Did “serious concerns” and an impending state review of finances hasten shuttering of Robinson business?
After reviewing documents obtained from the NC Department of Health and Human Services, one might just come to the conclusion THEY DID.
We’ve reported for the last year on the saga that IS Greensboro-based Balanced Nutrition — a contractor for the NC Department of Health & Human Services which reimburses day care centers across the state that feed lunch to low-income attendees.
Our site has already reported on plans by Yolanda Hill – wife of Lt. Governor Mark Robinson and the CFO of Balanced Nutrition – to end the company’s operations at the end of April. In fact, we have a copy of the email sent by Hill to some clients of Balanced Nutrition:
So, she’s shuttering the business due to being so busy helping her husband campaign for governor? THAT is a different story from what she told NC DHHS officials on the very SAME DAY the above email went out to Balanced Nutrition clients:
“Serious Concerns,” eh? What might those be? All of Balanced Nutrition‘s revenue is tax money — in other words, OURS. Also, the husband of this firm’s CFO wants to be governor of North Carolina. Don’t we deserve details on those “serious concerns”? And to be told which of the above stories about the firm’s pending closure is actually TRUE?
Adding to the story is a letter from a NC DHHS official, dated March 1, indicating that an intensive, comprehensive review of Balanced Nutrition‘s finances is slated to be performed from April 15 to April 19.
Maybe it is time for Mark Robinson to resign the nomination for governor. He seems likely to lose his own race and could be a drag on the whole ticket.
Never.He will save NC like Trump will save America.
LOL- Get the popcorn ready, just don’t let Mark see it.
Dollars to donuts if this had been a democrat run operation nothing would have been suspicious. If there are unresolved issues it could cost LtGov (and the Republicans) the governorship. We all know how much damage the current democrat governor has done to the people of NC. Generally, the people of NC are ignorant to the issues of concern with Balanced Nutrition. They DID select Mr Robinson as the Republican nominee for governor being ignorant of the skeleton lurking in his closet. One would hope that when the hearing with DSS (April 15-19 will shed light on the overall situation and Mr Robinson will have grace to withdraw.
Let’s face facts. The Trump endorsement was an important part of Robinson besting the qualified conservative, Dale Folwell. Trump’s endorsements have sometimes been spot on, as with Ted Budd, and sometimes way off the mark, as with Thom Tillis and Mark Robinson. I hope Trump will join the effort to get Robinson to resign the nomination. Offer him a position as ambassador or something. Folwell as nominee for governor instead of Robinson will not only help the GOP win the governorship, but it will also help Trump carry NC.
I agree with all of the above.HOWEVER, him leaving the race will not happen, and we cannot have JOSH STEIN as Governor, SO, I suggest we quit helping the Democrats by trashing Robinson, even though in many many ways, he deserves it! I was a Dale fan, and am sick Robinson is our choice, but he has to beat Stein!!!
@Karen, I am over voting for the less evil. This is exactly how we have gotten Tillis….for years! Evil is still evil.
Stein will bring all of Robinson ‘s issues to light!!!
I tried to tell NC. #DaleFolwell for governor!
Exactly, as long as we vote for poor choices that is all that will put their hat in their ring. I have lived under a Democratic Governor for 82% of my life and have lived to tell about it. Robinson losing is probably the better choice than to have his problems follow us for four years.
I find the timing of this letter intriguing, sort of the icing on the cake….for the Democrats.
I will never vote for an establishment – counterfeit conservative candidate ever again. Anyone who teams up with the Berger-Moore mafia is an establishment R. Anyone who makes a living as the middle man for DHHS’ free/subsidized food program is a counterfeit conservative.
It’s better to have a D than a fake R. Once they get into office, you can’t get them back out again.
Well, unless they tell the truth about the orgies in DC. Then they’re toast.
I loved Dale Folwell’s humble and REFRESHING track-record of honesty to managing the state’s fiscal house! He was not only frugal but protected all parties retirement funds which so many others itch to get their hands on. Simply put, he did a GREAT JOB! But when he refused to address the cultural-madness Democrats have made of transgenderism, DEI and WOKE policies, while LTGOV Robinson squarely faced them down, I had to vote for the LTGOV. Robinson. Whatever Robinson did with his wife’s business pales in comparison to the appalling crimes of democrats, starting at the top and working down. I have to stand with Robinson over the Marxist driven policies of today’s democrats. Stein would be a disaster for 2nd Amendment-freedom loving Republicans! Furthermore, President Trump’s endorsement is very hard to ignore!!
You must not have followed Folwell’s going after the woke DEI / ESG investment firms, where he took away NC’s proxies so they could not vote NC’s shares for woke policies. Dale ACTED while Robinsons just talked.
You must also have missed Robinson being MIA – Missing in Action – on all the key conservative issues in the legislature like Constitutional Carry, Green New Deal, and Obamacare Medicaid expansion. Robinson has been all talk and no DO, and indeed often as silent as a church mouse, not even mouthing opposition to liberal legislation.
We have no dependable conservative running for governor. We have a dangerous progressive, Stein, and an opportunist amateur. This is really one of those lesser of the evils situations, but we have already lost our best opportunity to take down Stein.
North Carolina Republicans deserve this. Too many uninformed bought the preacher talk NO action. Comments prove it.
New Poll
2024 North Carolina Governor GE:
Josh Stein (D) 52% (+8)
Mark Robinson (R) 44%
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Josh Stein (D) 48% (+7)
Mark Robinson (R) 41%
Mike Ross (L) 4%
Wayne Turner (G) 2%
1,401 RV, 4/4-8
https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3895