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Sen. Phil Berger tells local councils DMV problems, transportation plans and budget standoff
Summary
Senator Phil Berger told multiple town councils he and his office are available to help with local bills and said state transportation projects in Rockingham County (US 29 and US 220) are progressing through segmented DOT studies; he explained the state is operating under rollover budgets with mini‑budgets and the dispute over a scheduled tax trigger is delaying a full budget agreement.
Senator Phil Berger (President Pro Tem of the North Carolina Senate) visited local councils and offered a legislative update, outlining several issues of local interest and explaining the state’s interim budget situation.
Berger told attendees he expects the short legislative session to begin in April or May and urged towns to bring local bill requests to his office before deadlines. He described ongoing transportation work in the Piedmont Triad and Rockingham County—including multiple bridge…
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