? In both a new radio ad and a televised debate, Fred Smith challenges Pat McCrory’s record on fiscal issues, noting Charlotte’s high tax burden and cost overruns in its rail-transit line.
? Beverly Perdue and the four GOP candidates appear at a transportation forum in Raleigh, calling for management changes at the Department of Transportation and new policies to combat congestion.
? Bob Orr gets the endorsement of the Winston-Salem Journal.
? Richard Moore accuses Perdue of backing off her pledge not to participate in negative campaigning.
? A Daily Tar Heel columnist urges Perdue and McCrory to endorse charter-school expansion.
