Families in Hawaii can be charged up to 459% APR on Payday Loans. Payday Loans are aggressively marketed and can lead local families into a cycle of debt that can trap them for months or more. This is called "usury" and hurts local working families who take these loans. The federal government protects all military families from interest rates over 36%, shouldn't our local families have the same protections? And 18 states and DC either cap these loans at 36% or have banned them altogether. Please take a vote on the 36% cap for Hawaii's families (SB737) this week, it got deferred last month without a vote. And please do not replace the 36% cap with a study or a "cooling off period". We need real reform now. Please help us!

Support Keith Ellison's leadership at the Democratic National Committee. Pass a DNC resolution supporting US withdrawal from the TPP & renegotiation of NAFTA.

Why did 6 Republican Senators and 1 Republican Representative travel to Russia, on the 4th of July to discuss meddling when Russia denied it even happened? What was really discussed

Actions by Ted Cruz and Eric Cantor subverted the democratic process and destabilized the US dollar. They must be punished, by the people, to the full extent of the law.

Sabrina Slyter deserves to be raised by her own parents, who love her, and did nothing wrong to deserve being separated from her.

Like many public schools across the country, New Jersey's Newark Public Schools are under attack by their own leadership. Many Newark students, residents, and district employees agree on state-appointed Superintendent Cami Anderson's gross mismanagement of the city's schools. Her policies have adversely affected its most vulnerable populations, particularly students with special needs. This year, the projected number of incoming Special Education (SPED) freshmen for Central High School, a comprehensive public high school, increased yet again. This is a direct result of the adoption of Anderson's One Newark Plan, an enrollment system that uses a biased algorithm to carelessly spread students across the district. Current projections indicate there will be 80 new Freshman SPED students, representing 29% of the total incoming Freshmen class, which the school cannot accommodate in compliance with law. The district percentage of special needs is 15%. That makes Central's Freshman SPED population 93% over the district’s average. Ignoring this phenomenon is a blatant attempt to create hardships in comprehensive schools in order for them to fail. Our principal, Sharnee Brown, has boldly taken action to fight this attack on Central High School's students, staff, and community.

We, The Undersigned, Oppose Rhinebeck Elected Officials' Unilateral Decision To File a Lawsuit against Multiple Plaintiffs Rhinebeck Taxpayers and Business Owners Oppose Rhinebeck Elected Officials’ Unilateral Decision To Spend Taxpayer Dollars To Sue the Neighboring Towns of Hyde Park, Clinton, and CECNY (Six Senses) Town board members have no basis to assume the support of Rhinebeck citizens for the recent filing of a lawsuit against multiple plaintiffs by the Town Board. The filing of the lawsuit was a unilateral decision made behind closed doors by the town board members on behalf of the Town of Rhinebeck, without input from Rhinebeck citizens, presumably for the benefit of Town Board members’ constituents, who had no opportunity to learn or speak about it prior to the filing of the lawsuit. Ninety percent of the attendees at the meeting held on Monday, April 28th, 2025, after the lawsuit was filed, were Clinton residents who read prepared statements to show support for the lawsuits filed by Rhinebeck. Rhinebeck citizens did not have the benefit of prior notice of this topic on the agenda because it was not on the agenda. Rhinebeck citizens are now responsible for footing the bill for our town attorney's primary client's goals in this matter. Town residents were not given any information nor an opportunity (with notice) that would allow their voices to be heard about this lawsuit that they are responsible for paying for. The Lawsuit had already been filed against the towns of Hyde Park and Clinton, as well as CECNY (Six Senses), in an attempt to stop Six Senses. This decision made behind closed doors was implemented by the town board with no input from Rhinebeck stakeholders to further the goals of a private group of Clinton citizens represented by Warren Replansky. Warren Replansky serves as attorney for the Town of Rhinebeck. Mr. Replansky did not disclose to the Rhinebeck public prior to the filing of the lawsuits that his representation of "Common Senses HV", the private opposition group to the proposed project of Six Senses, pre-dated these Rhinebeck lawsuits against neighboring townships and CECNY. The ethics of Mr. Replansky’s failure to publicly and explicitly disclose his relationship with Common Senses HV are highly questionable, at the very least.  The Clinton opposition group was prepared to show support for the lawsuit at the town board meeting open to the public on April 28th, 2025, whereas Rhinebeck citizens did not have the benefit of this matter being announced on the agenda. The Rhinebeck town board now claims broad support for the lawsuit largely based on Clinton opposition group members' support - but Rhinebeck taxpayer dollars pay the cost. HERE is the post of the public agenda for the 4/28 meeting. There’s no mention of this topic. Furthermore, blatant mischaracterizations continue to be made publicly by board members about the project and its scope. Town board members refer to it as a "mega-resort". Mega-resort is commonly defined as a type of destination resort that is exceptionally large. These resorts often include features like casinos, golf courses, theme parks, and hundreds of accommodations. Fact: Less than 4 acres of programming on already-cleared land on a 236 acre property is proposed. The property's permits were in place and the site has been used for retreats, conferences, and events for years before CECNY/Six Senses purchased the property. PLEASE REVIEW THE SIX SENSES HUDSON VALLEY WEBSITE It's unclear if statements made are erroneous due to board members being misinformed (have they ever visited the property to see what's there, and what the actual increase in proposed programming would look like compared to what's already there?) or purposeful mischaracterizations. The town board made no effort to communicate with defendants prior to filing a lawsuit paid for by Rhinebeck taxpayers. Therefore, we, the undersigned Rhinebeck business owners and taxpayers, demand a public hearing so that the voices of Rhinebeck stakeholders will be heard and considered, before these lawsuits move forward any further.

2,4-D, is being applied on the fields at Peppermint Park where many of the children and pets of our community like to play. This is a danger to the children and the pets who use the park, while also endangering wildlife and the watershed. We, the signers of this petition, ask that the Springfield Township Supervisors (of Bucks County, Pennsylvania), put into effect a ban on the further use of 2,4-D in the fields at Peppermint Park. In addition, we ask the Springfield Township Supervisors to ban the application of any other substances that might be harmful or dangerous to children, pets, or wildlife.

I am a San Francisco resident, and I want responsible development in my community. We can do better as a City to support planned growth that will help alleviate the housing crisis, not exacerbate it.

In order to protect the #IranDeal, presidential candidates and Members of Congress should commit to keeping John Kerry as Secretary of State.