• State House District 6 race is a dead heat, according to a Civitas poll.
  • U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-7th, holds a meeting today in New Hanover County on the Gulf Coast oil spill.
  • National Review?s Jim Geraghty contrasts the North Carolina polling firm Public Policy Polling?s ties to the Democratic Party with its claims to be a straight shooter.
  • The N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation mulls the makeup of the state Senate and key races that could tip the balance of power.
  • A Wilmington Star-News editorial calls on Gov. Bev Perdue to clean house at the state Highway Patrol and Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.