Tell Gov Christie to release the $300 million dollar federal grant given to the state to stop foreclosures. His obstructionism is hurting New Jersey families who might be able to save their homes.

A state shall not change voting rules in any way during a Presidential Election Year.

A state shall not change voting rules in any way during a Presidential Election Year.

The state of New York has a complex system of standardized tests that are required of all students in grades 3-12, with the exception of those attending either a public school with a special exemption waiver or a private school. The results from these standardized tests are used to measure individual student achievement, determine grade retention and high school graduation, rate individual schools, compare school districts on a statewide report card, and evaluate teachers and principals despite flaws in the validity and reliability of these tests. We, the undersigned parents/guardians, educators, and residents of New York State are concerned about the ever-increasing over-reliance on results from standardized tests to measure student learning. We believe the state of New York is moving in the wrong direction on this issue and needs to responsibly assess the limitations of relying on these tests for so many critically important decisions that warrant the use of a more robust set of indicators of student learning and school and district progress. The state also needs to examine the opportunity costs of high-stakes testing. In many schools, preparation for high-stakes testing has come to dominate curriculum and instruction, to the exclusion of more-comprehensive, rigorous, and substantive education. We demand that New York develop a process by which parents/guardians concerned about the impacts of testing on student learning can voluntarily opt their children out of standardized testing. There are a number of other large states, including California and Pennsylvania, with clear policies and procedures in place that allow parents to request that children not participate in standardized testing. We demand that the state begin by immediately developing and implementing a non-punitive opt-out process for parents of elementary school children, as there is a large body of research questioning the validity of test results for younger children. Students at all grade levels are negatively affected by high-stakes testing, but such testing is particularly detrimental to the mental and physical health of young children, as the stress placed on children and families at an early age can interfere with the formation of a positive relationship with school and inhibit learning. We further demand that all plans to expand testing to include younger children, from pre-kindergarten through second grade, be halted until a comprehensive examination of the potential impact of such tests is conducted and presented to the public.

Oxford university has begun testing their new Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa and Brazil, two countries where Black people make up a large demographic. We want Oxford University to stop using Black people as test subjects for their new COVID-19 vaccine. We want these unethical experiments to stop. They are a violation to human rights and human dignity.

Seeking an alternative to Twitter, users have been turning to the recently announced rival from Meta, Threads. However, we can’t put expediency over consumer rights and the public good. Join us as we call on Meta to ensure a set of guardrails to prevent Threads from spreading disinformation, extremism, and hate—and to ensure it won't repeat the errors of current and past social media sites from Big Tech. Meta needs to confirm that they will: -Immediately implement robust and comprehensive policies to address violence and hate speech, with a specific plan to protect marginalized communities from online and IRL harassment. -Invest in and establish guardrails around the creation, use, and distribution of AI and deepfakes that compromise personal and national security. -Create internal and external structures and teams to ensure public transparency and data privacy and security, including data access and methods for researchers to analyze Threads’ business models, content and moderation practices.

These sculptures by Clark Mills need to be removed immediately sinc they only represent a man who was racist, a slave owner and with the Trail Of Tears was responsible for the death of thousands of Native American people.

This letter is to inform David Thompson, of Let New River Desert Hills Decide PAC - That himself, his organization, and anyone or entity DOES NOT HAVE MY PERMISSION TO REPRESENT ME in any fashion, form, political or otherwise. Any attempts (previous or in the future) to represent me - are invalid, not authorized and will result in possible legal action. David Thompson, of Let New River Desert Hills Decide PAC, is hereby served to Cease and Desist any form of representation - as it is Unauthorized.

Fox News has an obligation to their staff to take sexual harassment seriously, and they also have an obligation to their audience to show that they've taken the matter seriously. Release the findings of the internal review of the sexual harassment claims against Roger Ailes and show you’re not just going through the motions on these significant and disturbing allegations.

Demand that the country music industry acknowledge country music's roots in Black music history and stop the racism and gatekeeping. Beyoncé’s new music IS country music.