April 2020 – Page 6 – Capital Outlook

Trump continues Obamacare attack despite national pandemic

April 14, 2020

By Jeri Yonder Special to the Outlook Donald Trump has made it clear that he will continue his assault on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). His Justice Department will plead with the Supreme Court later this year to end Obamacare and replace it with nothing. Despite Republican efforts to repeal

Time travel, empathy and keeping it real during a pandemic

April 14, 2020

Judge Layne Smith Because we enjoy the freedoms of speech and press, we can question and criticize our governments and political leaders without fear of governmental reprisals. This encourages robust debates and the vetting of issues. Vigorous competition in the “marketplace of ideas” fosters good public policy and accountability.

COVID-19 having an impact on criminal justice

April 14, 2020

Jessica Yeary Schools are closed and students are home. Businesses are closed and employees are home. But with most courtrooms closed, those that stand accused and presumed to be innocent are sitting in jail. While we all rally to support our local businesses, provide food and nutrition for school children

While you were paying attention to COVID-19, Trump slipped something past you

April 14, 2020

Bill Fletcher, Jr. That’s right, he did it again. Just like a magician, while you are looking at his left hand, he pulls a trick with his right. In this case, while almost all of the news has been focused on COVID 19, the Trump administration dropped auto fuel efficiency

Gas prices ‘plummet’ to below $2 a gallon

April 14, 2020

News Service of Florida For the first time in four years, gasoline prices in Florida average less than $2 a gallon, according to the auto club AAA. Regular unleaded gasoline averages $1.97 a gallon, down 78 cents from a year ago and down 40 cents in the past month. Demand

State under pressure to revamp ballot order rules for upcoming election

April 14, 2020

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida State elections officials will have until June 1 to decide how they want to comply with a federal judge’s ruling that rejected a decades-old Florida law requiring candidates who are in the same party as the governor to appear first on the ballot.

NCAA’s decision brings financial challenge for FAMU, other athletic programs

April 14, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Now that the NCAA has given a year of eligibility back to senior student-athletes who lost their spring semester to the coronavirus, financing the decision could become a challenge for some schools. That includes FAMU, and athletic director Kortne Gosha is already trying

Semrau, womens’ hoops, move forward after canceled basketball tournament

April 14, 2020

By Tim Linafelt Senior writer/Seminoles.com For Sue Semrau and the Florida State women’s basketball team, the hardest thing about “social distancing” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is, well, the distance. Granted, the entire world is adjusting to life in a six-foot bubble, but that’s especially true for college

ACC indoor awards have garnet & gold hue

April 14, 2020

By Bob Thomas Seminoles.com There is garnet and gold hue to the 2020 ACC Indoor Track & Field season-ending awards as Florida State claimed four of the league’s eight honors, as announced last Wednesday following a vote of the conference coaches. Ka’Tia Seymour and Trey Cunningham were selected as the

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 14, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Where do we go after the Resurrection? We are to be a witness. This period of “shelter in place” is prime time for believers to seek, search and survey the lost souls in our families and