs in order to deal with the deficit. In fact, Social Security should not even be part of this equation. We oppose any and every cut to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits -- including raising the retirement age or cutting the cost of living adjustment. There are other ways to solve our nation's fiscal problems. Our Washington representatives should NOT dismantle the safety net which our country's seniors, the poor, the orphaned, and the disabled rely upon for their very survival.

This is for advocacy towards our support for immigration reform, and a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants residing in our country. We invite you to join us in our fight towards pushing our community and local political leadership that will benefit millions of undocumented families.

VOTE FOR Senate Concurrent Resolution SCR13-002 To Place the "Colorado Heath Care Cooperative" On Our Novemeber 5, 2013 Ballot!!! EVERY Colorado Senator and Representative Needs to VOTE FOR SCR13-002 (with a minimum 2/3rds vote required in each body) to place the Colorado Health Care Cooperative on the November 5, 2013 Ballot (as a Referred Measure)!!! As my Senator or my Representative, I'm asking you to tell me that I can count on your VOTE FOR SCR13-002 both at the Committee level (as appropriate) and on the floor (as appropriate). Please do your best to secure recorded votes on all occasions. TO PETITION SIGNERS: SAVE THIS DATE*AND TIME* AND TAKE ACTION WITH US! . . . IF YOU AGREE: Every Coloradan needs affordable, quality health care sometime! That's why all Coloradans need the assurance of access without facing financial ruin when their time(s) comes! . . . SO, WHY WOULD ANY Colorado Senator or Representative VOTE AGAINST saving us voters Billions of $$$s in Colorado medical costs and bills when we can clearly show Colorado voters how to save anywhere from $4 billion in 2016 to $16 billion by 2024? AND, why would ANY Colorado legislator VOTE AGAINST saving more Colorado lives from preventable deaths while saving us taxpayer dollars too? ASK YOUR Senator and Representative to serve your interests and those of your family, neighbors and friends! ESPECIALLY IF THEY WILL NOT (pledge to) "VOTE FOR the Colorado Health Care Cooperative in 2013!!!" by voting for SCR13-002. Tell your State legislators that they are not representing your best interests UNLESS they "VOTE FOR the Colorado Health Care Cooperative in 2013!!!" DON'T be square; please find a way to get our message there! WHAT? This is our first, best, and very likely our only chance to speak publicly to our State legislators to "VOTE FOR the Colorado Health Care Cooperative in 2013!!!" by passing SCR13-002. *WHEN? and WHERE? This coming Thursday, April 4 at 1:00 pm (for seating) and officially starting at 1:30 pm (for giving/listening to public testimony) at our State Capitol Building (200 E Colfax Ave) in the Old Supreme Court Chamber (on 2nd floor) before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. WHY? A 2/3rd vote on Senate Concurrent Resolution SCR13-002 is needed in both the Senate and House in Colorado to refer the "Colorado Health Care Cooperative" to all Colorado voters this November, 2013. DO please find a way to get our message there! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!

Each year, thousands of California youth leave the locker-lined halls of high school, diploma in hand. But they'll be missing something important: a voter registration card and information on how to vote. The Millennial Generation is unique; with the brush of a touchscreen, young Americans are more plugged-in, informed, engaged and involved than ever before. Voter pre-registration engages them with our democracy, encouraging these informed voices to participate. Hawaii, North Carolina, Florida and Maryland are among a growing number of states that allow any future eligible voter to pre-register to vote at age 16. At 18, these pre-registered voters are added to the voter rolls. Voter pre-registration has little-to-no fiscal impact and no particular burden on election officials, but boosts voter registration rates and participation. In California, SB113 has been introduced to implement voter pre-registration. It needs your support!

Community solar would allow people like me, who don’t own property and who can’t afford to install solar panels by myself, to invest in solar with my neighbors. But now, my neighbors and I don’t have that opportunity because PNM doesn’t want to let us provide our own energy.

Each year, thousands of Colorado youth leave the locker-lined halls of high school, diploma in hand. But they'll be missing something important: a voter registration card and information on how to vote. The Millennial Generation is unique; with the brush of a touchscreen, young Americans are more plugged-in, informed, engaged and involved than ever before. Voter pre-registration engages them with our democracy, encouraging these informed voices to participate. Hawaii, North Carolina, Florida and Maryland are among a growing number of states that allow any future eligible voter to pre-register to vote at age 16. At 18, these pre-registered voters are added to the voter rolls. Voter pre-registration has little-to-no fiscal impact and no particular burden on election officials, but boosts voter registration rates and participation. In Colorado, HB1135 has been introduced to implement voter pre-registration. It needs your support!

Each year, thousands of Washington youth leave the locker-lined halls of high school, diploma in hand. But they'll be missing something important: a voter registration card and information on how to vote. The Millennial Generation is unique; with the brush of a touchscreen, young Americans are more plugged-in, informed, engaged and involved than ever before. Voter pre-registration engages them with democracy, encouraging these informed voices to participate. Hawaii, North Carolina, Florida and Maryland are among a growing number of states that allow any future eligible voter to pre-register to vote at age 16. At 18, these pre-registered voters are added to the voter rolls. Voter pre-registration has little-to-no fiscal impact and no particular burden on election officials, but boosts voter registration rates and participation. In Washington, HB1279 has been introduced to implement voter pre-registration. It needs your support!

Yesterday, a State Senator and a City Councilmember were arrested. Their crime? Allegedly trying to buy an election. There will surely be calls for the arrested officials to resign. But that won't solve the real problem here. We must end the corrupting influence of money in politics, once and for all. Why did they think they could get away with it? "That's politics, that's politics, it's all about how much," the arrested Councilmember explained in a wiretapped conversation. "Not about whether or will, it's about how much, and that's our politicians in New York, they're all like that, all like that. And they get like that because of the drive that the money does for everything else. You can't do anything without the f***ing money." But the problem goes much deeper than bribes. It's the legalized corruption of campaign contributions that really poisons our system. We can't afford to let New York be bought by the highest bidder.

The State Department has assured Congress that millions of U.S. tax dollars given to the Honduran National Police only go to units that don't operate under the direct supervision of Director General Juan Carlos Bonilla, who has been accused of responsibility for extrajudicial killings for which he has never been investigated. But the Associated Press has documented that all Honduran National Police units are under Bonilla's control. Aid to police units under Bonilla's control violate U.S. law. Urge Secretary of State Kerry, President Obama and Congress to end all aid to the Honduran National Police, in compliance with U.S. law. More information: US Aids Honduran Police Despite Death Squad Fears http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/03/23/world/americas/ap-lt-honduras-death-squads.html Will Congress act to stop US support for Honduras' death squad regime? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/30/congress-us-support-honduras-death-squad-regime

In the NCAA basketball tournament, Louisville sophomore Kevin Ware suffered a gruesome injury: His leg bone literally tore through his skin. While the NCAA makes over $780 million per year off student athletes, they do not guarantee that medical bills for injuries will be covered. Can you sign our petition to the NCAA?

Thanks to the actions of hundreds of supporteres, the $2 million of funding for the CMRT has been preserved in NY State's 2013 budget! But we're not done yet -- the planning process now shifts to the county level. Please sign our new petition to be delivered to our leaders here in Ulster County, asking them to make constructing the Catskill Mountain Rail Trail a top priority.