Brenee Goforth

Communications Associate

Posts by Brenee Goforth (page 6)

  • N.C. Supreme Court Candidates Share Their Beliefs

    On Thursday, Sept. 10, the Federalist Society hosted a forum with the candidates for the three contested seats this year in the North Carolina Supreme Court. JLF’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Donna Martinez, moderated the event. The event began with introductions from all the candidates…
    Brenee Goforth, September 17, 2020
    A stack of four green hard-back legal books atop a dark gray wooden desk. Atop the books is a golden scale.

  • COVID-19 News and Cooper’s Plan: Some Context and Criticism

    With all the differing information swirling around COVID-19, it is always helpful to put that information in context. Our Jon Sanders did just that in his research brief this week. Sanders writes: I don’t think people have any idea how very few people in North Carolina on any particular day pose a…
    Brenee Goforth, September 16, 2020
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  • Take Our Constitution Week Quiz!

    Brenee Goforth, September 14, 2020

  • School Choice Victories in Coronavirus Relief Act 3.0

    On September 4, 2020, Gov. Roy Cooper signed HB 1105, “Coronavirus Relief Act 3.0.” The bill allocates approximately $1 billion in federal funding from the CARES Act to various coronavirus-related expenses. $440 million of the money is designated to go to the parents of school-aged children to deal…
    Brenee Goforth, September 11, 2020
    A blue medical mask on a bright red background. Written on the mask is the word

  • Cooper’s Flagrant Disregard of Green Nuclear

    On September 1, JLF’s Dr. Don van der Vaart, former Secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, published a research brief examining the inception of Dem. Gov. Roy Cooper’s Clean Energy Plan (CEP). This week, Dr. van der Vaart wrote part two of his examination – focusing on…
    Brenee Goforth, September 10, 2020
    Hand holding the silhouette of a nuclear power plant which is made up of green plant-like material

  • Leandro Action Plan Falls Flat

    At the beginning of September, North Carolina got its latest development in the decades’ long Leandro case. In his research update this week, JLF’s Dr. Terry Stoops explains the latest advancement: On September 1, Judge David Lee signed a consent order supporting a $427 million down payment on the $8…
    Brenee Goforth, September 9, 2020
    Close-up Of Male Judge In Front Of Mallet Holding Documents

  • Nurses Union Battle is Bigger than Mission Hospital

    North Carolina is in the middle of a union battle at Mission Hospital in Asheville. On September 4, 2020, The Daily News reported on the union ballot initiative’s potential implications across the state. Brian Gordon reported for the Jacksonville newspaper: “You definitely know that it’s bigger than just the hospital,”…
    Brenee Goforth, September 8, 2020
    A female healthcare worker with brown hair is wearing blue gloves that hold a facemask in front of her mouth. The facemask has the North Carolina state flag on it.

  • GA Considers Taking Options from People in Financial Straits

    The response to the COVID-19 outbreak has caused an economic downturn in America. Many businesses and families will likely have to make difficult choices about their finances for months – potentially years – to come. One option available to many North Carolinians is debt settlement, a private alternative to filing…
    Brenee Goforth, September 4, 2020
    Noth Carolina Legislative Building