? Beverly Perdue criticizes Pat McCrory for sending fundraising solicitations to lobbyists who advise political action committees. The PAC for the state employees association endorses Perdue. McCrory vetoes an urban-redevelopment project in Charlotte.

? Elizabeth Dole will miss the national Republican convention. Sen. John Ensign, who heads the chamber’s GOP campaign effort, says the Dole reelection bid is “a race where we’re budgeting to spend a lot of money on.? Kay Hagan touts her legislative record on crime and justice issues before a sheriffs convention in New Bern.