Meet Two Guys Defending Marriage Equality in a Super-Red State
These two Utah MoveOn members are fighting to uphold a landmark ruling in support of marriage equality.
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VICTORY: Gov. Cuomo Signs Anti-Puppy-Mill Bill
In June of 2013, the New York Legislature passed a bill that would allow local governments to enact stronger regulations for pet dealers, effectively cracking down on “puppy mills,” breeding facilities that prize profits over animal welfare. Allie Feldman of the organization NYCLASS started a MoveOn Petition asking Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign the bill into law.
Big Oil and Gas: Meet Your Match
While members of Congress take unprecedented sums of money from the oil and gas industry and cast votes to loosen regulations on fracking,1 at the local level we are winning fight after fight.
The Polar Vortex: 3 Reasons Climate Deniers’ Claims are Full of Hot Air
The Polar Vortex: 3 Reasons Climate Deniers’ Claims are Full of Hot Air
WATCH: MoveOn Executive Director Anna Galland Discusses the Progressive Agenda for 2014 on C-SPAN
Anna Galland, the executive director of MoveOn.org, appears on C-SPAN to discuss the progressive agenda and MoveOn members’ plans in 2014.
An end-of-year message from Robert Reich
Robert Reich reveals the theme song of the GOP Do-Nothing Congress and reviews impressive progressive victories in 2013 that are setting the stage for the 2014 elections.
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VICTORY: Judge’s Ruling Sets Course for Fighting Ohio’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
John Arthur, a terminally ill Ohio resident, was concerned that he would die without his partner, Jim Obergefell, being formally recognized as his spouse. So the couple flew to Maryland to be legally married, and a judge issued a temporary order requiring Ohio to list Obergefell as Arthur’s “surviving spouse” on his death certificate—but Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine threatened to appeal the judge’s decision. That’s why Steve Bluestein started a MoveOn Petition telling Ohio officials to recognize the marriage.
VICTORY: Mental Health Services Stay Open in Southern Tier
In July, the New York State Office of Mental Health announced plans to close two mental health facilities in the state’s Southern Tier—a move that would deny more than a million rural New Yorkers access to local mental health care. Morgan Willoughby started a MoveOn Petition to save the facilities and keep those vital services in the region.