The Latest Breaking News from Phil Berger

NC Senate leader ready to remove Jim Crow-era literacy test from state constitution

RALEIGH, N.C. — The state’s top senator said Tuesday that a literacy test for voters “ought to be out of our constitution” and he’s ready to remove it.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023

Future of abortion law in NC unclear as Republicans work to reach consensus on ban

RALEIGH, N.C. — As state lawmakers convened on Wednesday for the first day of the 2023 legislative session, abortion rights activists gathered outside the nearby State Capitol to protest anticipated efforts by Republicans to curtail abortion laws this year.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

This state could be the last one to expand Medicaid — for a while, anyway

For years, state Sen. Phil Berger says, there was nobody in North Carolina who opposed Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act more vehemently than he did.

Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023

‘Trump has created a cult,’ North Carolina's Cooper says in campaigning for Democratic governors

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper chairs the Democratic Governors Association and has been making the rounds promoting campaigns of Democratic candidates for governor. On Wednesday, he was interviewed by Pluribus News, a national legislative news site, and talked about what’s at stake for voters this election year.

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

Phil Berger spent more than any other Republican State Senate candidate or officeholder in North Carolina

North Carolina Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have spent $4.1 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Phil Berger has spent more than any other Republican.

Ballotpedia · Aug 29, 2022

Trimester restrictions? Exceptions? North Carolina GOP leaders talk about potential abortion bans

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s GOP leaders gave more indications Tuesday of what abortion legislation might look like if Republicans gain a supermajority this fall.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

NC’s highest court rules on gerrymandered legislature’s power, but the case isn’t over

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s state legislature was unconstitutionally gerrymandered to the extent that lawmakers may have lacked the authority to claim to represent the people, when they passed new constitutional amendments in 2018, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022

Phil Berger raised more than any other Republican State Senate candidate or officeholder in North Carolina

North Carolina Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have raised $8.0 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Phil Berger has raised more than any other Republican.

Ballotpedia · Aug 17, 2022

North Carolina ban on abortion after 20 weeks can be enforced, judge rules

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s general ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy can be enforced, following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to restrict abortion.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

The top fundraisers in the North Carolina State Senate

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

Ballotpedia · Jul 31, 2022