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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 11h

Recent polling shows that Independent voters not only blame Republicans for the shutdown, but want Democrats to hold their ground on preventing health care prices from going up.
#ncpol #shutdown #healthcare

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 12h

Gov. Stein has called for more work to prevent crime instead of reacting to it, and has said that mental health funding should be a key part of that conversation. #ncpol #ncgov
https://www.wral.com/news/state/nc-mental-health-pubilc-safety-october-2025/

Stein continues push for mental health aid focused on public safety

Gov. Josh Stein traveled to eastern North Carolina to praise local community leaders doing work on mental health, as he pushes state lawmakers to put more money into mental health focused on public sa...

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 17h

Many patients, nurses, and providers were caught off guard last week, when Medicare programs for telehealth and hospital-at-home suddenly expired as the Republican government shutdown began. #ncpol #medicare #shutdown https://bit.ly/3L2HabA

Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs • NC Newsline

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1.

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 1d

"As a clinician... it hurts me to understand that this administration is cutting so much..." She worked to help rural North Carolinians learn about the ways Medicaid expansion could help them. Now, she's struggling to watch as this crucial support is stripped away. #ncpol #townhall #medicaid

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 1d

As Trump rubs salt in the wounds of working people, NC Gov. Josh Stein is committed to supporting government workers until the Republican shutdown ends. #ncpol #shutdown

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 1d

The good news is that most Americans see through RFK Jr and his anti-science lies & conspiracy theories. The bad news is that he is damaging public trust in previously non-partisan agencies like the CDC. #ncpol
https://bit.ly/48nCiYl

Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds • NC Newsline

A majority of Americans disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job performance and the federal government’s evolving vaccine policy, according to a poll released Thu...

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 1d

NC Republicans redrew voting maps to take us from an evenly represented state to one of the most gerrymandered in the country. Now, as we sit with no budget for Medicaid, teacher raises, or small business relief, they're focused on turning a 10-4 advantage into a 11-3 one. #ncpol

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 2d

We don’t have to settle for runaway prices & corporate greed. Democrats in Congress are fighting right now to stop health care premiums from skyrocketing. Gov. Stein is pushing NC lawmakers to pass a budget that prioritizes our healthcare, schools, and small businesses. #ncpol

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 2d

These are the actions of someone who wants power & control at any cost, who values corporate profits over lives, and who sees the bottom 99% as nothing but pawns to be used & discarded. Continue to raise your voices against this cruel regime until it crumbles.
#ncpol #shutdown

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 2d

The Republican leaders of Congress know that working-class people across the political spectrum are against them raising prices for everyone. That's why they're trying to distract us with lies about the shutdown.
#ncpol #shutdown #ACA

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's SNAP cuts mean taking food off of North Carolinia tables and money out of small farmers' pockets... all so the richest people in the country can have a big tax handout. #ncpol https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/10/07/nc-farmers-local-markets-caught-in-snap-policy-crosshairs/

NC farmers, local markets caught in SNAP policy crosshairs

More than 1.4 million NC residents rely on food assistance monthly, state leaders and Greensboro market supporters fear looming federal cuts.

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 4d

Republicans drove this country into a government shutdown as part of their effort to end the Affordable Care Act tax credits that help hardworking families pay for their health insurance. That fact hasn't gone unnoticed by the public. #ncpol #shutdown #ACA

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 4d

While the President cracks bad jokes with AI videos and the Republican House Speaker says they're "having fun with this" shutdown, workers are going unpaid and services will soon run out of funds. #ncpol #shutdown

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 4d

The cost of living is skyrocketing. Ever increasing grocery prices, health care premiums, & electric bills. Share your family's story with us. How is the effecting you and how have you had to change your budget? #ncpol #yourstory #economy https://carenc.org/tell-us-about-your-budget/

Tell Us About Your Budget - Coalition Against Right-Wing Extremism

Tell Us About Your Budget The cost of living is skyrocketing. Ever increasing grocery prices, health care premiums, and electric bills. We want to hear from you about your family’s budget over the las...

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 5d

North Carolinians demanded environmental responsibility & accountability, but now lawmakers are letting Duke Energy do as they please, never mind the consequences. #ncpol https://www.wunc.org/environment/2025-10-02/duke-energy-carbon-reduction-plan-2025-nc-legislation

Duke Energy has released its new carbon-reduction plan. Here's how 2025 NC legislation shaped it.

The NC General Assembly overrode Gov. Josh Stein's veto to pass a bill removing an interim carbon reduction target.

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 6d

Republicans were presented with a simple choice: keep health care affordable & the government open, or shut down the government & finalize their cuts to health care. They chose cuts. They chose higher costs. They chose a shutdown– of the government & of our health care. https://bit.ly/42omtgk

Washington Republicans Are Shutting Down Our Health Care — Progress NC Action

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 ulti...

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 7d

The Republican-controlled NC legislature failed to pass full Medicaid funding this week. Now, the most vulnerable North Carolinians will pay the price. #ncpol #medicaid

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 7d

Democrats proposed a bill to avoid a government shutdown and stop your health care costs from going through the roof. Not a single Republican voted for it. The same people who cut Medicaid this summer made a choice to start a shutdown rather than save you money. #ncpol #shutdown

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 7d

Voters across party lines agree. We want fair maps. #ncpol #gerrymandering https://ncnewsline.com/2025/10/02/as-redistricting-fight-looms-north-carolina-poll-shows-voters-of-all-parties-oppose-gerrymandering/

As redistricting fight looms, North Carolina poll shows voters of all parties oppose gerrymandering • NC Newsline

A poll found 84% of North Carolina voters say redrawing maps for partisan advantage is “never acceptable” and they should be drawn neutrally.

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 8d

The High Point-based American Home Furnishings Alliance gave a detailed explanation of why Trump's tariffs are bad for NC furniture manufacturing and the entire middle class. (Spoiler: It will raise costs & reduce jobs.)
#ncpol #tariffs https://bit.ly/4nJcDxW

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 8d

Republicans are trying to spin lies about the government shutdown, but the truth is pretty simple. Republicans control the government right now, and they've shut it down in order to make sure all of us pay more for insurance while millions lose it entirely. #ncpol #shutdown #ACA

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 8d

NC House & Senate leaders, Destin Hall & Phil Berger had months to prevent this, but they wanted to play politics instead. NC Medicaid is not leverage, it's the lives & well being of North Carolinians. #ncpol https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article312339661.html

Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 9d

Republicans in Congress shut down the government because raising the cost of your health insurance is more important than any of the incredibly vital services the government provides or the millions it employs. #ncpol #shutdown

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Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 9d

Rising costs, underpaid teachers, cuts to health insurance– mini budgets can’t solve major problems. Sen. Phil Berger and Rep. Destin Hall plan to take another break until October 20th. Tell them to pass a full state budget now! 919-733-5708 (Berger), 919-733-3451 (Hall) #ncpol

Progress NC Action @pnca.bsky.social · 9d

Western NC deserves a recovery czar who prioritizes doing their job instead of giving speeches about it, someone who meets with locals instead of only meeting with big donors in Washington DC. #ncpol
https://bit.ly/4o2PyGw

Whatley backs away from Helene role during first WNC visit

Michael Whatley’s first trip to Western North Carolina as President Donald Trump’s hand-picked Hurricane Helene “recovery czar” was not the sort of open, public event many victims of the storm had hop...

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