? Beverly Perdue announces that she will not run negative ads against Richard Moore anymore. The Moore campaign does not reciprocate, and the Perdue campaign reserves the right to respond.

? The Charlotte Observer profiles Moore, suggesting that the treasurer’s record shows he does not hide from “big battles.”

? Pat McCrory lays out his agenda on transportation, calling for long-range planning and better use of transportation tax revenues.

? At the NC Spin debate, held in Pinehurst, Bob Orr challenges McCrory on taxes, Bill Graham explains his health-care proposals, and Fred Smith calls for a statewide transportation bond.