Phil Berger News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/tag/phil-berger/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:37:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Phil Berger News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/tag/phil-berger/ 32 32 210991526 The Berger King https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/phil-berger-senate-primary-2026/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=51179 Phil Berger has been the state's most powerful politician for more than a decade. He no longer looks invincible.]]>

Phil Berger has been the state's most powerful politician for more than a decade. He no longer looks invincible.

]]> 51179 Why are N.C. Republicans Brawling Over the State Budget? https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/north-carolina-legislature-budget-2025/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=47640 Lawmakers have to work out big differences between the House and Senate spending plans.]]>

Lawmakers have to work out big differences between the House and Senate spending plans.

]]> 47640 Why Trump’s Favorite N.C. Sheriff Wants to Oust Phil Berger https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/phil-berger-sam-page-election-immigration/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=38259 The state Senate’s longtime leader faces an election challenge from Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page.]]>

The state Senate’s longtime leader faces an election challenge from Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page.

]]> 38259 The Last Dance of Tim Moore and Phil Berger   https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/nc-general-assembly-republicans-budget-tim-moore-phil-berger/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:19:05 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=25714 Tim Moore and Phil Berger at a D-Day eventRepublicans have failed to deliver on key priorities, and some blame a diminished relationship between House and Senate leaders. ]]> Tim Moore and Phil Berger at a D-Day event

Republicans have failed to deliver on key priorities, and some blame a diminished relationship between House and Senate leaders.

]]> 25714 Phil Berger Sr.’s Plan for N.C. Courts https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/nc-senate-budget-2023/ Tue, 16 May 2023 15:01:03 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=7344 The budget Senate leaders released this week proposes several major changes to the courts and criminal justice system. ]]>

The budget Senate leaders released this week proposes several major changes to the courts and criminal justice system.

]]> 7344 The Motivations of Phil Berger https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/the-motivations-of-phil-berger/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2021/02/16/the-motivations-of-phil-berger/ The state’s most powerful politician enters his 20th year in office but remains inscrutable as ever. As Republicans enter their second decade in power, what does Berger want?]]>

The state’s most powerful politician enters his 20th year in office but remains inscrutable as ever. As Republicans enter their second decade in power, what does Berger want?

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