A panel of local reporters unpack the week's top stories, including the legal battle for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat, financial help for damage from Hurricane Helene, immigration crackdowns and the state's first stand-alone children’s hospital. 

And a check-in with WFAE's environmental reporter Zach Turner about federal climate policy changes under the Trump administration, and what they mean for the state's energy use and climate emissions plans.

Guests: 

Claudia Rivera Cotto, reporter at Enlace Latino NC 

Rusty Jacobs, Voting and Election Integrity Reporter at WUNC 

Lucille Sherman, Axios Raleigh Reporter

Zack Turner, WFAE Environmental Reporter