I support raising the minimum wage to $12 an hour.

I support raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour in New York State. If Connecticut's minimum wage is $10 how can we afford to live on less in New York? Sign the petition if you agree!

The tragedy of the missing flight 370 has been covered wall to wall by the mainstream news media. Wall to wall coverage of a single event results in failure on the part of the news media to keep its viewers informed on current events.

Help expand Medicaid for 191,000 poor and disabled Virginians. Doing so will help create 30,000 new jobs and save Virginia taxpayers billions of dollars per year.

We are citizens of NYS who care deeply about climate change. We want to divest our state's Common Retirement Fund from the companies driving the climate crisis. We call on you to immediately freeze any new investments in fossil fuels and within five years to divest from direct ownership and any commingled funds that include fossil fuels. We encourage you to re-invest the Common Retirement Fund in sustainable options, such as green energy and clean technology.

Healthy New York, while claiming to be a comprehensive health insurance plan, is planning to suspend Mental Health benefits, including virtually all psychiatric prescription medications, beginning February 4. In the wake of the tragic shooting in Newtown, CT. this seems a very short-sighted and preposterous act. Psychiatric illness can affect all of us, not just the patient. Don't let Healthy New York cut its Mental Health benefits!

Re-regulate the news media it is important for a democratic society to be informed.and for the news,media stop taking money from the united states government or corporate entity to influence or censor news.also the fairness doctrine for talk radio.

Reverse the law that makes texting while driving legal.

Families Belong Together. Unless specific educational needs are the reason for siblings to attend different schools, families deserve the chance to keep brothers and sisters united. The alternative is unnecessarily complex for busy families—different start times, end times, walk paths, extracurricular programs, uniform policies, administrations, and faculty. Further, siblings are an important source of help and support to one another. Children and School Communities Need Stability. Without sibling grandfathering, parents must choose—use different schools or move an already-enrolled child. Moving schools impacts the individual child. History and relationships with classmates, teachers, and administration are lost. Moving schools also impacts the wider community. The cohort of classmates loses a member, whose seat is filled by another student with whom the school staff has no prior background and experience. Without sibling grandfathering, student turnover—already a challenge for many schools—becomes worse. Parents are instrumental in improving the quality of Boston Public Schools. They work tirelessly to build their parent communities, fundraise, write grants, lobby for school programs, host teacher appreciation events, strategize long-term school goals, establish partnerships with community organizations and businesses, and promote their schools to prospective families. In short, parents along with teachers and principals enable their schools to thrive and grow and every child benefits from it. Not allowing siblings to attend the same schools rips school communities apart and causes unnecessary disruption to students’ lives.

New York legislators and Governor Andrew Cuomo should oppose Sheldon Silver's bill A. 8392A, which threatens free speech and academic freedom in New York.