? The Charlotte Observer profiles Pat McCrory, chronicling his rise to the mayor’s office in Charlotte and how he plans to bring change to Raleigh.

? The insurance company with a contract to vend products to state retirees demands that Beverly Perdue stop running an anti-Richard Moore ad about the controversy.

? Moore and Dennis Nielsen tape a special edition of “NC Spin,” debating a variety of issues and noting the absence of Perdue.

? Bob Orr challenges McCrory’s record on immigration, citing a city project likely built with illegal-immigrant labor. McCrory responds.