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Mark Robinson blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds

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. The organization, funded entirely by taxpayers, has collected roughly $7 million in government funding since 2017, while paying out at least $830,000 in salaries to Hill, Robinson and other members of their family, tax filings and state documents show.

Mark Robinson stands on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in February 2024. (ZACH ROBERTS/NURPHOTO/AP)
Rebates

Clean energy curious? Here are the tax credits and rebates available to you in North Carolina.

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There are several tax credits and rebates available to qualifying North Carolinians who are looking to lower their energy costs.
Clean energy

Clean energy investments continue to make an impact in North Carolina

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From Toyota’s new Randolph County EV battery plan to a new solar facility in Greenville to a huge new semiconductor project in Chatham County, clean energy projects are booming and leading to new jobs across the Tar Heel State. 
Clean energy

What is clean energy? And why does it matter?

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In North Carolina, clean energy investments are crucial, as the state faces all of the most dire consequences of climate change: flooding, drought, extreme heat, and more.
The NC Republican Supermajority is over

VIDEO: Why it matters that the NC Republican supermajority is over

Cardinal & Pine's Michael McElroy explains why the end of the Republican supermajority in the NC General Assembly isn't just a big deal for political insiders. It could have a big impact on your life. 
Research from the Urban Institute and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project found that hospital market concentration, as well as private equity’s expanding role in billing, tracking, and collecting payments for health care, is exacerbating the country’s medical debt problem. (Photo via Getty Images)

Research suggests medical debt is made worse by hospital consolidation

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Research from the Urban Institute and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project found that hospital market concentration, as well as private equity’s expanding role in billing, tracking, and collecting payments for health care, is exacerbating the country’s medical debt problem.