Robinson’s Wife Ordered To Repay $132K In Funds

NC Newsline reports:

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday ordered Balanced Nutrition Inc., a nonprofit led by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife, to repay more than $132,000 in federal funding following a finding of “serious deficiencies” against the organization earlier this week. Friday’s letter notes that Hill did not respond to multiple attempts by the state agency to set up a meeting to discuss the findings.

Yolanda Hill has operated Balanced Nutrition since 2015, helping child care centers apply for and receive federal funding for kids’ meals. Balanced Nutrition improperly billed the federal food program, according to a letter Friday, including excessive administrative costs and inadequate documentation for some food purchases. The nonprofit also bought items not allowed for the childcare program.

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Of note, should North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper be tapped as Kamala Harris’s running mate, Robinson would become acting governor until the election. North Carolina’s governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately and do not have to belong to the same party. There’s more about that possibility in the video report below.