Ok has a US patent 5,771,518 ( Total Precast Bridge manufactured in a Factory , erected in days) being delayed March 1 2005 to 1 March 2012 at OK Department of Okla, which, if allowed to be included in a US DOT GRANT for Testing, we believe, these ( Tested Total Precast Bridges manufactured in a Factory , erected in days ) with Carbon Fiber material would COST approx $56.00 per sq foot, vs the new I- 40 and 5,000 OK bridges COST Approx $98.00 per sq foot over next Gov Fallin's 8 year Plan

In his 2013 budget, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn proposes to "zero out" the state's contribution to the Retired Teachers Health Insurance Program (TRIP and CIP). Active teachers and their districts contribute every pay check to this insurance program, while retired teachers have paid a substantial premium every month. But now without warning Governor Quinn has unilaterally proposed to slash state support. As a result, retired teachers' health insurance costs will significantly increase. Governor Quinn is breaking the state's promise to the men and women who spent 35 years teaching the children of Illinois. Tell Governor Quinn this is no way to support teachers!

Yesterday the Senate passed the HB 462 mandatory ultrasound bill, which would require women in Virginia seeking an abortion to receive a medically unnecessary and expensive ultrasound prior to the procedure.We are calling on Governor McDonnell to send a message to the lawmakers the women of Virginia that the government will not interfere with women's reproductive health decisions made between her and her doctor.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel believes in public education for the few, not the many. He has called the rapidly expanding Noble Street Charter Network the “secret sauce” to public education in Chicago. But what’s in that “secret sauce”? $386,745. That’s how much the charter school has made from $5 fines and $280 “behavior classes” imposed on low-income students for behavior like leaning back in your chair, chewing gum, forgetting your belt, and not following the teacher with your eyes at all times. If you can’t pay, your options are limited—be held back a year, or leave the school entirely. Forty percent of all Noble students drop out or transfer before their senior year. It’s a scenario that’s far too common across Chicago, where Mayor Emanuel is aggressively expanding the use of extreme discipline policies at all schools. The rising use of fines, arrests, and multi-week suspensions for infractions that could better be--and once were--handled by a trip to the principal's office means that more and more students are leaving Chicago schools with a record, not a diploma. Black and Latino students, who are over three times more likely to be arrested for minor offenses than white students, are hurt the most by these policies. Our tax dollars should be used to put all our students on a path to college, not a path to prison. Instead of defending Noble, Mayor Emanuel needs to end extreme disciplinary practices at all publicly-funded schools. Tell him that we need a common-sense discipline code that works for all Chicago families.

Extreme lawmakers in the Georgia legislature are pushing a bill designed to intimidate those who would engage in protest activities, such as picketing or sit-ins. This is an effort to silence protesters who are standing up for economic justice. My father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died fighting for economic justice. Before his assassination in 1968, one of the ways he supported striking sanitation workers in Memphis was joining them on the picket line. It’s shocking to me that, 44 years after my father’s death, extreme Georgia legislators are trying to silence today’s peaceful protesters. My father would not back down from this bill and we cannot either.

Union County Animal Shelter still Gasses Animals to Death! This is a horrible and torturous way for these animals to die! We are also paying more of our tax dollars this way. We need a more humane and pleasant way to put these innocent animals to sleep! A lot of other states are Banning Gassing! Union County has to Ban it too! Please sign petition!

House Bill 1077, which was reported out of the House Health Committee and is ready for a vote by the full House, would mandate all women seeking an abortion in Pennsylvania to have an ultrasound whether or not it is medically necessary at least 24 hours prior to having the abortion. The sonogram mandated by this bill would require a trans-vaginal ultrasound for most abortion patients, an invasive procedure that carries its own medical risks. This bill is opposed by the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists because physicians understand that this requirement is meant only to discourage women from seeking the medically safe legal abortion to which the U.S. Constitution entitles them.

This petition is to show our congress that we are not satisfied with the fact that businesses are making unauthorized transactions and or overcharging clients/customers. When clients/customers request a reimbursement, they are told to wait over 72 hours before the transaction can be reversed. Many have to wait about a week before receiving their money back into their accounts. These companies are basically stealing money, creating a great inconvenience, and adding unnecessary stress to the public. By signing this petition, you are stating that you agree that the requiring of individuals to wait 72+hours for the reimbursement of their money from a company should be illegal, and direct action should be taken against whomever authorizes such transactions. Also, these companies should be penalized and caused to pay interest for handling the transaction as a loan.

Therefore, we, the undersigned, strongly encourage Congress and the President to pass legislation to stop student loan interest rates from doubling this summer. Now is the time for real leadership to reduce student loan debt.

Topix is a website that is based for people to use fake names as there log in name so they can say anything they want, true or false, about other individuals. There is no trace of the actual person that starts or replies to each topic. Children and adults both are being bashed,slandered, and bullied on this site. We need to have this shut down before the post made cause serious problems including suicide & homicide. This site has already caused friendships to cease, marriages to end in divorce, and kids to be taunted in school and social gatherings. So lets please STOP TOPIX before its to late!!!

Building a connecting bridge from Cumberland Head NY to Grandisle Vermont.

Alabama's public schools are poised to lose funding for teachers, librarians, extended day programs, and other popular programs because of potential budget cuts from the Education Trust Fund. Governor Robert Bentley has a chance to reverse these cuts in his upcoming budget. We're calling on him to stand for students, and education and stop the terrible funding cuts to our public schools.