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North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says it would be “appropriate” if Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson resigned for comments he made about sex education in public schools that critics say plainly disparaged LGBTQ people.
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North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has again declined to apologize for remarks he made in June criticizing sexual education in public schools and likening gay and transgender people to “filth.” The Republican Party’s highest executive officeholder in the state was responding Tuesday to criticism from three LGBTQ lawmakers.
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Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Saturday posted a video to Facebook saying he would "not back down."
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A North Carolina Senate committee has advanced a measure that would limit how teachers can discuss racial concepts inside the classroom. The move came Tuesday, a day when Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson released a task force report citing alleged cases of “indoctrination” in North Carolina public schools.
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In this week's Fact Check, we’re looking at a claim made by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson about HIPAA. In a recent Facebook post, Robinson criticized a plan by the Biden administration to send advocates door to door in some areas to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools released a video of a controversial talk by anti-racism author Ibram X. Kendi after two top North Carolina Republicans called it divisive and dangerous. But most people still can't watch it.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has drawn fire from two top Republicans, Senate leader Phil Berger and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, over the superintendent's decision to pay anti-racism author Ibram X. Kendi to speak to district leaders. It's the lastest flare-up in a national battle over critical race theory and how to talk about racism.
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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announced late Monday he will not seek the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in 2022. Robinson, who was elected five months ago to the state's No. 2 executive position in his first run for elected office, said in a video last week he was taking a “serious look” at a bid to succeed retiring Sen. Richard Burr.
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North Carolina's lieutenant governor is concerned about what he calls “indoctrination” in public schools.
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Mark Robinson, a 52-year-old political newcomer and boisterous gun rights activist, will take office as North Carolina's lieutenant governor in January after defeating Democrat Yvonne Holley. He opposes the statewide mask mandate, doesn’t believe President Donald Trump has sowed chaos in the country and has published a barrage of divisive Facebook posts in recent years that are often critical of fellow Black people.