ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the third consecutive year, a report ranks Minnesota the least-affordable state in the Midwest for renters. Housing advocates say the report demonstrates the need for more affordable housing across the state.

Help Tracy Oden. She is a victim of a race hate crime in Georgia and no one seems to be willing to help. Please view her evidence: https://www.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=600316a299d64adcba90c8a3962da37e , The case involves a magistrate judge in the area as one of her harassers. This may be the reason no organization (legal or otherwise) has been willing to help to date. She needs an attorney. Has been trying for years. She cannot obtain one to represent her in the federal race hate crime and/or federal housing matter. Her constitutional rights have been violated--and she is now about to lose her home because she is unable to work because of the housing matter. Her email is [email protected] Your help is URGENTLY needed.

California Legislators and Governor Brown: This year you have the unique opportunity to take the lead in meaningful election reform. Pass the DISCLOSE Act now.

Bestiality is more frequent than people realize. People that will do this to helpless animals often abuse children and women. Violence against animals should not be tolerated in a civilized society and must be prosecuted. Please help Minnesota to join the other 17 states who have made bestiality a felony. The animals thank you for caring.

As a result of sequestration the Department of Defense has cut funding for programs that are critical to the personal and professional development of American service members. Thousands of men and women rely on tuition assistance to pay for their education while they serve. These budget cuts cannot be tolerated. http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=119510 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/12/tuition-assistance-us-airmen_n_2861442.html?utm_hp_ref=college

Day light savings time makes no sense. Arizona doesn't change their clocks. Studies show that it doesn't save much energy, and they show that there are more heart attacks, more car accidents and sleepy students and workers for up to a week after the change. It is time to do away with it. Either spring a head and leave it or fall behind and leave or fall behind 1/2 this fall to split the difference and then leave it alone.

Ever felt trapped in your job? Meet Maria. She came to the United States on a six month visa to care for a disabled woman. Her employers took away her passport, refused to pay her, and literally trapped her in their home. It took her 13 months to escape that job. Now Maria cleans houses to support her family. But because Maria doesn’t have a formal pay history, either from her time doing home care or her current work cleaning houses, she may not even be eligible to get on the path to earned legal status. We need to do right by women like Maria. Senator Mazie Hirono is calling attention to this and similar issues by chairing a full Judiciary hearing on Women and Immigration on March 18th. We think every member of the Committee should be there to understand the particular challenges facing immigrant women. If you agree, please tell the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to join Senator Hirono at this hearing. The last time major immigration reform legislation was passed, we failed to explore these unique challenges. Immigrant women have suffered because of it. Let’s not make the same mistake twice. Thank you.

We are losing the battle against private interests as they take over our schools, public transportation systems, parking meters, and just about anything else that private political donors can get their hands on. The truth is, charter schools do not out-perform public schools, the parking meters are a disaster, and the latest--CTA cancels bus routes even as it hands over half a BILLION dollars to some private entity to supposedly make collections faster. Nobody was complaining about the old system. Enough is enough. This has to stop. Services to citizens are being drastically cut back to make room for greedy corporations who make political donations. Please send a message to our city leaders. Tell them we will not stand for this outrageous practice any longer!

Modern Money Theory (MMT) can allow the citizens of the USA to cease fear of the deficit/debt bogie men. MMT will permit understanding that this sovereign country can always pay it's debts. A country which prints/uses it's own currency and employs floating exchange rates can never go broke and need not fear inflation as long as there are unemployed citizens willing to work. A Central Bank (Fed Reserve) can always control interest rates of the USA

I taught in Phoenix Union High School District from 2005 through 2012.There are some incredibly talented students here. Protect school funding and teachers salaries!

They're abundant, they're renewable and they're considered a "nuisance" but solar and wind power are two nearly limitless sources of energy we can be tapping in to on a daily basis. Meanwhile, we debate and argue for or against limited sources such as coal and uranium, which are not only harmful to our health and the environment but will eventually run dry.

No, not directly. But addiction is a disease and I much prefer to see my tax dollars used for incarcerating violent crimes.