I am a resident of Lee County, North Carolina. My county is in a conflict. The conflict is with potential appointments to the 15-member North Carolina Energy and Mining Commission board. The potential appointees are former energy and mining company executives

Thomas Jefferson has stated, "Give the people the light and they will find their way". The American people have been lied to about the weapons of mass destruction that got us into the Irak war. ALEC has been operating secretly for decades without the people knowing. Media doesn't print what might hurt its bottom line.etc.

Industrial hemp is a much needed cash crop in Nebraska. Hemp is a cousin of marijuana containing almost no THC. Hemp can be used to build houses, make biodegradable plastic, a carbon neutral fuel, hemp concrete, and anything else currently made from either trees, cotton, or crude oil. Hemp is naturally drought, disease, and pest resistant.

Every Michigander should be concerned about school safety. It is our duty to protect the most vulnerable amongst us. We have the money to improve school safety in Michigan. Now we need the leadership to from our state government to get it done.

We have the right to know what is in our food. Please support the labeling of genetically engineered foods and agricultural commodities!

Education has always been a focus in my family's life. Not only has this been a means for my family to provide for themselves but also a means to enjoy the full richness of life. We need a national conversation and movement towards making our populace proud of their knowledge and encourage literacy to ensure our citizens' ability to participate fully in our democracy.

The 2006 lame duck Congress passed a bill requiring that the USPS fund its employee pensions 75 years into the future within a 10 year time frame. This government overreach into the free market of postal service is bankrupting our US Postal Service. USPS is suspending Saturday mail delivery because of this undue financial burden and in time will go bankrupt altogether. Congress should rescind the 2006 law and let the USPS operate in free market conditions.

Governor Scott: Accept the Pres care for Medicaid and Medicare.

We are sick of property taxes and sales taxes, to pay for EVERYTHING. It is time for a State Income Tax! Washington State has one of the most REGRESSIVE tax systems in the U.S. The poorest (20%) non-elderly of our residents pay nearly 17% of their income in State taxes. The richest (1%) non elderly of our residents pay just less than 3% of their income in taxes.

North Carolina narrowed its criteria for Medicaid eligibility in 2012 and its effects are demeaning to our senior citizens and mentally ill. As of January 1, my father, who is sick with dementia, no longer qualifies for Medicaid because although he is mentally ill, he is not physically ill enough because he can still do things like bathe himself, walk, and dress himself, and therefore will be denied coverage even though his doctors agree that he is unsafe to live on his own or without the structure and care provided by his assisted living facility. Therefore, it is up to my two young sisters and my fathers siblings - and roughly 12,000 families like mine across the state - to produce the monthly cost of his care, putting all of our financial futures in jeopardy. Please help me send a message to our state elected officials that it is intolerable to treat our senior citizens like this, and we need to create new legislation that reverses the effects of this change and addresses the gap people in this position will be faced with.

The stupid caving in to lies from Wyoming ranchers. See Earth Justice facts that the predation of livestock per Wyoming, Utah Colarado ranches was all the responsibility of Wolves. FACT of the 1400 +/- fatalities in the study only 26 were actually proven killed by wolves. This is a lesser number than the Lying Farmers/Rancher's own dogs killed.

It was already too late when my friend, a UC Berkeley student Kenya Wheeler, found out that UC management caps our student health insurance coverage of lifesaving care. Now Kenya is having to fight off medical bankruptcy and collections agencies at the same time he is fighting to recover from brain cancer. But UC executives are trying to increase our health insurance fees by 25% instead of agreeing to meet Obamacare standards that would protect students like Kenya.