• Early voting for the July 17 runoff starts today.

 

• Pat McCrory decides not to file a lawsuit over an ad attacking his connection to a Charlotte-based company because the commercial no longer is on the air.

 

• U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., the chief recruiter for Democratic congressional candidates, urges candidates to stay away from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte and campaign at home.

 

• A forum featuring 8th Congressional District GOP contenders Richard Hudson and Scott Keadle got testy.

 

• Legislative Republicans use an obscure parliamentary procedure to end debate over getting federal funds to help pay for this year’s elections.