PNCA Weekly Memo (6/26): One Eternity Later...
Friday, June 26, 17:48
Matt Schlosser
admin@progressnc.org
July 1 will mark one year since North Carolina’s state budget was due.
Passing a budget is arguably the top responsibility of the state legislature, and Republican leadership just cannot get the job done. They made us the only state in the country to fail to pass a budget in 2025, and now they’re expected to miss the deadline for 2026 as well.
Because of the delay, hard-working public school teachers have had to go through an entire academic year without meaningful raises– worsening a growing staffing crisis in our school system. There continues to be a Medicaid funding gap, threatening health care access and rural hospitals. And other necessities, from child care to law enforcement, remain underfunded.
To their credit, NCGA Republicans have churned out a lot of bills over the past 12 months. It’s just that very, very few of them have been meant to actually help everyday North Carolinians.
So what have Republican leaders pushed through instead of a budget? Here are some highlights:
Snip...more...
https://progressncaction.org/2026/06/one-eternity-later/