Every year I go through a period of adjustment because of the change in time and wonder why I must. Let's get rid of it!

When Australia passed a parental leave law in 2010, it left the U.S. as the only industrialized nation not to mandate paid leave for mothers of newborns. The United States has no mandatory paid family leave policy, making it one of just three countries in the world and the only country in the first-world to not mandate paid maternity leave for new mothers (Swaziland and Papua New Guinea are the others). Many countries give new fathers paid time off as well or allow parents to share paid leave.

Does not anyone realize that animal abuse and child abuse go hand and hand. A person who commits a crime against an innocent animal will do the same to an innocent child. I moved to KY from NH and am very appalled that child abuse is not an issue that is addressed here in KY. Animal and child abusers see a big welcome sign here in KY. Welcome the state where you can abuse a child and an animal and get away with it.

The fact the the Florida Board or Respiratory Therapy is MANDATING that we MUST join CE Broker in order to renew our Respiratory Therapy Licenses. Responsible individuals should have a right to decide if they need to join a tracking system for their CEU's.

Stop attacking middle class wages and working conditions.

We remember Bosnia, Cambodia, Rwanda. Enough! Stop the killing, maiming, and torture of children in Syria. Tell President Obama to enact a No-Fly Zone over Syria immediately. “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel

Please do not give up on our children in Special Education; they are not a lost cause! Students with Special Needs are being targeted and DISCRIMINATED against as you try and balance your state budget on their backs. The success my daughter, and many other students, have in school is because of these regulations which afford them the opportunity to succeed. I know many students that have graduated High School with the help of an IEP and have gone on to college and are on track to be independent, productive members of society. By striking down the regulations; you will be discriminating against my daughter and telling the students with special needs, in the state of New York, that you do not believe in them.

We have seen the increase of fuel, food and every other expense of everyday living, but no increase in wages which is making the middle class poor and the poor poorer, the only solution is to increase the minimum wage.

I care about this issue because of my 20 years as a public health professional and 15 years of bicycling in SE Minnesota. Numerous experts and state agencies (eg, MN Department of Health, MN Pollution Control Agency) have raised serious concerns about the potential health effects of industrial frac sand mining to nearby residents and tourists. Silicosis, lung cancer, asthma, contaminated drinking water, and increased vehicular accidents are devastating long-term consequences to risk for short-term financial gain.

There is currently NO way to obtain medicinal marijuana in Nevada legally, yet it is ok to Grow your own. If policies were in place on a state level, We could introduce to the hospitals, a research program & an alternative option for Post Cancer Treatment Medication and the TAX revenue will be poured back to the state in order to support under funded community programs. - "Why do we have to hide in the dark with a state issued license to grow for personal use, yet we are preventing those who don't have that option, the freedom of choice to have treatment" We already distribute to people and patients in need, why not take the revenue back and help everyone's future, young and old!

Ohio House Bill 59 is imposing a 5% tax on Veterinary Services. In this economy, most families can not afford routine vet care. Please do not let this pass.

The Trans-Pacific Pact (TPP) is a disastrous pact between a handful of nations that is including obscene protections for international corporations to get away with anything they want. With this agreement, governments, non-profit or any entity that complains or works to resist any actions that a corporation does in nations in does business in, could be legally sued for millions and billions of dollars.