Today, Governor Cooper vetoed House Bill 324; this bill was the first step in combating Critical Race Theory being forced upon our children in NC public schools. The Governor’s explanation for vetoing this bill was that “...this bill pushes calculated, conspiracy-laden politics into public education.”
Press Releases
Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson on Governor Cooper’s Veto of House Bill 324
Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson on the Indoctrination in North Carolina Public Education Report
Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson on Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 218, Mandating Offshore Wind Power
Governor Cooper’s latest Executive Order (number 218), requiring that North Carolina develop massive wind turbine farms off our coast, is yet another example of his administration’s failure to recognize that our State needs affordable, reliable, and clean energy to grow our economy and quality of life.
Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson on the Senate Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee's Rejection of Dionne Delli-Gatti's Confirmation to the Department of Environmental Quality
Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee rejected the confirmation of Dionne Delli-Gatti, Governor Cooper's pick to be Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson Releases Statement on Proposed State Board of Education Standards
"As a member of the State Board of Education, I have been a part of meetings concerning new standards for our public school system in North Carolina. These standards are the foundation for education in our state, and as such are incredibly important. They exist for every grade and every core subject within the state. Such standards should be drafted without an underlying agenda, and without political motivations.
As I have said many times, we need to teach our children how to think and not what to think.