Class only goes for about 2 hours each lab, so instead of coming in early and having 2 hours until our next class, pushing back lab an hour would make our day much easier!

You have probably heard of Steve King. The nine-term Congressman from Iowa is one of the most racist members of Congress. He is so racist, he doesn’t even realize when he’s being racist; he usually just doubles down. Here are some of the things Steve King has said: - "White nationalist, white supremacist...when did that language become offensive?" - “You can’t rebuild your civilization with someone else’s babies.” - Dreamers aren’t good people because "for every one who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that weigh 130 pounds and they’ve got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert." There’s a lot more! It’s time to take action. We have spent too much time over the years blasting King for his head-in-the-sand racism and we should not just denounce him and move on. Steve King hosts his campaign website (steveking.com) on Squarespace. Please sign our petition telling Squarespace not to host hate on its platform and to kick King off! There is precedent for this: Squarespace in 2017 gave white supremacist Richard Spencer and a number of other alt-right organizations 48 hours to find a new website host. Other platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have deleted accounts belonging to extremists like Alex Jones and Milo Yiannopoulos. Media reports subsequently found that those actions dramatically cut down on their audiences. De-platforming works as a way to fight hate. Please SIGN and SHARE our petition telling Squarespace to kick off Steve King!

Mountains Edge is a premier master-planned community that is a great spot to call home. One of the issues that we face is that we have no retail within the community to support the residents. We cannot remain a great community if we continue to reject any and all proposal to bring businesses within our borders.

The Supreme Court has officially announced that Rucho v. Common Cause -- our potentially landmark lawsuit against gerrymandering in North Carolina -- will be heard on March 26th. If we win, we'll set a nationwide precedent to end partisan gerrymandering -- launching a domino effect to strike down rigged maps not just in North Carolina, but in all 50 states. That means we have just under two months to tell the Court loud and clear that We the People deserve fair maps. It's time for a democracy where every vote -- and every voice -- matters. Let's show that Americans nationwide are ready to take a stand against this age-old, undemocratic process. Add your name to demand an end to partisan gerrymandering.

Florida is known for its Cypress trees and knees, they are protected and should remain that way. Too many sinkholes are coming out because our wetlands and swamps are being filled in for development. Our wildlife doesn't have anywhere to go; our trees are being cut which gives the air our oxygen for us to breathe. I was born in Tampa FL and see the destruction caused by too much development. Too many cars and not enough roads to cover the growth. I wait at the stop light at Collier and 54 in Land O Lakes for at least 3 traffic changes and sometimes more. THIS NEEDS TO STOP

Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann shot my 12 year old son — Tamir Rice — less than one second after getting out of his car. Now Cleveland’s police union wants him back on the force. The Cleveland police department’s investigation after Loehmann murdered Tamir revealed that Loehmann had lied on his job application, claiming he left another police department (in Independence, Ohio) for “personal reasons.” In fact, he had resigned from the Independence Police Department when he learned they were going to fire him — because they had determined he was unstable and unfit to be a police officer. After discovering this lie, the Cleveland Police department fired Loehmann — but Cleveland’s police union immediately appealed the decision and is trying to get him reinstated. An arbitrator recently ruled against Loehmann and the police union’s attempt to get him back on Cleveland’s police force. That would usually be the end of it — but the police union is still fighting to make Loehmann a police officer again. Timothy Loehmann should never have been hired, and he should never have been in a position to take Tamir’s life. He’s unstable, dishonest, dangerous, and he’s already killed unjustly and recklessly. He definitely shouldn’t be on the streets with a badge and gun, and ever since he murdered Tamir I’ve been fighting to make sure that doesn’t happen. When Loehmann tried to get a job at another police department in Ohio, he was forced to withdraw his application after I spoke out, along with thousands of people in Ohio and across the country. Now it’s time for us to speak out again. Far too often, police unions succeed in quietly getting corrupt and dangerous officers back in their jobs after the public’s attention has moved on. That’s what they’re trying to do here. We can stop it from happening — and make it less likely in the future — by publicly confronting the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association.

We need to send a strong message to Howard Schultz about his foolhardy notion that he needs to run for president as an independent voter. Boycott Starbucks! Make it viral and hit him on his beloved bottom line until he decides it's not the best idea.

On March 26th, Denver's City Council voted for a bill in favor of exempting menstrual hygiene products from sales tax and it passed 11-0. Effective July 1st, Denver county will no longer charge sales tax for feminine hygiene products, but they will still be subject to state and RTD taxes. Denver took a huge step forward to begin the process of eliminating the tax on menstrual hygiene products, but we need the entire state of Colorado to adopt this bill so that every woman can care for her period without being financially burdened. Sales tax on period products is unfair, a gender-biased tax, and unconstitutional. Women shouldn't have to be financially burdened because of something biological to their bodies. Menstruation is women's health. Please sign our petition to end the tampon tax in the state of Colorado now.

Lets say no to this zone change.

Congress should pass the bipartisan Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act. It will help broaden efforts to prevent animal torture and cruelty! The House bill is called H.R. 724 and will give law enforcement additional tools to stop animal abuse at the federal level because law enforcement will be able to investigate animal cruelty that across state lines (like dog fighting rings) in partnership with local officials. This bill already has 284 co-sponsors in the House and is supported by The Humane Society of the United States. We should work together to support this much needed improvement to animal protection laws in the US.

2020 Presential Election Candidates

Schultz running as an independent risks an unmitigated disaster resulting in Trump's reelection. A loud and clear message that millions of people are ferociously intolerant of such a move on his part might have an impact. At any rate, it would send a message.