Dolly Parton, the personification of Tennessee music, died Tuesday at age 80 after decades of entertaining the world.

Moore County, N.C. settled with a family over claims that it wrongfully institutionalized children after their mother received cancer treatment.

Senate Bill 1018, which has bipartisan backing, would establish a Breakthrough Therapies Research (BTR) Grant Fund and appropriate $5.4 million to study psychedelic medicines to treat military veterans, first responders and other trauma-impacted populations.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not planning an aggressive campaign at voting sites during the upcoming midterm elections, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday in response to a States Newsroom inquiry about a letter from U.S. Senate Democrats voicing concerns about armed federal agents at polling places.

North Carolina state leaders are asking a federal court to turn down what they call a “backroom deal” between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and chemical manufacturer Chemours. The EPA and Chemours announced they’d reached a $450 million settlement last month.

N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson, joined by state food bank leaders, received 270,000 eggs on Tuesday, the first in a series of deliveries of three million eggs from an antitrust lawsuit.

As students prepare to return to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, trustees are celebrating a new state budget while voicing some concerns about cuts they’ve promised to make.  

Supporters of the pauses say cities need rules before projects arrive, especially to answer residential concerns about electricity use, energy costs and nuisance issues. Industry supporters argue data centers bring jobs and tax revenue and are an essential part of the nation’s digital infrastructure.

Immigration advocates rallied outside the NC General Assembly urging lawmakers to oppose ICE detention expansion.

“As new data centers go up, all of the electricity bills for American families will actually come down,” Trump said during a roundtable event at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday. He added that Big Tech companies are “happy” to foot the bill for data centers because it will allow them to continue to function and grow.