• Questions over unreported flights continue to plague Gov. Bev Perdue’s campaign even as she heads into a re-election fight in 2012 (N&O)
  • Number of unaffiliated voters on the rise in North Carolina, and will play a big impact in ’12 (Winston-Salem Journal)
  • After playing coy for months, former Republican Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory says he is “100 percent” committed to running for governor next year (WRAL-TV)
  • Helms Center president takes umbrage to Republican congressional candidate Vernon Robinson’s use of Jesse Helms’ name in a political ad (Dome)
  • Order entered laying out schedule of redistricting case (Capital Beat)
  • Democrat robocalls targeting U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers, Republican of N.C.’s 2nd Congressional District (Dome)