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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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RINO Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger helps them kill it
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 12:46 pm
By: John Steed
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At a forum hosted by the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance on Jan. 9, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger discussed a host of issues leading up to the 2023 legislative session, which began on Jan. 11.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger: “Ted Budd is the only candidate with a record of job creation and standing up for working people.”
Published: Monday, April 18th, 2022 @ 11:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, House Speaker Tim Moore, Senate Democratic Leader Dan Blue and House Democratic Leader Robert Reives have reached an agreement on key energy legislation.
Published: Monday, November 8th, 2021 @ 11:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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After splitting along party lines just twice in their first six months together, the current lineup of the N.C. Supreme Court has produced four more 4-3 partisan splits today.
Published: Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 @ 9:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore, Rep. Robert Reives, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and Senator Dan Blue issued the following statement
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 11:09 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This morning, Governor Roy Cooper, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, Senator Dan Blue, Speaker Tim Moore and Rep. Robert Reives issued the following statement after Apple announced its decision to build a new campus in Wake County, hiring 3,000 employees and investing $1 billion.
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 10:04 am
By: Governor's Office
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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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Today, Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger urging them to expand unemployment benefits for North Carolinians, which are currently among the lowest in the nation.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2020 @ 11:05 am
By: Governor's Office
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) announced earlier in October that the Senate would close out the long session by the end of the month.
Published: Friday, November 8th, 2019 @ 9:23 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Only four House Democrats refused to sign a letter pledging to uphold Gov. Roy Cooper's budget veto.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 4:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week the Senate passed a budget that maintains the responsible budget growth that has defined Republican fiscal policies since 2011 and prioritizes tax relief, state employees who haven't received equitable treatment in previous years, and health care reform.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 5:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Earlier this week, the Senate passed a joint resolution imploring Congress to ratify President Trump's United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 2:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last Tuesday, the Senate voted to override Governor Roy Cooper's veto of The Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act which requires doctors to provide medical care to babies born alive during an attempted abortion.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 6:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Pro Tempore Phil Berger - Legislative Update: N.C. Senate Passes Tax Reduction Act of 2019A new tax package made its way through the Senate this week that will put more of your hard-earned money where it belongs- in your pockets.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 3:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last night, Republicans in the N.C. Senate passed a bill to protect babies who are born alive after surviving an attempted abortion. All but two Democrats voted against it.
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 2:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As many of you have probably heard by now, the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) is planning another strike on May 1st
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2019 @ 1:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger laid out contrasting visions for North Carolina state government
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 @ 12:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore issued a statement regarding state economic recruitment following Apple's announced expansion
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2018 @ 10:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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The selection of Peter Hans to head our state's Community College System was expected, especially after it became known that Governor Roy Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger jointly wrote a letter to the selection committee making it clear Hans was their choice
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:08 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Governor Roy Cooper has sent a letter to Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger urging him to reconsider the scheduling of confirmation hearings in light of pending litigation concerning the new law known as HB17 that was passed in December
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2017 @ 11:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Don't you just love it when politicians who know NOTHING about a subject try to lecture people who DO KNOW something about a subject? Law enforcement and military folks get more than their fair share of it. And so do businesspeople.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:12 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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No matter how good the crystal ball, it is impossible to predict what will happen in 2015. Perhaps it will be easier to identify the people likely to either make or respond to North Carolina news events.
Published: Sunday, January 4th, 2015 @ 12:50 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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At least two North Carolina magistrates have resigned rather than perform same-sex marriages, citing conflicts with their religious beliefs.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 2:42 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The office of Sen. Bill Cook (R-District 1) announced Friday, September 19, 2014, that he has been appointed to serve as an advisory member on the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham).
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 @ 8:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The office of Sen. Bill Cook (R-District 1) announced Friday, September 19, 2014, that he has been appointed to serve as an advisory member on the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham).
Published: Friday, September 19th, 2014 @ 10:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Soon, the North Carolina General Assembly will vote on a history-making budget agreement which provides the largest teacher pay raise in North Carolina history and creates the North Carolina Education Endowment.
Published: Friday, August 1st, 2014 @ 9:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued the following joint statement Monday in response to North Carolina's unemployment rate dropping to its lowest level since August 2008.
Published: Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 @ 1:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week Gov. McCrory, Lt. Gov. Forest, House Speaker Tillis, and I announced our plan to make North Carolina's starting teacher salaries among the highest in the Southeast.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 1:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When Republicans took control of the legislature in January 2011, North Carolina's economy was struggling, the unemployment rate was 10.4%, citizens and businesses were burdened with a 1930s Depression-era tax code, and the state owed the federal government $2.5 billion.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped sharply last month to 7.4 percent – the lowest rate in over five years.
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 @ 3:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) announced Friday they have retained pro bono outside legal counsel to advise them on the defense of North Carolina's constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 5:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) issued the following joint statement today in response to yet another frivolous lawsuit filed by the North Carolina affiliate of the national teachers’ union.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2013 North Carolina state legislative session was a memorable one. The passage of historic and long-overdue reforms to state taxes, election laws and education made headlines throughout the year.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 3:51 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis issued the following joint statement today in response to a lawsuit filed by the North Carolina affiliate of the national teachers’ union and a liberal special interest group.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and Speaker Thom Tillis applauded Gov. Pat McCrory and Transportation Secretary Tony Tata for their leadership and joined their call for the Southern Environmental Law Center to stop obstructing construction of the economically vital new Bonner Bridge.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 7:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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enate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) issued the following joint statement Monday in response to a handful of representatives from liberal special interest groups calling for an expansion of Medicaid.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 2:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) issued the following joint statement today in response to the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit on North Carolina's election reform law.
Published: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013 @ 12:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory signed 33 bills today.
Published: Sunday, August 25th, 2013 @ 5:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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