State Government

Phil Berger has conceded. The most powerful politician in North Carolina, after several recounts and election protests, has admitted defeat to his primary challenger, Sheriff Sam Page. Berger has dominated state politics for well over a decade, shaping both policy and power. Now, there’s a political power vacuum.

North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would strip control of the Charlotte airport from the city and create a regional authority to run it…

Republicans now hold the North Carolina Governor’s Mansion and have majorities in both the state House and Senate for the first time in more than a…

A new cyberbullying law goes into effect December 1 in North Carolina. It’s called the 2012 School Violence Protection Act, and it makes it a crime for…

While the national electorate returned a divided government to Washington, D.C., state capitals reflect a new norm in unified political party control,…