GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
Associated PressWASHINGTON — In his bid to become North Carolina’s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a “plantation of welfare and victimhood” that has mired generations of Black people in “dependency” and poverty. Over the past decade, Robinson’s household has relied on income from Balanced Nutrition Inc., a nonprofit founded by his wife, Yolanda Hill, that administered a free lunch program for North Carolina children. Starting in 2020, state officials noticed problems with Balanced Nutrition’s paperwork and nearly placed the organization on the Department of Health and Human Services “seriously deficient” list. Lonergan said Robinson addressed questions from the state’s campaign finance regulators “almost three years ago” and has not gotten a resolution, despite pressing the agency for one.
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GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
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