Senator Berger Announces 2025-26 Biennium Committee Appointments
Raleigh, N.C. – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) announced the committee appointments for the 2025-26 legislative biennium.
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Senator Berger Announces Interim Committee Appointments
Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) today announced appointments to interim committees.
Statement on Veto of Pro-Life Legislation
Raleigh, N.C. – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) released the following statement in response to Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of Senate Bill 20, the "Care for Women, Children, and Families Act":
Senate Leader Berger’s statement on NC Supreme Court rulings
enate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) released the following statement in response to the N.C. Supreme Court rulings in Harper v. Hall, Holmes v. Moore, and CSI v. Moore:
North Carolina General Assembly Leaders Reach Agreement on Overall Budget Spend
North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) today reached an agreement on the total spend of the 2023-2024 budget at 6.5% growth in the first year and 3.75% the following year.
Gov. Cooper Refuses to End State of Emergency After Two Years
For 730 days, Gov. Roy Cooper has kept North Carolina in a “state of emergency” even as COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines have disappeared.
Legislative Leaders and Governor Cooper Reach Agreement on Major Energy Legislation
Senate Leader Phil Berger, House Speaker Tim Moore, Gov. Roy Cooper, Senate Democratic Leader Dan Blue, and House Democratic Leader Robert Reives have reached an agreement on key energy legislation. The bipartisan compromise is expected to move through the legislature next week.
GOP lawmakers fire back after judge sets arbitrary funding deadline in Leandro
Republican budget writers in the General Assembly are bristling after the judge in the long-running Leandro school funding case set an arbitrary deadline of Oct. 18 for lawmakers to fund the court-ordered plan.