One expert said Mark Robinson's rise comes from a “historical lack of curiosity about the Black voter” and that he is a “tsunami of anti-Black disinformation.” The post Some of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s worst verbal attacks have targeted Black women appeared first on Progress NC Action ..read more

According to a February Meredith Poll, only 3% of likely Black voters said they'd vote for Robinson over Democrat Josh Stein this fall - a drop from 15% support in November 2023. The post Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has far more confidence in winning Black votes than Black voters have in Mark Robinson appeared first on Progress NC Action ..read more

The Biden campaign, which is headquartered in Raleigh, will open field offices in Forsyth, Mecklenburg, Guilford, Cumberland, Johnston, Orange, New Hanover, Buncombe, Cabarrus and Alamance counties. The post Not taking NC for granted: Biden campaign opening 10 new field offices across the state appeared first on Progress NC Action ..read more

Mark Robinson told the East Wake Republican Club that “it has already been proven that school systems get better results on less money,” and that “cutting the fat” out of the education budget would be “essential.” The post Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson told Republican group that NC’s public schools need to be defunded appeared first on Progress NC Action ..read more

Gun sales surged immediately after SB41 became law. The month before SB41 went into effect saw 2,016 handgun sales in the state – and the month after there were 52,532 handgun sales. The post Blood on their hands: NCGOP’s repeal of pistol permit law led to surge in pistol sales, played a role in UNC professor’s murder appeared first on Progress NC Action ..read more

The effort to ban mifepristone is a direct attack on a common and essential type of health care. Neither judges nor politicians should have any say or control over the private health care decisions of others. The post Mifepristone case: Supreme Court holds first abortion-related hearing since overturning Roe appeared first on Progress NC Action ..read more

In the days since the March 5 primary, North Carolina and the rest of America have been properly introduced to our state's right-wing MAGA extremists - Mark Robinson, Dan Bishop and Michele Morrow. The post Republican MAGA extremists’ victories in NC on Super Tuesday could be great news for Democrats – if they take these candidates seriously appeared first on Progress NC Action ..read more

The Coalition Against Robinson’s Extremism (CARE) is running a full-court press to educate voters about the threat Mark Robinson poses to North Carolinians’ freedom, safety and way of life. The post It’s officially ‘Mark Madness’: Mark Robinson threatens our freedom, safety, and way of life – and he hates basketball appeared first on Progress NC Action ..read more

The chances of a ruling like Alabama's happening in North Carolina are not out of the realm of possibility, considering the conservative state Supreme Court's increasingly political (and personal) actions and rulings. The post Sympathy for ‘fetal personhood’ – the argument used in Alabama court’s shocking IVF decision – already exists in NC’s court system appeared first on Progress NC Action ..read more

Allies of Donald Trump and ex-administration officials are working on plans to severely restrict abortion rights on the national level. At the same time, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and his campaign have also expressed an interest in a complete ban on abortion in NC. The post Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, ex-Trump administration officials and allies in lockstep on total abortion bans appeared first on Progress NC Action ..read more