Nearly $2.5 MIL in tax money over last 14 mos. to Robinson family business, courtesy of NC DHHS
That’s the latest information we have from the office of the state controller.
That’s up from total revenue of $111,628 in 2017.
Hill, Robinson and Balanced Nutrition get to keep roughly 15 percent of that nearly $2.5 million for “operating expenses.” Add that fifteen percent to the $146,421 per year Robinson is paid as lieutenant governor and you’ve got quite a nice — albeit taxpayer funded – living.
It’s funny. The cadre of consultants embedded over at Robinson for Governor have been poo-pooing 
our reporting on Balanced Nutrition. They’ve claimed the money for the business comes from the federal Department of Agriculture and not the state. So, therefore – they say – there is no conflict of interest.
IF all that is true, then somebody needs to find out HOW the state controller and NC DHHS got their hands on all of this financial info, as well as a plethora of budgetary and other forms filled out and signed by Yolanda Hill (aka “Mrs. Mark Keith Robinson”).
To those of you late to this story, let’s recap:
[…] Family Business Issues. Let’s not forget Greensboro-based Balanced Nutrition. Yolanda Hill – the aspiring First Lady of North Carolina – is listed on paperwork as the principal and CFO. Mark Robinson admitted in his 2022 memoir that he worked there some between his furniture company job and kicking off his lieutenant governor campaign. Balanced Nutrition is fully-funded by money transferred from the US Department of Agriculture via The North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services. Balanced Nutrition’s mission is to transfer the government money they receive to day care centers across the state seeking reimbursement for lunches they feed their attendees. (It’s quite an unusual career choice for a pair marketing themselves as The First Couple of North Carolina conservatism.)
Balanced Nutrition appears to have a number of problems deserving further discussion and investigation from government authorities and our drive-by media:
- Improper application for and receipt of TWO PayCheck Protection loans — from the COVID era — which evolved into grants not needing repayment,
- Failing to identify family members on the company board and payroll, as required by the Internal Revenue Service,
- Accounting documents that fail to adhere to generally accepted accounting practices,
- Accounting practices that make it a challenge to actually confirm who has worked for the company and how much they have been paid.
What’s the plan for Balanced Nutrition if Mark Robinson gets elected governor? Will his wife continue to run a company funded by [and overseen by] a state agency to be staffed by her husband’s appointees? […]
Charter One Corporation.
https://notesfromthechalkboard.com/2023/10/31/for-profit-charter-school-operators-grease-nc-politicians-palms-to-ensure-they-get-a-piece-of-the-pie/
What were the sources of new revenue to Balanced Nutrition?
proof that even one who you “thought” couldn’t be bought can be gotten to at the right price. no wonder he has been so quiet for the last year, Kinda reminds you of American Gangster.
This has to be total BS. If true and laws were violated the DOJ would have grand jury seated and Robinson ass would have been indicted. Why people want to print such information is unforgivable, just to attempt to destroy a candidate.
So, it HAS to be BS because it conflicts with the BS you’ve already invested in? Do you know how long it takes to put together a case for a grand jury?
Research it yourself. Call the state controllers office and ask for the same info they gave this site. There are stories going back to may 2023. All backed up with forms filled out and signed by Robinson’s wife.
Stay tuned and get the popcorn ready.
And yet Trump just endorsed him. I wish DJT would sometimes disappear and close his mouth.
IF he wins tomorrow, be ready for a Josh Stein governorship.
Robinson/family won’t last 7 days.
I was going to blast out a “what we have to look forward to beginning Mar 6 if the unthinkable happens” email, showing every bit of crap the left will throw our way.
But the Robinson snowflakes’ feelings are easily hurt.
Waaaaa stop smearing my messiah! We love his entertaining speeches.
Well if Robinson wins, I promise that no marks will be placed on my ballot during the General Election for him or Stein. I have lived most of my life with a Democratic NC Governor and lived to tell about it.
As a defector from the Republican party, and a liberated Conservative Unaffiliated, I am amazed at how many people I talk to about Robinson know nothing about him. I have decided they will follow anyone who professes to be like Trump. Unfortunately there are those in power who manipulate the incapable and the people who will follow them blindly to create a “shadow government”.
On the bright side, if Robinson wins, I recommend we dispatch Dale Folwell to Washington to put our country’s finances in order. Again, I say – Trump may have endorsed Robinson ( a little late in the game) but Folwell would be the man that Trump would hire!
A year of so in Washington with Trump, and then he needs to return to NC to take on Tillis in the Senate primary, or if it is bully Berger, then take on bully Berger in the primary for US Senate. But I hope Folwell prevails in the primary for governor, because he is the only one of the three who can win in November
Dale Folwell for NCGOP Chair – now in 2024. Fix our broken party.
Is Fat Mark looking for his next meal in that picture?
Friends; How many NC Watchdogs have “BARKED ” about the lack of reporting on Lt. Governor Mark Robinson’s misuse of funds based on “clerical errors” relative to his various expenditures including campaign T-Shirts? Even after complaints about Robinson were filed, he did not make amendments known. Mark Robinson is incompetent and incapable of administering programs with responsibility for large agencies as Governor of the State of North Carolina. Robinson is known as a Tax Dodger saying “I’m not very good at math!” He paid for his wife Yolanda’s abortion, but avoided saving a life! Army National Guard Reserve not saving his own child! Three bankruptcies, 7 years avoiding Fed. Income Taxes. He lacks the Credentials, abilities and integrity that makes him unsuitable as a Governor of North Carolina.
