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In a newly revealed video, Republican candidate for governor Mark Robinson told supporters at a private event he would turn down federal funding for North Carolina schools. That's a popular idea among some conservatives, but it could come with a hefty price tag.

Robinson: 'We don't want' federal education funds in NC

<p>NEWS. THIS IS WRAL. &gt;&gt; THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. HERE AT 5.30, I'M DAN HAGGERTY IN NEW TONIGHT AND ONLY ON WRAL, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR MARK ROBINSON SAYS THE STATE SHOULD STOP ACCEPTING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EDUCATION. WRAL OBTAINED VIDEO OVER MARKS THAT HE MADE AT A PRIVATE EVENT. CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF LAURA LESLIE LOOKED INTO HOW THAT WOULD WORK AND WHAT IT MIGHT COST. YOU RARELY HEAR A POLITICIAN SAY THEY DON'T WANT MONEY, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY HOW SOME CONSERVATIVES VIEW FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SCHOOLS. &gt;&gt; THEY VIEW IT AS HAVING ANY A LOGICAL STRINGS ATTACHED LIKE RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRANSGENDER STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, AND SOME SAY STATES SHOULD REJECT THAT MONEY. ALL RIGHT NOW SAYS SHOWS THAT WOULD LEAVE A BIG HOLE IN NORTH CAROLINA'S BUDGET AT A PRIVATE EVENT IN JULY. REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE MARK ROBINSON SAID HE PREFERRED TO SEE THE STATE OPT OUT OF FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDS VIA MY. WHAT ABOUT I JUST SAY THEY SEND A CHECK AND A BALANCE OF &gt;&gt; YOU WANT TO COME TO ME WHILE IN TEXAS. WE DON'T WANT THERE'S AN AWFULLY COLD. THERE SHOULD BE NO FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THAT'S A POPULAR IDEA. AMONG SOME CONSERVATIVES, INCLUDING REPUBLICAN STATE SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE MICHELE MORROW. PEOPLE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ALONG WITH EVERY DOLLAR THAT THEY GIVE US THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUSH AN AGENDA THAT COMES FROM THEM TOMORROW. AND ROBINSON BOTH SAY THE STATE COULD GO IT ALONE. WE NEED TO CUT THEIR MONEY. ALL THAT WAS A BOARDWALK IS THE RESPONSE OF WHAT I THINK SHOULD ALSO. &gt;&gt; TO CUT WASTE AND CUT THE BUREAUCRACY SO WE CAN DO WE NEED TO DO WITHOUT THEIR HELP. LAST SCHOOL YEAR, FEDERAL FUNDS MADE UP ABOUT 11% OF NORTH CAROLINA'S EDUCATION BUDGET. 688 MILLION DOLLARS SUPPORTED LOWER INCOME SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS. 564 MILLION PAY FOR SCHOOL MEALS AND OTHER PROGRAMS. &gt;&gt; 380 MILLION WENT TO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND 43 MILLION FUNDED VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. THAT ADDS UP TO NEARLY 1.7 BILLION DOLLARS A LOT MORE THAN THE STATE BUDGET SURPLUS THIS YEAR. OTHER STATES HAVE LOOKED AT TURNING DOWN FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDS, TOO, INCLUDING UTAH, OKLAHOMA AND TENNESSEE. BUT SO FAR, NONE HAVE GONE THROUGH WITH IT. TENNESSEE LEADERS SAID IT WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE AND WOULD KEEP THEM FROM MAKING OTHER INVESTMENTS. WE ASKED ROBINSON AND MORROW IF THE STATE WERE TO REJECT THOSE FUNDS WHERE THEY WOULD FIND THE MONEY TO COVER IT. &gt;&gt; NEITHER ANSWERED OUR QUESTION. LAURA LESLIE, WRAL, NEWS, RALEIGH, THANK YOU, LAURA. AND SHE ALSO ASKED ROBINSON'S AND MORROW'S DEMOCRATIC RIVALS IF THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCEPT FEDERAL FUNDS FOR EDUCATION. &gt;&gt; JOSH STEIN AND MOE GREENE BOTH SAID YES, ABSOLUTELY.</p>

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Robinson, Morrow say they would turn down federal education dollars

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Escaped murderer Ramone Alston was captured shortly before 2 a.m. Friday at a hotel on Cloverleaf Parkway in Kannapolis. Jacobia Crisp was arrested in Alamance County and charged with felony aiding and abetting a fugitive.

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At 5:37 p.m., the Raleigh Police Department responded to a stabbing in the 800 block of Suffolk Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found a woman and juvenile boy who had been injured in a knife attack. 

Man arrested after young boy, woman injured in knife attack in southwest Raleigh neighborhood

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DETROIT (AP) â A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak has agreed to plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter, according to an email sent to families and obtained Friday by The Associated Press.

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On Thursday night, a Jeep driver crashed into a Raleigh cigar shop along Glenwood Avenue.

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Vice President Kamala Harris drilled down on the meat industry, which has a major presence in North Carolina and which she blames for rising grocery bills. The speech comes on the heels of an Asheville speech by Republican Donald Trump, who has taken aim at the Biden administration's role in inflation.

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A 4-month-old child had 10 broken ribs. The parents of the child were arrested Thursday.

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Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday as residents continued to hunker down. The hurricane is now exhibiting a large rain-free center region that is just about to move past Bermuda, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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A new pickleball and tennis facility in Raleigh's Brier Creek area is projected to cost $125 million and is expected to open by the end of 2026.

$125 million pickleball and tennis facility now set to open by 2026 in Raleigh

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Wake County leads the way with 125 cases, followed by 17 in New Hanover, 14 in Brunswick and Mecklenburg and 13 in Guilford. 

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A Bull City United worker has been charged with accessory after the fact in relation to the murder of 19-year-old Jeremiah Williams.

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There are some concerts, comedy and lot more coming up this weekend.

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Clear the Shelters has successfully helped over 1 million pets find loving homes.

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An infectious disease specialist said summertime peaks with COVID aren't unusual, though he notes this year is significantly higher than Summer 2023.

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(CNN) -- Realtors across the US are bracing for a seismic shift in the way they do business. Starting August 17, new rules will roll out that overhaul the way Realtors get paid to help people buy and sell their homes.

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The city of Rocky Mount said the spill started on the morning of Aug. 8, 2024, at a manhole under the trestle on River Side Drive. According to the city, the sewer overflow was caused by "significant rainfall being experienced in the region."

Second sewer spill this month impacting Rocky Mount residents, Tar River

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The Freedom Hill Coalition, which is comprised of 14 separate groups, is calling on lawmakers and school boards to allow students to appeal short-term suspensions, which last fewer than 10 days, and to stop suspending or expelling kids younger than fourth grade.

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