April 2021 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

House plan on police standards move forward

April 23, 2021

Rep. Ramon Alexander Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida A bipartisan proposal to add hiring standards and bolster use-of-force training for police and correctional officers began moving forward in the House. With the measure deemed a starting point for further talks, the Judiciary Committee last Thursday unanimously supported the proposal (PCB

State plans cleanup of old phosphate plant

April 23, 2021

A leak in a reservoir at Piney Point forced an evacuation of nearby residents after Gov. Ron DeSantis declared an emergency in three counties earlier this month.Photo special to the Outlook Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida The state expects to put more than $115 million toward closing the site of

‘Life After the Village: Tales from an Ex-Village People Cop’

April 23, 2021

Miles Jaye Editor’s Note: The following commentary was published in the Texas Metro News & Garland Journal. Until you’ve reached the chapter called The End, there is always a next chapter to your life story. Many people get so caught up in the automation of their day-to-day existence as one

Biden’s promise to diversify the courts

April 23, 2021

Ben Jealous People who care about equal justice under the law should be very happy about President Joe Biden’s first set of judicial nominees. I am especially excited about the three outstanding Black women that President Biden nominated to the circuit courts — the appeals court level just below the

Against the Grain II

April 23, 2021

Wright’s death a result of police mentality toward Blacks Vaughn Wilson It just doesn’t add up. In the hours following the news of the death of Daunte Wright, hearing Brooklyn Center, Minn., Police Chief Tim Gannon say that 26-year veteran officer Kim Potter made a “mistake” in shooting Wright at

Appeals court rules against Epstein victims

April 23, 2021

Judge Kevin Newsom Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida While describing the circumstances of the case as a “tale of national disgrace,” a federal appeals court ruled against one of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s victims who contended that prosecutors violated her rights. Courtney Wild, one of the late financier’s numerous

Senate signs off on repealing no-fault system

April 23, 2021

Sen. Danny Burgess NSF Staff Report With an anticipation that rates for a majority of Floridians would go down, the Senate approved a plan to end the state’s longstanding no-fault auto insurance system. The Senate voted 38-1 last Wednesday to approve the proposal (SB 54), a priority of Senate President

Senate signs off on controversial protest bill

April 23, 2021

Sen. Shevrin Jones Dara KamNews Service of Florida Republican lawmakers handed Gov. Ron DeSantis one of his top legislative priorities, with the Florida Senate giving final passage to a contentious law-and-order measure spawned by nationwide protests after last year’s death of George Floyd. The sweeping proposal, titled “Combating Public Disorder,”

FAMU Alumna Kimberly Godwin named ABC news president

April 23, 2021

Kimberly Godwin By Andrew J. Skerritt FAMU Office of Communications FAMU alumna Kimberly Godwin has been named president of ABC News, the Disney company announced last Wednesday. Godwin, who has been executive vice president of news at CBS News since 2017, will oversee editorial and business operations for broadcast, digital,

Biden taps Graham for education post

April 23, 2021

Gwen Graham NSF Staff Report President Joe Biden announced last Friday that he plans to nominate former Florida Congresswoman Gwen Graham to serve as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Education. Graham, an attorney, represented the Tallahassee area and other parts of North Florida in the U.S. House