We do not want our legislators changing Alaska's constitution. These changes will HURT RURAL ALASKA'S SCHOOLS! Members of our legislature, through SJR 9, want to change Alaska's constitution so that it allows private and religious schools, through a voucher system, to have access to Alaska's pool of public education funds. If the constitutional changes do go through this will require public schools to share this money with schools that have little or no oversight. Our rural school families have very few if any school choices outside of our public schools. Small village school families have no choices. Vouchers will not help them! Our pioneer Alaskan trailblazers, in their infinite wisdom, saw the need to keep public school money only for public schools so we can keep our schools current, safe, and a great place to learn and work throughout the whole state.

Permit election day voter registration in the state of Colorado. Colorado boasts one of the best voter turnouts in the country, but our Democracy is not complete without everyone participating. Election day voter registration will ease the process of voting.

As a woman who lost her FT bookseller job with Borders Books after 8 years in June 2011, and who has not been able to find a replacement job with benefits, I have called my county housing authority to be told there are no open wait lists, and even if the wait lists opened, I am not allowed to apply until I am 62 and then the average wait is 6 to 7 years. The wait lists have been closed for at least two years, none are expected to open and so women of my generation are aging in CA with no way to even get on the wait lists for low income Senior Housing. I cannot be the only boomer woman in CA that this is happening to. So Senior Housing for boomer women needs to be built in CA counties. Counties need to assess the extent of the need now and in the coming ten years and build Senior Housing to handle this influx of extremely low income boomer women who are high risk for homelessness. I never married, never had kids, am a college graduate, always worked since age 18, never was arrested, no addictions or illnesses, always able and willing to work, and always underpaid. Now approaching 62, without health care, waiting for ACA ObamaCare expansion to start, I am working part-time and 100% of what I earn is going toward rent which is still considered below market rate for a one bedroom apt. in Marin County where I have lived almost half of my life. I do not want to move and why should I have to? Senior Housing for boomer women is desperately needed to be built in Marin, and Marin County cannot be the only County in CA where there is severe need of affordable housing for childless single women on extremely low incomes. I am not going to be able to collect Soc Sec until I am 70 because I will get 76% more by waiting from age 62 to age 70 and at 70, I will then, only get $1,300/ month because of a lifetime of being paid so little in the jobs I managed to find. I cannot be the only CA woman in this situation. Boomer women with extremely low incomes are increasing and we need housing to be planned and built quickly all over California. Foreclosed Homes could become shared homes for women like me. There's a critical need and county governments are not facing up to this critical shortage. Something must be done to bridge this gap.

As a woman who lost her FT bookseller job with Borders Books after 8 years in June 2011, and who has not been able to find a replacement job with benefits, I have called my county housing authority to be told there are no open wait lists, and even if the wait lists opened, I am not allowed to apply until I am 62 and then the average wait is 6 to 7 years. The wait lists have been closed for at least two years, none are expected to open and so women of my generation are aging in CA with no way to even get on the wait lists for low income Senior Housing. I cannot be the only boomer woman in CA that this is happening to. So Senior Housing for boomer women needs to be built in CA counties. Counties need to assess the extent of the need now and in the coming ten years and build Senior Housing to handle this influx of extremely low income boomer women who are high risk for homelessness. I never married, never had kids, am a college graduate, always worked since age 18, never was arrested, no addictions or illnesses, always able and willing to work, and always underpaid. Now approaching 62, without health care, waiting for ACA ObamaCare expansion to start, I am working part-time and 100% of what I earn is going toward rent which is still considered below market rate for a one bedroom apt. in Marin County where I have lived almost half of my life. I do not want to move and why should I have to? Senior Housing for boomer women is desperately needed to be built in Marin, and Marin County cannot be the only County in CA where there is severe need of affordable housing for childless single women on extremely low incomes. I am not going to be able to collect Soc Sec until I am 70 because I will get 76% more by waiting from age 62 to age 70 and at 70, I will then, only get $1,300/ month because of a lifetime of being paid so little in the jobs I managed to find. I cannot be the only CA woman in this situation. Boomer women with extremely low incomes are increasing and we need housing to be planned and built quickly all over California. Foreclosed Homes could become shared homes for women like me. There's a critical need and county governments are not facing up to this critical shortage. Something must be done to bridge this gap.

The expansion of Medicaid will provide health insurance for those Iowans who need it most, while saving money and improving care for all of our citizens.

Oppose HB2265 which increases the mandatory-minimum for weapon-related offenses. Do not let legislators pretend to address the problem of gun violence by sweeping more young people in prison. HB2265 would spike the prison population by thousands in just a few years, for no public safety gain.

As a former senator, John Kerry frequently spoke out on behalf of the environment. Now, as the new Secretary of State, he has the opportunity to make immediate progress on climate change. In backlash to pollution reduction measures enacted by the European Union (EU), airlines pushed for and Congress passed legislation giving the government the authority to prohibit U.S. airlines from complying with the EU's new rules. Now, the EU program has been suspended for one year to allow for an international body to put together an agreement to reduce global emissions from the sector. The aviation sector should not be exempted from attempts to combat climate change. Technologies are available to build better engines and lighter materials. Such measures will not only decrease the emissions of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide but will also save costs on fuel. Secretary Kerry can advance President Obama’s mission to create solutions that mitigate climate change and ultimately keep our environment safe. Please tell Secretary Kerry to act now.

Paul Ryan's newest budget plan -- a rehash of the plan Americans resoundingly rejected last year, but with even deeper cuts -- protects the wealthy while demanding sacrifice from those who can least afford it. Ryan's plan privatizes Medicare. It slashes education, infrastructure and research funding. It makes it harder for poor Americans to afford health care by nearly cutting Medicaid in half by 2023. And it does all that while giving big tax breaks to the very wealthiest Americans and maintaining our unsustainable military budget. Congress must reject Paul Ryan's cruel budget and focus on helping the millions of Americans who are still struggling.

This petition is to stop the "state budget cut" to close the doors on the only aftercare programs in our county. We recieved a letter stating that as of June 30th the doors would be closed. HOW are people suppose to work? Many people rely on that aftercare program, because they work in different towns and do not get off of work in time to pick their children up from school. So many parents will be unemployed or kids will be going wild, not having the guidance that they need. Myself as well as countless other parents have no clue what we will do as far as working, if this actually happens - This is one budget cut that should be reconsidered. Think about all the lives that is going to be affected.

PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO EAT THE RIGHT FOODS IS ONE HAS NO TEETH AND DENTAL SHOULD BE PART OF MEDICAL INSURANCE AS A TOTAL HEALTH CARE !!!!!!!!!!

There as been a lot of talk over the days about the higher up of the Post Office saying they are wanting to cancel Saturday delivery and close down more of the post office and / or having the office opened only for 4 days.

8 years ago I could not get a Human Resources Department, Agency or elected public official to hear my plea for help against sexual harassment on the job.