September 2022 – Capital Outlook

State sues FDA over drug importation records

September 16, 2022

Simone Marstiller By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has filed a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not complied with a public-records request about the state’s proposed program to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. The lawsuit, filed last Monday in federal

FAMU forms partnership to support student-athlete mental health

September 16, 2022

FAMU’s athletic department will be using a mobile app to track the mental health of its student-athletes.Photo special to the Outlook Special to the Outlook The mental health of FAMU student-athletes is now the focus of a partnership that the athletic department has formed with The Zone. The Zone is

Jarrett completes Seminole baseball staff

September 16, 2022

Link Jarrett Seminoles.com Florida State baseball has finalized its administrative staff, head coach Link Jarrett announced last Tuesday. Joining the staff is director of player development Sean Guite, while Chip Baker remains the director of operations. Courtney Caswell is now the recruiting and quality control assistant, and Nicki Bedgood returns

International research details benefits of proper rest

September 16, 2022

African American woman suffering from insomnia lying in bed without sleep with alarm clocks close up.NNPA photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A staggering 90 percent of people fail to achieve a good night’s sleep, according to new international research presented at the European Society of Cardiology

Queen Elizabeth’s legacy through the lens of colonialism and Black lives

September 16, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Immediately following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, notable media personality Jemele Hill urged her peers to put the monarch’s passing in perspective. “Journalists are tasked with putting legacies into full context, so it is entirely appropriate to examine the

We can make America better

September 16, 2022

Jesse Jackson Benefits of a long life include lived memory and perspective. Today, it is easy to despair about America – with its extreme inequality, its continuing racial divide, its fragile democracy, Its partisan feuds, and the shaky state of an economy hammered by pandemic and catastrophic climate change. Yet

A blue city in a red state

September 16, 2022

David W. Marshall Through legislation and the courts, any law can be changed at any given time—but changing laws doesn’t guarantee that a person’s heart will change with it. When the U.S. Supreme Court decided on the case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, it ruled in favor of maintaining

Against the Grain II

September 16, 2022

Commissioners who supported Bragg Stadium renovations deserve an ovation Vaughn Wilson Saturday night was the first time it all came together. The FAMU Rattlers faced the Albany State Golden Rams in the first home game of the 2022 season, signifying the completion of phase two of the renovation of Bragg

Thurman Washington celebrates second retirement

September 16, 2022

Ingram Accounting & Consulting, LLC office manager Lurea Thurman Washington (left) recently celebrated her retirement with owner Spencer Ingram and others.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook Ingram Accounting & Consulting, LLC recently celebrated the retirement of its office manager Lurea Thurman Washington. Thurman Washington worked at the firm for eight-and-a

Jones trial slated for January

September 16, 2022

Rebekah Jones NSF Staff Report Former Florida Department of Health data analyst Rebekah Jones, who drew national attention when she said Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration manipulated COVID-19 data, is scheduled to stand trial in January on allegations that she improperly accessed a department computer system. Jones’ trial is scheduled to