The furlough of over 800,000 Department of Defense civilians and countless other federal agencies will negatively impact the safety and security of this nation. Most federal employees are middle-class families who will be faced with the 20 to 40% pay cut this year! They're much better ways to reduce the nations deficit And stop wasteful spending.

Allow the state to regulate marijuana like alcohol.

Tough choices are facing Washington's legislators as more money is needed for education while social services (and other) programs have been seriously cut during the recent recession years. The choice is whether to cut these programs further, or raise additional revenue to meet very pressing needs. The choice should be for more revenue.

Texas Rep. David Simpson (R-Longview) has just authored and filed House Joint Resolution (HJR) 125, an amendment to the Texas Constitution that, if enacted into law, would guarantee each Texan the individual right to access whatever health care treatment they choose, and would protect the rights of practitioners to offer those treatments and modalities. To read the purpose & specifics of this amendment, please visit: http://texashealthfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WHITE-PAPER-ON-HJR-125.pdf

Although Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Act was supported by 63% of Michigan’s voters; it fails to provide safe regulated access for patients. Michigan medical marijuana patients need safe regulated access. Please Support House Bill 4271 (The Medical Marihuana Provisioning Center Regulation Act).

Now is the time for California to lead the way. Sign this petition to show our legislators where you stand.

During the summer of 2012, Caltrans began a 24-month program to Retrofit 67,000 lights with LEDs (LIght Emitting Diodes) in the California state highway and other roadway systems. So far Montana’s Department of Transportation (MDT) is not following suit. Its plans for the Highway 212 improvement call for high pressure sodium (HPS) lighting. Every old-technology light installed now will waste energy for 10-40 years in the future. If MDT saddles 212 with old technology, it will cost Red Lodge area citizens more than it should to reimburse NorthWestern Energy for electricity used and for lighting maintenance costs. Some LEDs are better than others. Recent improvements in LED light levels mean that with the right luminaire fewer 40-foot poles would be required to adequately illuminate highway 212. Fewer poles means a reduction in that component of project costs, offsetting some of the higher costs necessary to specify use of LED luminaires rather than HPS lighting. At last check MDT had not authorized a redesign of lighting for the 212 project to take advantage of this technological advance. A preliminary lighting analysis done on Hwy. 212 in the fall of 2011 indicated that for pole spacing on segment 2 one could use 13 poles housing LEDs for every 16 poles housing HPS. One could use 8 poles housing LEDs for every 9 poles housing HPS on segment 3. This assumed a 48 watt reduction in power required for the newer bulbs to achieve a 30% or better saving. These numbers will have changed with more recent technology improvements. For example, on San Francisco’s Dumbarton Bridge a 183 watt LED replaced a 400 watt HPS for a 60% energy savings. In addition, Caltrans is counting on 12 to 15 years more life (and thus smaller maintenance costs) from their LEDs. That’s why we are asking MDT: “Please install LED lighting during improvements to Red Lodge's Highway 212.” Please join our petition. Jay Mennenga Deborah Muth Paulette Richter Clare H. Whitcomb Russ Doty

Being a member of our local USGBC. I don't understand why windmills and solar power are not being utilized to the fullest in Kansas.We have a great architectural & design community that supports the green movement. Top buildings are LEED rated, but are fueled by fossil fuel.

The closing of the virtual magic kingdom game that happened in 2008. Disney closed it down without even giving us players a chance to fight for it. We want to see it brought back to the disney online games website

Many states are now taking actions in conflict with federal drug policies regarding cannabis and hemp. There has never been a better time to diffuse this situation by decriminalizing cannabis and hemp.

Legalizing Medical Marijuana

We are all constantly effected by lack of access to basic health care due to costs imposed by the current insurance based financing method. Preventable deaths, preventable hospitalizations and complications, preventable medical incident related bankruptcies and living in fear are the price we pay for a lack of universal coverage, publicly financed, privately delivered health care system. HB 2922 is the Health Care for All Oregon Plan Act with at least 21 co-sponsors, similar to the HB3510 that stayed in committee in 2011. This time there is much more public support for this monumental and necessary change in how health care is financed, with similar systems proven to have better outcomes than ours in many of the other developed countries in the world. This problem will persist as long as for-profit insurance companies control the prices and payments. HB2922 puts an end to that. Public hearings scheduled for May 13th in Salem. Visit pnhp.org and hcao.org for further information.