Officially, as of Monday, Sept. 30, councilmembers got a larger paycheck. Five councilmembers decided to bypass the Ethics Code and City Charter, voting to give themselves a 40% raise, from $50,000 to nearly $70,000, including allowances, effective immediately. The Mayor will earn an additional $25,200, bringing his effective paycheck to more than $100,000. This was a SALARY INCREASE, plain and simple. Laredo City Councilmembers will now receive MORE than a San Antonio City Councilmember, where the budget is $4 Billion and the population is 2.5 million. Laredo with a population of 260,000 has a budget around $980 million.

We all play on these fields and our kids are exposed to these chemicals for extended periods of time all year long. Let’s not wait for more studies that show the dangers of turf fields. Let’s get ahead of this!

To save lives of Kenyans.

Students should feel that their bodies are not ground for discrimination or bias. Also, students should also feel comfortable on campus knowing that teachers are being held accountable for issuing false dress code violations willy nilly. 

MoveOn has joined a coalition of organizations ahead of the election are calling on members of Congress to:  • Denounce any attempt to intimidate, harass, threaten, or incite political violence;  • Reject attempts to spread misinformation about the integrity of the United States’ elections; and • Agree to accept the ultimate outcome of the election, promptly certify the result, and support the peaceful transfer of power. The insurrection of January 6, 2021, was a stain on our history and a dangerous and deadly reminder of what happens when our elected officials do not act with integrity when it comes to the peaceful transition of power.  This is not partisan. This is about our democracy and the ability of our elected leaders to put aside their own individual political goals in order to uphold the Constitution and the will of the people.  When we vote, Congress has the responsibility to honor those votes. Add your name if you agree and urge representatives to have the courage to certify!

Congress has the power to make sure that our neighbors in states impacted by category 4 Hurricane Helene and incoming Hurricane Milton get the funding needed for rescue efforts to save lives, basic necessities like water, food, and prescriptions, and rebuilding their communities, homes, roads, businesses, and infrastructure. Congress is currently out of session through November 12, but relief can't wait. So we have to come together to make sure they return and get it done—because hundreds of thousands of impacted people are counting on the lifesaving resources that Congress can deliver. Just last week, Congress passed a bill that would fund the government through December, but despite forecasted hurricanes and wildfires raging, it left out billions of dollars that were requested for supplemental disaster funding—which would’ve been available now to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. Frustrated by underfunded disaster relief, Representative Kathy Castor of Florida said, “The right-wingers here, the MAGA crowd, even after disasters happen, they have opposed disaster aid for communities in need.” It's completely unacceptable. FEMA’s disaster relief fund is already depleted and is currently at a nearly $2 BILLION deficit, forcing them to hold back billions of dollars in rebuilding projects to support more lifesaving work.6 But this was avoidable. FEMA should have the funding it needs to provide relief to our communities, which are enduring one climate catastrophe after another. Disaster funding should never be a partisan issue. Our communities that have been harmed by Hurricane Helene can’t wait until Congress is back in session in November; they need relief right now. Congress must come back and pass supplemental disaster funding NOW. Will you sign the petition?

The more people that stand with us will prove to Pender County that they can not simply pick on the mothers of our community without repercussion. They can not simply dismiss the hard working and dedicated mothers of our community without us standing together and demanding that our voices be heard. Please check out Beach Mamas Bootcamp Facebook page for letters from of the ladies who feel like they are losing a part of themselves with this program being taken away by Pender County. https://www.facebook.com/Beachmamasbootcamp?mibextid=LQQJ4d

By signing this petition, you are helping us show support for the Count on Us to Certify Pledge, so we can ensure our election officials commit to a peaceful and transparent certification process that respects election workers, guarantees every vote is counted and ensures the will of the people prevails. You can get the pledge here. 

Funeral homes are taking advantage of customers by gouging prices and not properly disclosing their prices. The NFDA's Funeral Rule Offenders Program does not hold funeral homes who engage in these practices accountable since they have a direct stake in the success of the industry. By signing this petition, we can guarantee bad actors in the funeral industry are held accountable and people who have lost their loved ones are treated with the respect and empathy they deserve.

Reject Xcel Energy's 20-year extension request for the Monticello nuclear power plant. • The plant is 53 years old, making it one of the three oldest in the US. • The 2022 leak of 829,000 gallons of radioactive tritium and other carcinogens poses a threat to: • The Mississippi River, a drinking water source for 20 million people. • The environment and wildlife. • The food chain through irrigation of crops. • Tritium exposure, especially during pregnancy, is linked to: • Cancers in newborns. • Pregnancy loss. • Birth abnormalities. We say NO! NO to the deadly radioactivity harming our children, environment, drinking water, and food! NO to the extension request! We demand the safe shutdown of the Monticello plant!

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More than 85% of Americans surveyed in a recent poll support the legal right to IVF.  Millions of people rely on in vitro fertilization and assisted reproductive technologies to build and grow their families. But there is a growing movement of extremists who not only oppose IVF, but are actively taking steps to criminalize it.  Just one ruling by Alabama's Supreme Court earlier this year caused chaos and clinic closures. We cannot risk another bad court ruling which threatens our health care. Congress has an obligation to ensure that the hardship families seeking fertility treatment in Alabama were forced to endure does not happen anywhere else in the United States. The Access to Family Building Act has 202 cosponsors including 4 Republicans and is endorsed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, Endocrine Society, Reproductive Freedom for All, the Military Families Building Network, and more. Yet only 190 Representatives have signed onto the discharge petition so far - and zero Republicans. Demand your representative force a vote on the House floor and get every representative on record on where they stand when it comes to protecting the right to IVF! Sources: Access to Family Building Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7056/cosponsors Discharge petition: https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2024072415?Page=2&CongressNum=118