Trump nominated Peter Wright to lead the EPA’s program that manages more than a thousand Superfund toxic waste sites. Wright is a Dow Chemical lawyer and former Monsanto employee. The Senate can reject Wright’s nomination. But we need your help to convince it to act!

In March, Trump announced that his new pick for Secretary of State is Mike Pompeo. Pompeo is the hateful, racist, warmongering spawn of the Koch Brothers. Pompeo is anti-science, anti-environment, and anti-peace. We have to stop him from becoming the next Secretary of State.

The Trump administration wants to rush in a question [1] about citizenship status during the national census. Guess where they got the idea? From infamous Trump adviser Kris Kobach, who represents anti-immigrant hate groups. Of all the ways democracy is threatened by Donald Trump, an unfair and inaccurate census could have the most dramatic long-term impact on public services and congressional district borders. Inaccurate census counts give an unfair share of funding and representation to low-density, rural areas, which is why a bipartisan group of 161 mayors wrote the administration to plead that they not tamper with the census questions and risk an inaccurate count. [3] The more people who are afraid [4] to talk to a census taker -- either because of their own immigration status or that of someone else in the household -- the fewer congress members, the less federal money for schools and other public services, our bustling urban areas will get. States like Texas [5] and California will be very hard hit, as well as every large city, in any state. Sign today to join the chorus and make them hear us. Tell Wilbur Ross to do his job and serve the American people, all of us, not just extremists in the Republican Party. [1] - “Wilbur Ross Overruled Career Officials at Census Bureau to Add Citizenship Question” - Pro Publica, March 27, 2018 https://www.propublica.org/article/wilbur-ross-overruled-career-officials-at-census-bureau-to-add-citizenship-question [2] - “Trump Got Idea For Census Citizenship Question From Anti-Immigrant Hate Group Attorney” - The New Civil Rights Movement, March 28, 2018 http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/03/trump-got-idea-for-census-citizenship-question-from-anti-immigrant-hate-group-attorney/ [3] - “Nation’s Mayors to Secretary Ross: Don’t Politicize Census. Remove the Citizenship Question.” US Conference of Mayors, March 27, 2018 https://www.usmayors.org/2018/03/27/nations-mayors-to-secretary-ross-dont-politicize-census-remove-the-citizenship-question/amp/ [4] - “Hidden Figures: How Donald Trump Is Rigging the Census” Mother Jones, May/June 2018 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/donald-trump-rigging-2020-census-undercounting-minorities-1/ [5] - “Analysis: Adding a citizenship question to the census could screw over Texas” Texas Tribune, March 27, 2018 https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/27/analysis-adding-citizenship-question-census-could-screw-over-texas/

The biggest threat to our democracy that nobody is talking about is the real possibility of a rogue Constitutional convention -- empowering the far right to radically reshape the Constitution, our laws, and our country. If just a few more states sign on to a “Article V convention” for a balanced budget amendment, there’s no limit to the damage they can do. By exploiting never-before used provisions in Article V of our Constitution, 28 states have already called for a Constitutional convention, and they only need 6 more to succeed. Once convened, there are no rules on the books to limit or constrain what comes next -- which means unelected, unaccountable delegates, many of them picked by extremist state legislatures, would have free reign to rewrite our entire system of government. No law, no Constitutional provision would be safe. Ending Social Security and Medicare. Blocking a woman’s right to choose. Rolling back marriage equality. Gutting the EPA and labor protections. Repealing Obamacare. Undermining First Amendment protections for free speech and a free press. An Article V convention would let right-wing extremists write their entire agenda into our Constitution, with zero checks and balances. We need your help to stop them. This is the worst possible time to open this Pandora’s Box. Unlimited money in politics and partisan gerrymandering have given Republican extremists total control of a majority of state legislatures. When one party controls the White House, Congress, a majority of state legislatures, and the Supreme Court, it’s hard to imagine a fair process. Even worse, big money interests like the Koch Brothers and ALEC are investing heavily in the push for a Constitutional convention -- which means they’d be calling the shots if one happens. That means the result of any Article V convention would be a not only a massive swing to the right in our nation’s politics -- it would embed these assaults on some of our most cherished rights in the Constitution, creating an incredibly difficult hurdle to overcome, setting us back generations, if not destroying our democracy altogether. With just a few states to go until the two-thirds majority needed, the time to speak out is NOW. Please add your name today and tell lawmakers in your state to REJECT calls for an Article V convention.

The state’s CalWORKs program provides basic needs cash aid to low-income families with children to alleviate the impact of poverty on children and help parents overcome barriers to employment. It serves 1.1 million people – 80 percent of them children. But the current maximum grant for a family of three is only 41 percent of the federal poverty level and the average grant for a family of three is only 33 percent of the federal poverty level. We can reduce the number of children living in deep poverty and show that Californians care about all our children by setting a floor for CalWORKs grants at 50 percent of the federal poverty level. Please sign this petition to tell your legislators that you want them to pass a state budget this year that adequately funds CalWORKs grants at a level that ensures no child in a CalWORKs family has to live in deep poverty. Let them know that as a constituent, you ask for their support of SB 982, a bill by Sen. Holly Mitchell, which will set a floor for CalWORKs grants at 50 percent of the federal poverty line.

Dear Rabbi Rubin, We would like to preface this motion by thanking you for taking the time to read it. With that being said we would implore you to consider giving us Junior privileges. We know that this is not a light request and recognize fully that this is not a right, rather, a privilege. Moreover, we understand and respect the responsibility and liability that comes with it. However, we feel our grade has remained consistent in its' excitement and respect regarding our school and feel we are worthy of receiving this privilege. Therefore, we humbly request that you contemplate giving us Junior privileges. Thank you so much! The Juniors

I want gun use to be limited

It doesn't matter whether you're a working parent, student, senior or service member -- everyone deserves an opportunity to get to the polls and vote when it’s convenient. That's why policies like Early Voting, a common sense solution already enacted in 37 states, are so important. But when it comes to voting rights -- New York lags behind the rest of the nation. Right now, Common Cause New York is leading to bring Early Voting to their state, so that New Yorkers can exercise their basic democratic rights without unnecessary barriers. Now, it's up to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo whether this common sense solution is enacted. He's meeting with legislative leaders are meeting in Albany this week to finalize the state budget, and it's absoutely critical that they commit to to fully fund Early Voting. Gov. Cuomo promised to pass Early Voting earlier this year, and included the money to enact it in his budget. But now, we're hearing reports from budget negotiations that Early Voting funding has been cut -- even though 65% of New Yorkers support it. Eligible voters should be able to cast their ballot on a day that's convenient for them, without worrying about choosing between their work, their family and their vote. So if Cuomo won't fight for Early Voting, we need to make sure he knows the whole nation is watching. Add your name today to tell Gov. Cuomo -- we expect you to stand up and fight for every voter's right to be heard, and make sure Early Voting is fully funded for New Yorkers.

Tell Congress not to approve appropriation of any defense budget towards Trump's proposed border wall it's not fiscally responsible.

Our immigrant communities are under attack on the national level. But Connecticut can do better. We can rise above the inability of Washington to protect its people, by supporting undocumented youth in Connecticut. If politicians in DC won't act, our leaders in CT must. Connecticut has a responsibility to live up to its ideals and to continue being a state where all its residents are valued, safe, and allowed to reach their full potential. That's why I support HB 5031

Common sense gun control. Ban war weapons.

The NRA receives large amounts of cash from Russian oligarchs. No member of government can claim to stand against the Kremlin while taking money from the NRA. Demand Rep. Rutherford show his patriotism, by returning NRA/Russian cash.