Louisiana would greatly be affected by the passing of this bill because it would give students vouchers to attend private school therefore using taxpayer dollars to private schools instead of public schools where all students are guaranteed an education. Teacher's job would depend on test scores of students and those teachers would have to have 5 years of good scores to get tenure (which only means that if a teacher is being fired then they have a right to a hearing on the decision to fire that teacher) this tenure doea not protect bad teachers. It just gives a teacher a fair hearing. This bill does not take into account the student's variase reasons that they do not perform well on the test. Taxpayer dollars meant for public schools would go to private schools and the development of charter school is established. Charter schools have failed in the past but this bill would allow them to establish in public schools that are going to be closed because of laque of enrollment. Most private and charter school have teachers that are not certified or have very little experience to handle a large class.

Congressional Reform Act of 2012 1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office. 2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose. 3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. 4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. 5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people. 6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. 7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective 12/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women.

Beginning January 1, 2013: • No person of Congress may serve more than 12 years total combined service whether House, Senate, or both. • If a member of Congress accepts another position in government such as President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Ambassador, Homeland Security, etc., before the 12 year limit is reached, that person may return to Congress and serve the remainder of the 12 years. • Congressional member’s salaries shall start at the rate equivalent to the average per capita income of the State from which elected. • Members of Congress may receive raises approved by the residents of the State for which they serve via ballot. Sixty percent of all members of Congress must have approval for raises or no one in Congress gets one. • Pay raise amount will be determined by approval rating, but not to exceed 6% of current salary at time of approval. • Congressional members will be limited to 5 weeks vacation. • Members of Congress will pay part of the cost of their health plan. • And finally, Congressional members’ pensions will be rolled into Social Security, and be governed by current laws passed by this same body for retirement.

1-Every US citizen and lawful resident has the right to basic health care. For covering these expenses, a basic health care tax (~2%) must be implemented. Along with the established insuring system, the government must provide healthcare to every member of society who wants to accept it, be that a jobless person or a billionaire. All physicians must take care of patients as Hippocrates did. 2-Health care is not a business and must be regulated by the government as a socially vital professional sphere, similar to safety (police) and protection (fire fighting). 3-No health care professional, including insurance executives, can earn more than The President. 4-No physician or insurance company has right to bankrupt a patient. 5-Hospitals and physicians must have no rights to bill insured and non-insured or involved or non-involved in groups patients differently. 6-The prices of all medical examinations, treatments and per minute physicians’ charges must be posted in the front entrances of all hospitals and physicians’ offices. The minute charge of a physician should not exceed The President’s minute salary.

Rein In Congressional Perks 1. An honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s) and then go home. All contracts past and present that Congress made with itself are immediately void. 2. No pension. A congressman collects a salary only while in office – he or she receives no pay once out of office. 3. Social Security for Congress. Congresspeople past, present and future will participate in the Social Security system, just like the rest of us. The congressional retirement fund will immediately move to the Social Security system. 4. Common health care. The current congressional health care system will vanish. Congresspeople will participate in the same health care system as the rest of us. 5. A common retirement plan. Congresspeople will have to purchase their own retirement plans, just like the rest of us. 6. Uniform compliance. Congress must equally abide by all laws applicable to the rest of us. 7. Realistic pay. Congress will no longer vote itself salary raises. Congressional pay will rise in proportion to the CPI.

On Thursday, June 16, 2011 Guilford County Superior Court Judge Richard W. Stone granted a preliminary injunction which prevents the City of Greensboro from entering into a contract with a private company for the operation of White Street Landfill until the case is heard in court. On Tuesday, July 19, 2011, on the basis of a technicality (that the injunction applied only to the opening of NEW projected sections - Phases IV and V - of the landfill), the Greensboro City Council voted on a narrow 4-3 margin to authorize re-opening of an existing phase (III) with an estimated remaining capacity of 3-5 years tops, which has been closed to household trash since 2006/7. We view this City Council decision as a violation of THE SPIRIT of the Injunction which (based upon NC General Statute 160A-325) required the necessary health, environmental, socioeconomic, financial and civil rights impact assessments to be completed to see if re-opening the landfill was justified, especially in light of recent residents who moved there with the tacit understanding and assurance that that landfill was closed for good to foul-smelling household trash.

Because of the threatening behavior repeatedly posed by Trump-supporting counter-protesters during the peaceful assemblies of citizens lobbying our congressional representative, we, the undersigned demand that the New York Penal Law, § 240.20, Disorderly Conduct be enforced for the protection of protesters while exercising our First Amendment Right of free speech. NY Penal Law § 240.20 states: A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof: 1. He engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior; or 2. He makes unreasonable noise; or 3. In a public place, he uses abusive or obscene language or makes an obscene gesture; or 4. Without lawful authority, he disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons; or 5. He obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or 6. He congregates with other persons in a public place and refuses to comply with a lawful order of the police to disperse; or 7. He creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose.

#TenthFloorStrike Our requests are fairly simple and urgently needed: 1) All evictions to be halted immediately. There is no possible reason for someone to be put out on the streets right now or ever. 2) Moratorium on rent collections. We demand that no one be harassed, fined, or threatened during this. 3) Basic safety precautions need to be enacted immediately. This may include daily cleaning and sanitizing of common areas. We also ask that other health and safety issues be addressed as soon as possible (rodents, insects, mold, lead, radon, and so on). 4) 10th Floor, stand with us in demanding healthcare for everyone in America. This crisis highlights how broken our healthcare system is, especially for those most vulnerable in our society. Every single American deserves access to affordable and reliable healthcare, not just virus testing and treatment. 5) Strive for housing security and equity for all in the long term. As the crisis passes we ask every member of 10th Floor to work with us in their internal processes and in local, statewide, and national legislation to secure safe housing for all.

In the Kyle Rittenhouse case, Judge Schroeder has acted with clear and unrestrained bias. 1) To forbid the term "victim," yet permit the term "looter" skews the trial in favor of the defense. 2) To forbid key evidence that is clearly relevant to the case is to intentionally skew the trial in favor of the defense. 3) To wait until the jury decides before making a decision on mistrial is clearly skewing toward the defense. Should the jury determine he is guilty, he then could set Kyle free by granting the mistrial with prejudice. 4) Schroeder's cellphone briefly rang on Wednesday with a ringtone of Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A., which is commonly played at former President Donald Trump’s rallies. 5) And to boot, referring to one of the jurors as "a black, the black, the only black." This is highly unprofessional and he should have been referred to as Juror Number (number.) 6) He let Rittenhouse choose the jurors. This is HIGHLY unusual. 7) He threw out the gun charge. Throughout the case, there have been far too many incidents that clearly define his prejudice and preference for the defense.

The Community of Oak Trail Shores is seeking help from The Public Utilities Commission for the following issues regarding Southwest Water: 1. We receive high bills with no explanation to why the increase. Our bills keep fluctuating even though water usage hasn't changed. We would like to know why. 2. Water quality here in Oak Trail Shores is bad. We cannot drink or cook with the water without it being properly filtered first. We would like to have clean water. 3. We call the water company and get no callbacks when asking for an investigation into an issue. We would like to recieve better communication from SouthWest Water. 4. Certain households are receiving rate increase protest packets while most do not. 5. Water gets turned off for repair without notice of when it will happen or when it will be turned back on. Also, boil water notices never get sent out we only recieve canceled notices. We would like to be notified for each.