Phil Berger

After Senate leader Phil Berger told reporters that this year’s post-election vote counting process is “another episode of ‘count until somebody you want to win, wins,’” the leader of the State Board of Elections called on him to retract the statement.

A funding bill for western North Carolina aims to meet the immediate needs in counties affected by Helene, and lawmakers are planning to return to Raleigh again later this month to pass a second round of funding.

Gambling supporters in North Carolina say the state is missing out, but a legalization push died in the General Assembly last year.

The state health department asked for $458 billion to keep up with rising Medicaid costs.

Ambiguous — and unenforced — recusal standards mean few checks and balances for top judges when cases involve their family members.

A top aide to a powerful North Carolina state legislator has been named chief executive officer of the parent company of the Carolina Hurricanes.

The legislature adjourned its “short session” Thursday without approving a budget plan for the state’s billion-dollar revenue surplus.

The new version of the bill includes language that allows people to wear a mask in public to prevent the spread of contagious diseases. The state Senate passed the bill on Thursday after Senate Democrats withheld their vote.

The decision Monday from the three-judge panel handed a significant setback to legislative Republicans seeking to wrest those decisions from the governor.

A gambling package that failed to pass last year sought the construction of four more casinos and the state licensing of gambling machines. House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger told reporters Wednesday that video machines are still being talked about among colleagues.