The Republican budget bill in the U.S. Senate would cut $100 billion from Pell Grants over the next 10 years. This is a 33% cut that will make college less affordable for over 8 million working-class students. 80% of the tax cuts funded would go to the wealthiest 1% of Americans.

The mass shootings killing thousands of American children, women, men country music fans, teachers, law enforcement officers and other innocent civilians have got to end. Congress must lead. They must stand up against the gun lobby which refuses to work toward responsible solutions.

The carnage that semi-automatic and converted automatic weapons have caused in our country has to stop. As a retired teacher, a day does not go by when I don't think of a special needs teacher giving her life protecting a student from a madman with an AR-15 in hand. It is big money in politics that keeps common sense gun laws from happening let's do something about it. Sign my petition

For too long Californians have had to endure with wildfires burning down hundreds of thousands of homes and destroying people's lives, even though we have technologies that can prevent this. This petition calls for California's legislature to pass a bill that would invest in automated firefighting technologies to prevent these disasters from happening.

Reginald Johnson's son was shot and killed. Memphis police never properly investigated the crime. Later, when a man showed up at Reginald's door bleeding from a gunshot wound, he called the police. They entered Reginald's home, beat him, and arrested him. Now, Reginald has found out that his address has been added to a so-called "hazard list" in retaliation for his speaking out against police misconduct. Mayor Jim Strickland, Director of Police Services Michael Rallings, and other City of Memphis officials have told him that they are working on removing him from the list. It has been over a year, and still he has no resolution. Mayor Jim Strickland has denied the existence of the list, but admitted to the existence of "flagged addresses." We do not intend to argue semantics. Right now, if Reginald calls the police when he witnesses a crime, they show up in force to harass and intimidate him. The police should be protectors, not bullies. Reginald Johnson is not a hazard. Sign to end police retaliation.

This bill protects immigrants from being deported for minor offences committed as a minor and helps keep immigrant families together.

My niece was shot and wounded along with 5 others who were killed.

Donald Trump's executive order sets into motion a potential collapse of markets for individuals and small businesses — hiking costs and gutting consumer protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

I don't want my representative in the pocket of the NRA. We need common sense gun reform now! I can't compete with the NRA.

Trump poses an existential danger. The appropriate Constitutional method to remove this danger is impeachment. Congress must act.

In 2005 we lost a family member to gun violence. He was my spouses former brother-in-law. He and his wife were visiting a friend in a nice neighborhood when a home invasion caused him to attempt to flee to protect his wife. They made it into the back yard where he was shot in the back as he pushed his wife into the cover of shrubbery. She watched him die and then fled as the gunman went back into the house. To this day she is still deeply affected. Her husband was a retired Army recruiter. These guarantees were brought to justice and we attended the trial but it will happen again. There are too many guns in the hands of irresponsible as well as criminal members of our society. I also lost a step brother, a well loved coach and high school teacher, to suicide with the Colt 45 he inherited from his father. Gun laws must change. I know I am not the only one to have these losses.

The Anna and Raven Show from Star 99.9 understands the frustration of both parents and homeowners when trick or treating falls on a school night. Many love this tradition but when it lands on a day during the week, it becomes a burden for parents and homeowners alike. By creating a "Trick or Treat Day" across Connecticut as the last Saturday of October, then the inconvenience is alleviated and those who celebrate October 31st as a religious holiday can continue with their annual traditions. We believe that starting Connecticut's "Trick or Treat Day" in October of 2018 gives state residents plenty of time to adapt to the new day of celebration and candy giving!