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Washington Republicans Are Shutting Down Our Health Care

By Matt Schlosser / October 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Washington Republicans Are Shutting Down Our Health Care

This week, Washington Republicans were presented with a simple choice: keep health care affordable and the government open, or shut down the government and finalize their cuts to the health care system. They chose cuts. They chose higher costs. And ultimately, they chose a shutdown– not only of the government, but of our health care.

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Mini-Budgets Can’t Solve Big Problems

By Matt Schlosser / September 26, 2025 / Comments Off on Mini-Budgets Can’t Solve Big Problems

NC Speaker of the House Destin Hall and NC Senate leader Phil Berger have got to be the least anxious– or most apathetic– politicians in North Carolina. They are now 87 days past due on passing a full state budget, roughly 3 months late, and have no plans to pass one any time soon.

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One Year After Helene

By Matt Schlosser / September 19, 2025 / Comments Off on One Year After Helene

The trauma lingers, and the federal money to repair and replace crucial infrastructure has been slow to come in. Gov. Stein’s office estimated that only 9% of the total damage from Helene has been covered thus far through federal funding. In the past, states like New Jersey (Sandy) and Louisiana (Katrina) saw 70% of their damage covered by the federal government. 

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With Flu Season Approaching, RFK Jr. Attacks Vaccine Access

By Matt Schlosser / September 12, 2025 / Comments Off on With Flu Season Approaching, RFK Jr. Attacks Vaccine Access

The move to limit vaccine access is being spearheaded by Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.– a vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theory enthusiast. He’s falsely claimed that WiFi causes cancer, that anti-depressants lead to mass shootings, and that vaccines cause autism. It’s a tough resume for the head of the federal agency responsible for promoting public health. 

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Health Insurance Premiums Are Spiking in NC

By Matt Schlosser / September 5, 2025 / Comments Off on Health Insurance Premiums Are Spiking in NC

1 million North Carolinians are about to see their health insurance costs increase by 75% due to the Republican budget.

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Breaking Without a Budget

By Matt Schlosser / August 29, 2025 / Comments Off on Breaking Without a Budget

Republicans in the NCGA still haven’t passed a budget, but they’re taking a break anyway. What could this Republican stalemate mean for you and your family in the coming months?

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Town Halls Matter More Than Ever

By Matt Schlosser / August 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Town Halls Matter More Than Ever

If there were ever a moment when we needed to talk with our elected officials who are making these decisions, to ask questions, to explain our perspective– it’s now. But unfortunately, many members of Congress are avoiding public forums just as vampires avoid sunlight. According to NPR, out of the 219 House Republicans, just 37 have hosted some kind of town hall during the August recess. 

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It’s Hurricane Season– Why Is the GOP Forcing Us to Tread Water?

By Matt Schlosser / August 14, 2025 / Comments Off on It’s Hurricane Season– Why Is the GOP Forcing Us to Tread Water?

Republican lawmakers haven’t been able to come to an agreement on a final state budget, North Carolina’s Savings Reserve Fund (i.e. the state’s rainy day fund), has not been replenished. The fund is down 30% from its peak, which is as important as ever given the hesitance of the Trump administration to deliver on recovery funding requests. 

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Why We’re Ready to Roll With Roy

By Matt Schlosser / August 1, 2025 / Comments Off on Why We’re Ready to Roll With Roy

Cooper is uniquely prepared for this moment– a moment when health care is being ripped away from countless people, when costs are rising on the essentials, when things are getting a bit tougher each day for the working class as billionaires continue collecting massive tax breaks. Cooper comes from the working class. He fights for the working class. And he doesn’t just fight– he wins.

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MAGA’s Budget Will Harm Kids, Too

By Matt Schlosser / July 25, 2025 / Comments Off on MAGA’s Budget Will Harm Kids, Too

The MAGA budget slashes SNAP, the food assistance program that helps feed over 600,000 children in our state. It cuts Medicaid and CHIP, the health insurance programs that serve over 1.4 million NC kids. It even cuts funding for public schools– schools that are struggling to get by.

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