VOTED for Dale Folwell
The Democrats knew all this and we handed them the candidate they want to run against because Fat Mark’s personal record is what the military would call a “target rich environment”. They know all this but have been waiting for Robinson to get the nomination and then have their allies in the media start bringing all of this out, which my guess will be about September. The coming Far Mark debacle will not only cost us the governor’s race but has the potential to damage the entire ticket.
President Trump needs to fire whoever is giving him such awful advice on endorsements. We have had two big dud endorsements from Trump statewide in North Carolina, Thom Tillis and Mark Robinson.
The really sad thing is that there are no redeeming virtues in running Mark Robinson. He has demonstrated that you can’t trust him on issues and you can’t trust him on his own endorsements. Many of us thought Robinson had great promise when he was first elected, but that all changed when he decided to throw in with political whore and state senate dictator Phil Berger and his motley crew.
How I wish Folwell had remained in his seat. Win/Win.
Now, it’s lose/lose cause a RINO (at best) may take it or a Dem. Again, it’s lose/lose.
I don’t want Stein, more Coop or worse I suspect. It’s lose/lose.
I’m stating very factually, MOST people in NC do not understand, comprehend or KNOW what conservatism is or WHO is conservative or not.
Speciale losing to Brinson sends a CLEAR MESSAGE most voters have no idea who they are voting for, just they are voting republican.
The big boys in Raleigh have their appointees in-place and will carry on biz as usual.
The Speciale / Brinson race was skewed not only by big money from the Berger gang, but also by “Fat Mark” Robinson’s endorsement of Brinson which Brinson used extensively in the blizzard of postcards he sent out or were sent for him by Berger dark money groups. Voters were taken in by the Trump endorsement of Fat Mark, and then by Fat Mark’s endorsement of Brinson.
This is the second time that Fat Mark has stuck his stinking nose into the 3rd district senate primary for the more liberal candidate. Last election, an impressive conservative former legislator was gearing up to challenge Jim Perry in the primary and out of the blue Fat Mark endorsed the very liberal Perry. The prospective challenger saw what ended up hitting Speciale this time coming down the pike at her, and decided to not pull the trigger on running.
Fat Mark sticking his stinking nose into the 3rd Senate district TWICE for the more liberal candidate will make it very very hard for me to hold my own nose to even think about voting for Fat Mark in November. I know quite a few other conservative activists who feel that way. Mark Robinson has stabbed us in the back twice and people will not forget that.
I saw a very apt comment today that the 3rd district won’t have a state senator next session, just a Phil Berger rent boy.
I’m telling you R voters don’t know the candidates and they don’t the politics nor the issues. They are swayed by, just as you say, Trump support or Robinson support. I will say Beauf Co saw the diff and provided Speciale a 1000+ win; however, that shows how many don’t have a clue. Those mail-outs and billboards were across the district and name recognition was key.
$$ bought that seat, hands-down. May as well had Perry in the seat.
Again, Morrow was the big winner and obviously had much grassroots support across the state.
That’s two straight that Mark has meddled in the 3rd District. He’s gone from wearing out his welcome with 3rd District conservatives to worn out his welcome. See if Daddy Phil can buy enough ads to get you the moron vote again. It’s too late for the primary, but by the time of the general election the low info folks will be much dwindled down. It’s education time. Time for pay back.
I will add, GRATEFUL Truitt LOST…..I’ll take that win/win…
Did anyone watch his victory speech? Obviously he is attending the Kamala Harris speech class that focuses on taking one word and using it repetitively. The word Tuesday night. “Story”.
I’d vote for a rock before I vote for the house servant Mark Robinson. The rock is smarter.
Subject: UV spends $20 million on 235 DEI employees
?Attention: Dale Folwell
NC Treasury Secretary
How much money does UNC system spend on DEI employees? Since the newly elected governor admits he’s not good at math, there needs to be an AUDIT of the outgoing Governor Cooper’s DEI employees, and the outgoing LtGov. DEI expenditures for assigned employees, since he’s declared personal bankruptcy
Three Times!
Blonnlass
Subject: UVA spends $20 million on 235 DEI employees
https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/university-of-virginia-spends-20?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=775254&post_id=142337381&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=17maf9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
University of Virginia Spends $20 Million On 235 DEI Employees, With Some Making $587,340 Per Year
It takes tuition payments from nearly 1,000 undergraduates just to pay their base salaries!
Adam Andrzejewski
The University of Virginia (UVA) has at least 235 employees under its “diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)” banner — including 82 students — whose total cost of employment is estimated at $20 million. That’s $15 million in cash compensation plus an additional 30-percent for the annual cost of their benefits.
In contrast, last Friday, the University of Florida dismissed its DEI bureaucracy, saving students and taxpayers $5 million per year. The university terminated 13 full-time DEI positions and 15 administrative faculty appointments. Those funds have been re-programmed into a “faculty recruitment fund” to attract better people who actually teach students.
UF eliminates diversity: What’s known and what remains unclear – The Ind…
The university announced it has closed the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer and halted DEI-focused contract…