Brenee Goforth

Writing recently in the Wilkes Journal-Patriot, JLF’s Mike Schietzelt discussed North Carolina’s pressing need for criminal justice reform. North Carolina’s criminal code is a muddled, archaic monstrosity…. Many of these laws predate the American Revolution. And thanks to years of inattention, these laws are scattered throughout thousands of pages of…

On this day 243 years ago, the Second Continental Congress declared the American Colonies’ independence from their motherland, England. Now, every year Americans come together to commemorate this occasion with large celebrations and…

North Carolina has three signatories to the Declaration of Independence, William Hooper, John Penn, and Joseph Hewes. Interestingly enough, none of the North Carolina signers were native North Carolinians. William Hooper was originally from Boston, Massachusetts;…

Carolina Journal Editor John Trump in his most recent article writes: N.C. lawmakers, one could argue, have had unprecedented success this legislative session in reforming the state’s archaic laws governing spirituous liquor.  Among the successes this past year, Trump writes, are: House Bill 99, which establishes Alcohol Law…

JLF’s Joe Coletti recently commented on Medicaid Expansion for Governing magazine. Coletti comments that one reason many legislators hesitate to expand Medicaid in North Carolina is due to the upcoming shift from centralized Medicaid to a managed care system. Governing’s Mattie Quinn quotes Coletti as saying: While managed-care programs…