• Democrat Marlowe Foster hopes to defeat Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry, one of two Republicans on the nine-member Council of State (Dome)
  • First day of filing Monday sees a flurry of candidates at the N.C. Board of Elections headquarters in Raleigh (Associated Press)
  • GOP’er Frank Palombo tries to tie U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones, Republican of N.C.’s 3rd Congressional District, to George Soros (Beaufort Observer)
  • Editorial: Turnover in the General Assembly isn’t necessarily a bad thing (Fayetteville Observer)
  • A Catholic school cancels a scheduled appearance by U.S. Rep. David Price, Democrat of N.C.’s 4th Congressional District, but the principal says it has nothing to do with the controversy over contraception (Dome)
  • John Tedesco is using comedian Stephen Colbert’s mocking treatment of him as a selling point in his quest to become state schools superintendent (Dome)
  • The N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation takes a look at congressional campaign finances so far (NCFEF)

VIDEO: Dude! 11th Congressional District hopeful Cecil Bothwell, a Democrat, sings (kinda raps?) about drugs and booze: