• N.C. Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover, is running for reelection and raising money (Star-News)
  • Former 11th Congressional District GOP nominee Jeff Miller endorses Mark Meadows in this year’s Republican primary (Times-News)
  • Lefty group Progress N.C. releases a poll showing N.C. Sen. Wesley Meredith, a Republican from Fayetteville, trailing Democratic Rep. Diane Parfitt in a hypothetical matchup (Fayetteville Observer)
  • A three-judge panel denies a motion to delay the May 8 primary while redistricting litigation proceeds (Associated Press)
  • N.C. Sen. Jean Preston, R-Carteret, won’t seek reelection (Jacksonville Daily News)
  • The political stars align for Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, suggesting that Democrats anticipate he will be their highest elected official next year if Gov. Bev Perdue loses (N&O)