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by Rev. Mark Creech
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 @ 12:55 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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NC Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, is asking the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to conduct a hand-eye recount in his race against Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 @ 12:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has requested a recount in the SD-28 Republican primary against challenger Sheriff Sam Page, after the race ended with one of the narrowest margins in recent North Carolina election history.
Published: Thursday, March 19th, 2026 @ 9:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Josh Stein is calling on the General Assembly to pass what he calls a “$1.4 million critical needs budget,” as members of the Council of State from both major parties said in their last meeting they are reaching a breaking point.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 @ 12:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has recently filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission, alleging the commission has aimed to stifle her First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The budget our legislature has passed is the cherry on top of the upside-down power grab cake our lawmakers have been baking since January.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 12:11 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina lost two leaders in agriculture this week, both with connections to Golden LEAF. Current Golden LEAF Board member and Finance Chair E. Jerome Vick passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 11:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday, N.C. Senate Health Committee leaders unveiled the details of the Medicaid expansion agreement with state House leaders made last week.
Published: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 6:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the North Carolina General Assembly plans to return to Raleigh Tuesday, The N.C. Healthcare Association has indicated a potential break in the standoff over certificate-of-need reform. Disagreements involving CON have helped block a deal for Medicaid expansion.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Medical marijuana
Published: Sunday, June 5th, 2022 @ 3:58 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Legislative defendants in North Carolina’s redistricting lawsuits are opposing efforts to have Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. disqualified from the case.
Published: Thursday, January 27th, 2022 @ 6:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As critics of North Carolina’s new election maps take their case to the state Supreme Court, lawyers on both sides of the case are taking aim at justices they want to drop out of the case.
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative defendants are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to avoid jumping into a legal fight over new election maps.
Published: Monday, December 20th, 2021 @ 9:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Opponents of North Carolina’s new election maps want the state Supreme Court to disqualify Justice Phil Berger Jr. from hearing their case.
Published: Sunday, December 19th, 2021 @ 7:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Left-wing activist plaintiffs have filed another motion to block a Republican Supreme Court justice from hearing a high-profile election-related lawsuit. But they lost one of their lawyers along the way.
Published: Sunday, October 31st, 2021 @ 2:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Something exciting has happened in North Carolina and we’re not talking about March Madness.
Published: Sunday, March 21st, 2021 @ 4:46 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Moments after the N.C. State Supreme Court held its formal ceremonial investiture for all newly elected members, Republicans signaled that the extended closures of North Carolina’s judicial branch ordered by former Democrat Chief Justice Cherie Beasley due to COVID-19 can’t continue under the state
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2021 @ 3:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger announced his endorsement of E.C. Sykes for North Carolina Secretary of State.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2020 @ 6:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today signed the following COVID-19 relief bills into law: Senate Bill 704 & House Bill 1043
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 5:47 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Teachers and retirees are suffering without a budget in place, two freshman Democratic lawmakers said during a March 10 news conference.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2020 @ 8:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper today sent a letter to Republican legislative leadership encouraging them to stay in Raleigh and negotiate teacher pay with him.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 7:36 am
By: Governor's Office
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Republican lawmakers are forcing their Democratic colleagues to choose between sustaining Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto or securing higher teacher pay raises.
Published: Monday, November 4th, 2019 @ 11:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The budget passed the N.C. House in a controversial veto override, but the debate over Medicaid expansion is far from over.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 @ 6:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis was flanked by N.C. House Speaker Moore, N.C. Senator Berger, and other eastern North Carolina Republican leaders as they highlighted the unacceptable pace at which Governor Cooper has allocated disaster relief for North Carolinians
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 6:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today marks 31 days since Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic leaders proposed a detailed budget compromise.
Published: Monday, August 12th, 2019 @ 10:20 am
By: Governor's Office
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Last week, Governor Cooper and Democratic legislators put forward a detailed, responsible compromise budget proposal and invited Republican legislative leaders to meet and negotiate.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 2:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Folwell is locked in a heated battle with state hospitals, health systems, doctors, and legislative supporters of House Bill 184, which is slated for a House floor vote Wednesday, April 3.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 3:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On November 6, an amendment to the North Carolina constitution requiring voters to present a photo identification for voting in person (the "Voter ID" amendment) passed with 55 percent support.
Published: Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 @ 12:37 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Raleigh attorney Chris Anglin has won his fight to run as a Republican for the Supreme Court in the Nov. 6 general election. Republican legislative leaders have thrown in the towel
Published: Saturday, September 1st, 2018 @ 12:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, will have a Democratic challenger in the general election after all
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 6:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today Governor Cooper announced a new lawsuit in which he is suing Republicans for supposedly limiting his power
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 @ 3:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law House Bill 142, bipartisan legislation that initiated a full repeal of House Bill 2
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 @ 1:49 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Lt. Governor Forest and Sen. Berger spokeswoman respond to Governor Cooper's HB2 Repeal Proposal
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 4:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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