- Republican Wake County school board member Debra Goldman is mulling a bid for higher office (N&O)
- Former Democratic N.C. Rep. Arthur Williams will run as a Republican for the open House seat that he once held (Washington Daily News)
- After the results of the GOP presidential primary in South Carolina, the News & Observer‘s political reporters explore whether the primary might end up being important in North Carolina after all (N&O)
- N.C. Sen. Bill Purcell, a Democrat from Scotland County, won’t seek another term (WRAL-TV)
- A new poll from the left-wing group Progress N.C. identifies Republican N.C. Sen Thom Goolsby’s district in New Hanover County as “swing” (WECT-TV)
- N.C. Rep. Patsy Keever, D-Buncombe, to formally announce her candidacy in the 10th Congressional District Democratic primary on Thursday (Mountain Xpress)
- The widow of Jesse Helms emails a letter in support of N.C. Sen. David Rouzer, a Republican from Johnston County running for the GOP nomination in the 7th Congressional District (WWAY-TV)
- The Fayetteville City Council rejects Gov. Bev Perdue’s tax increase idea (Fayetteville Observer)
VIDEO: In anticipation of the Democrats’ convention in the Queen City, the Republican National Committee begins airing an ad in the Charlotte market critical of the Obama administration.
