Politics As Usual Archives — Progress NC Action

Tall Tasks, Short Session– Your 2026 NCGA Preview

By Matt Schlosser / April 17, 2026 / Comments Off

After a historically unproductive 2025, the North Carolina General Assembly is about to get back to work. Here’s what we’re keeping an eye on when the 2026 “short session” kicks off on April 21.

North Carolina Voters Express Serious Concerns Over NCGA Budget Impasse, Impacts on Local Teachers, Hospitals, and Medicaid Funding

By Administrator / April 16, 2026 / Comments Off

It’s now been more than two and a half years since North Carolina passed a comprehensive budget, leaving teacher raises, Medicaid funding, and rural health care in question.

Dismissed but not Defeated– What’s Next After Leandro

By Matt Schlosser / April 10, 2026 / Comments Off

This ruling was tough news for folks across our state. But advocates aren’t giving up, and they won’t give up until public schools receive the funding they need to fully support our students.

The Worst Kept Secret in the Republican Party

By Matt Schlosser / March 13, 2026 / Comments Off

This man– this convicted sex offender– is now one of the most influential leaders within the North Carolina Republican Party. His specialty? Fundraising for GOP judicial candidates.

The Costs We Carry

By Matt Schlosser / February 13, 2026 / Comments Off

If you could tell your lawmakers one thing about the rising cost of living, what would it be? It’s a question that the Coalition Against Right-Wing Extremism posed to North Carolina, and folks from all across the state, from Asheville to Wilmington, shared stories of pain and perseverance, struggle and resilience.

Are you better off than you were a year ago?

By Matt Schlosser / January 23, 2026 / Comments Off

This week marked the one year anniversary of Trump’s second inauguration. A lot has changed over the past year, but has your life improved for the better? Do you feel safer? Wealthier? Prouder? More hopeful?

Our Legislators Should Work as Hard as Our Educators

By Matt Schlosser / January 16, 2026 / Comments Off

Not passing a budget is a choice– it’s a choice to underfund our schools. It’s a choice to threaten people’s health care. It’s a choice to sit still while everyday people are fighting tooth and nail just to make ends meet.

North Carolina, Don’t Let Big Oil Call the Shots

By Matt Schlosser / January 9, 2026 / Comments Off

There’s little certainty around the future of Venezuela, but what’s clear is that Big Oil appears to be calling the shots for the White House, and everyday Americans will be left paying the price.

Republicans Tried Shutting Down Food Aid for 1.4 Million North Carolinians

By Matt Schlosser / October 31, 2025 / Comments Off

In the eleventh hour, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to continue funding SNAP. But as of now, it’s unclear if the Trump administration will follow the court order or appeal the ruling– leaving the program in limbo.

Oops, They Did It Again –

By Matt Schlosser / October 24, 2025 / Comments Off

For the fifth time in six years, we have new Congressional maps in North Carolina. Republicans have turned what was meant to be a once-a-decade process to account for new Census figures into their bludgeon for molding elections to go their way.