* U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx introduces bill to add automated pre-recorded campaign calls to the national Do Not Call registry for telemarketers. (Watauga Democrat)
* Lieutenant governor candidate Hampton Dellinger supports financial compensation for victims of state's forced-sterilization program. (W-SJ)
* Rep. Bill Daughtridge, who is running for treasurer, says he opposes using cash incentives to lure business, prefers infrastructure improvements. (TBJ)
* Secretary of Health and Human Services Dempsey Benton announces changes in leadership of Broughton mental hospital in Morganton. (N&O)



