• The Democratic National Convention continues to downsize, as organizers move a Labor Day event from the Charlotte Motor Speedway to an Uptown Charlotte street fair.
• A Rowan County forum at 6 p.m. tonight will feature 8th Congressional District GOP runoff contenders Richard Hudson and Scott Keadle, along with county commission candidates.
• A self-described centrist group, Center Forward, launches ads defending several embattled members of Congress, including Mike McIntyre, D-7th.
• Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, tells WRAL there’s no chance the House will put together a new compromise voter ID bill before the end of the short session. But would it try to override Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto?
• The Asheville Tea Party PAC endorses candidates for the July 17 runoff: Mark Meadows for the 11th District U.S. House seat, Dan Forest for lieutenant governor, Ed Goodwin for secretary of state, Mike Causey for insurance commissioner, and John Tedesco for superintendent of public instruction.
