Statewide news update covers topics such as a proposed social media ban for some teens, North Carolina’s happiest cities, and wildfire updates in Western North Carolina. The NCDOT provides an update on WNC roadways six months after Helene. A private law enforcement group urges the top NC court to reject a TV reporter’s appeal, and the General Assembly calendar is discussed. Theresa Opeka from Carolina Journal and Mitch Kokai from the John Locke Foundation provide insights on these issues, including a judge allowing a ‘ballot selfie’ lawsuit to proceed while dropping the attorney general as a defendant.