Representative Mary Dye, You stated in a KONA radio interview recently that you would divert tax revenue from the sale of legal cannabis to increase law enforcement budgets because you believe there is an increase in crime since that necessitates it. However, since cannabis has become legal in the State of Washington, there is no evidence to support the claim that the industry has contributed to an increase in crime. In fact, many cities, such as the city of Kennewick, report crime is down, and Benton County (where Kennewick is located) cannot point to any extra enforcement actions as a result of legalization. The will of the voters when i502 passed was clear. The revenue from cannabis taxes was intended to be used on education, healthcare, research, and substance abuse prevention, not law enforcement. Even if increased crime as a result of legalization was an issue of concern, the War on Drugs is a waste of taxpayer resources and has wreaked havoc in our communities worse than the drugs themselves. Therefore, we petition you to not divert any cannabis tax revenue to law enforcement and request that you consider earmarking the revenue for its original purpose rather than lump it into the general fund as the Legislature has done.

Rape and assault leave lifetime traumatic scars. Women remain anxious and fearful, and often unable to get past the emotional devastation. We need to change this. Please help us push to extend the "prevention of violence against women" act, and work to enhance the safety of all women and young people at risk for rape, assault, and domestic violence.

I worked 40 years gainfully (32.5 in the public sector in NJ). I was promised for decades that all of the benefits I had at retirement will ALWAYS BE THERE FOR ME. However, AFTER being retired SIX YEARS, Gov. Christie refused to grandfather in the retirees! In addition, he TOOK BACK the last year of increase by the former Democratic Gov. Corzine! So, not only did my income not increase, my income was decreased - me & ALL NJ PUBLIC WORKERS! THE RUG HAS BEEN PULLED FROM UNDER MY FEET! I AM ELDERLY, DISABLED AND IN FEAR OF BECOMING HOMELESS AS TAXES, COST OF LIVING KEEPS RISING. I NEED A RETROACTIVE PENSION INCREASE, EFFECTIVE 1/1/2011. FYI: NJ GAVE A RETROACTIVE PAY INCREASE TO ALL CURRENT NJ WORKERS, PEOPLE WHOM ARE ABLE TO WORK. I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO WORK. IT IS DOWNRIGHT EVIL TO BE MEAN TO OLD PEOPLE, WHOM CAN NOT DEFEND THEMSELVES!

Nearly two decades of scientific research has shown that adolescent sleep patterns vary greatly from those of both adults and younger children. Yet in an effort to save money school districts all over the country have start times that are hazardous for adolescents' health. Evidence has shown that a lack of adequate sleep can put adolescents at risk for a host of physical and mental health issues. Organizations such as Start School Later have been advocating for later high school and middle school start times. As the parent of a high school student and a professor in a School of Education, I believe it is time for Region 19 to heed the evidence and start school later for the health and well-being of all teenagers.

After our President's! mocking of Dr. Ford's sexual assault and defending bro culture, we are EXPLODING with RAGE. Our lives and the lives of our daughters are on the LINE. Nothing less.

Everyone in this country is affected by this issue! Can we really trust Kavanaugh to sit on the Supreme Court? Having the findings of the investigation open to the public would help us to deal with our fears.

The Supreme Court is taking a dangerous swing to the hard right politically. We have seen Citizen's United passed, the weakening of labor protections, and women's rights are in extreme danger. It is time to send a message to Congress and the President that the American people want a different direction.

Invite people, corporations, and organizations to create their own credos about true patriotism. #LiberateUSAfromFakeNewsAddictions. #MakeAmericaHealthy to heal the Divided States of America. https://goo.gl/SnQtBh

Citizens to Protect Oakmont is a volunteer-led group working to protect Oakmont from oil and gas drilling in our community. Last year, CPO and Food & Water Watch succeeded in installing a pending ordinance that would protect our community from the harms of Oil and Gas Drilling, but now Oakmont Borough Council is looking to enact an ordinance that could open up Oakmont to oil and gas drilling in residential areas. We need to push Council to reject this ordinance and amend to increase setbacks, eliminate the Borough exemption and provide for all Oil and Gas Infrastructure in industrial zones only. Council will be voting to adopt these changes on October 9th unless we take action to have our voices heard.

I have been unable to reach Mitch McConnell for over 2 years because his voice mail is full. I used to be able to reach someone at the Kentucky number but not the DC number. Now, the voice mail on both phones is full. I have emailed him to give him my thoughts about his full voicemail, but have gotten no response. I am very frustrated by his unwillingness to hear from the people he represents.

We are concerned with reports that White House counsel Don McGahn, leading advocate to confirm Kavanaugh, has directed the FBI not to pursue the facts wherever they lead. There is a clear conflict of interest if it's true that the White House is dictating unreasonably narrow terms of an investigation into their own nominee. In addition to the serious allegations of sexual assault and misconduct by Kavanaugh, this is also concerning because his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week was replete with the evasive and deceptive responses of someone with something to hide. If he mislead Congress and the American people, we need to know. Kavanaugh's troubled relationship with the truth has been a pattern for years. He denied involvement with controversial Bush Administration matters during testimony in 2004 and 2006 as a Bush White House official. Records indicate he was not being fully candid. Furthermore, his 2004 and 2006 testimony that he did not know or even suspect that Republican Senate Judiciary Committee staff stole confidential information from Democratic Committee staff files in 2001-2003 is difficult to square with documents that recently surfaced indicating he received this information from the staffer at the center of this scandal. If Kavanaugh wasn't truthful about those things, it's reasonable to wonder if he's being honest about excessive drinking to the point of blacking out, constant partying, and to doubt his overall temperament to be a judge on our nation's highest court. Sign the petition demanding the White House and Senate immediately make public the directive given to the FBI so we can understand the scope of the Kavanaugh investigation, and allow a full and fair FBI investigation. This petition was authored by former White House Special Counsel for Ethics and Government Reform Ambassador (Ret.) Norman Eisen.

District Attorney Faith Johnson is caving to the outrage of a lynch mob. Six black kids are the target of this hatred. We demand that this vigilantism end immediately The District Attorney’s Office recently announced that it will seek to try the teens accused of car theft and robbery as adults, after the victims demanded “aggressive” retribution and organized more than two thousand people in Dallas around one goal: trying and locking up children as adults. Vengeance doesn't work as criminal justice policy. And it is not going to make our community safer. We know that kids tried as adults are more likely to commit new crimes, commit them more frequently, and commit more violent offenses than kids treated like the kids they are. Children are fundamentally different from adults. Research shows that kids who commit even serious crimes can and frequently do grow out of intransigent behavior as their brains mature. It is not a matter of leniency - youth need a system designed to rehabilitate youth. DA Johnson’s decision is not about justice or community safety. Rather, it is about obeying the demands of those who have the power and social capital to demand we throw away the lives of children. If these children were rich or white, would the outrage be as swift and the demands so damning? It is District Attorney Faith Johnson’s job to recognize and follow the course of action that protects everyone and best serves the interest of our community, not to respond to the demands of her rich constituents at the expense of black children. Racist mob action has no place in our justice system. D.A. Johnson must do her job and take a principled, common-sense approach to community safety, one that treats children like children. We demand that D.A. Johnson withdraw her motion to transfer these children to adult court.