Logan Smith
DEA database shows over 2.5 BILLION pain pills sold in NC from 2006-2012, mostly in rural areas represented by anti-Medicaid lawmakers RALEIGH — A new DEA database published by the Washington Post last week tracks each and every pain pill sold in the United States, giving us a precise look at exactly which communities are the hardest…
Read MoreDespite bipartisan health care proposal moving to the House floor, Berger continues to hold budget priorities hostage over Medicaid expansion RALEIGH — With a Republican-led form of Medicaid expansion moving to the House floor on Tuesday, you would think the debate over whether to expand health care for hundreds of thousands of low-income North Carolina families…
Read MoreDespite the lofty promises in his budget rollout, Sen. Berger and cronies fail to list the cuts contained in the fine print RALEIGH — It happens every year like clockwork. Republican leaders cherry-pick the best parts of their budget to give to reporters, but refuse to go into detail about the budget cuts that allow…
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s junior U.S. Senator Thom Tillis is one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans up for re-election in 2020. Tillis will have a primary challenger in Raleigh business owner Garland Tucker, as Tillis tries to claim he is both moderate and a Republican loyal to hard-right principles. Any claim of Thom Tillis as a…
Read MoreHouse leaders misled tens of thousands of educators about their raises, which would not take effect until halfway through the next school year RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Thursday in response to the House GOP’s latest bait-and-switch budget proposal: “How convenient that House Speaker Tim Moore and GOP House members of…
Read MoreWith tens of thousands of teachers getting ready to march in Raleigh on Wednesday, politicians are trying to make sure the second walkout for public education is the last. Instead of listening to the educators’ demands, lawmakers want to ban teachers from taking a personal day without a substitute lined up. This budget provision would…
Read MoreOn Monday, both Kannapolis City Schools and Wilson County schools announced they were closing on May 1, raising the number of districts closing to at least 11 statewide. Momentum continues to build for the May 1 public education day of action in Raleigh when all North Carolina public school employees are encouraged to take a personal…
Read MoreRALEIGH — State Rep. Jason Saine has been officially disqualified from Progress NC Action’s second annual “Worst Politicians in North Carolina” tournament for buying votes, as North Carolina Republicans try to steal yet another election. Throughout the month of March, Progress NC Action has been conducting daily Twitter polls to determine which North Carolina politician is considered…
Read MoreThe latest example in a long history of openly flouting campaign finance and election laws as the NCGOP weaves a culture of corruption in Raleigh RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Tuesday in response to the criminal indictment of NC Republican Party Chair Robin Hayes: “This is the latest example in…
Read MoreQuestion: When will NC’s Senators speak up to demand the Muller report be made public? Poll shows strong majority also wants Sen. Thom Tillis to support public release of full report RALEIGH – After the overwhelming 420 to ZERO vote by U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday to demand the Mueller report be made public, Progress NC Action…
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