? Beverly Perdue and Pat McCrory make statements about mental health and the state budget provision that may soon lead to the closing of Dorothea Dix. Libertarian candidate Mike Munger says he’ll release personal records on his health and finances. The other candidates have not yet responded to the request.
? Kay Hagan announces her second-quarter fundraising totals: $1.6 million raised, $1.2 cash on hand as of July 1. That’s more money than Erskine Bowles raised during the second quarter of 2002, but less than he had on hand at the same point. National Journal calls Hagan’s challenge a ?longshot,? albeit the “most competitive? longshot.
? Elizabeth Dole makes an appearance at an event in Winston-Salem honoring veterans and votes against a Bush administration initiative seeking savings in Medicare reimbursements.
? The Democratic nominee for state treasurer, Janet Cowell, reports $200,000 on hand as of July 1. She and Republican Bill Daughtridge are neck-and-neck in the latest PPP poll.
