And other things our readers told us this week.
Mark Robinson
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Touts Parental Rights, Decline of Public Schools at Durham Roundtable
Robinson didn’t offer specifics on “indoctrination,” perhaps because the task force he launched last year to uncover evidence of liberal brainwashing in public schools failed spectacularly.
North Carolina’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill is HB 2 2.0
Cover Story: State lawmakers renew their attack on LGBTQ rights with some of the worst proposed anti-gay legislation since HB 2.
“Parents’ Bill of Rights” Targeting LGBTQ Kids Is Full of Wrongs, Opponents Say
Multiple speakers told the Senate Rules Committee HB 755 would endanger lives. The bill passed in the Senate this week.
In Fiery NRA Speech, NC Lt. Gov. Rejects Gun Reform Measures in Aftermath of Texas Shooting
The 18-year-old gunman in Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School legally purchased his two assault rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition just a week earlier. The school and district had a detailed security plan.
NC Lt. Gov. to Keynote NRA Prayer Breakfast in Houston This Weekend
Mark Robinson, during the 2020 election cycle, received $5,400 each from the NRA, Gun Owners of America, and HUCK PAC, the conservative political action committee founded by former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.
National Prognosticators Say NC Senate Race Will Favor GOP Candidate Who Emerges from the Primary
Presumed Democratic nominee Cheri Beasley faces an uphill fight, but will bring plenty of experience and funding to the effort.
Will NC Get Swept Up in the National Rising Tide of Anti-LGBTQ Lesgislation?
For advocates and state lawmakers who have long fought anti-LGBTQ legislation, it is less a dog whistle than a full scale storm warning. It also feels like a dangerous backslide.
Photoseries: Freedom Convoy-Inspired Anti-Vaxxers Descend Upon Raleigh
Organized by right-wing extremists, the protest soon turned into an impromptu rally for white supremacist group the Proud Boys.

