March 2023 – Capital Outlook

Home team makes impressive times in annual FSU Relays

March 31, 2023

Milton Ingraham won the discus with a throw of 60.45 meters, third-best in the nation this year.Photo by Don Hayes FAMU was also represented at the FSU Relays.Photo by Don Hayes Special to the Outlook The Annual FSU Track & Field Relays finished with impressive performances throughout the field that

Cabrera’s move shouldn’t be a surprise

March 31, 2023

Rick Cabrera celebrated cutting down the net after coaching TCC to a share of the Panhandle Conference regular-season championship.Photo by Andrae Ransom St. Clair Murraine What will transpire around the dome, where Tallahassee Community College basketball teams play home games, is going to be a little surreal for a few

Transgender treatment rules draw court challenge

March 31, 2023

Sen. Victor Torres By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Four families filed a federal lawsuit challenging rules adopted by Florida medical boards that prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender children, arguing the rules intrude on “parents’ fundamental right to direct the

FAMU student receives Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship

March 31, 2023

Shereca Florestial Shereca Florestial, a recent FAMU graduate, received the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship from the United Negro College. Florestial, a native of Kissimmee, Florida, who was a Health Information and Informatics Management major, received a $10,000 scholarship. “I’m really excited and I am living proof that you can go

BBMC names Trailblazer Award recipients

March 31, 2023

Maria PounceyCetta BarnhartShawnta S.Friday-StroudAmy GeigerPastor Judy MandrellAlexis McMillan Special to the Outlook Six influential women from the Tallahassee area who have made significant contributions to their communities were each presented a Trailblazer Award by the Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce. The women were recognized during a luncheon last Friday

State board pushes for teacher pay hikes

March 31, 2023

Teacher from across Florida protested at the Capitol for better funding of public schools.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By Ryan Dailey News Service of Florida Members of the State Board of Education are considering how to put “pressure” on local teachers-union leaders and school-board members amid delays in planned salary increases

Senators aim to stop tracking by credit card companies

March 31, 2023

Sen. Darryl Rouson NSF Staff Report The Florida Senate passed a measure that seeks to prevent credit-card companies from using a code that could help track firearm and ammunition sales. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 27-11 along almost-straight party lines to approve the bill (SB 214), sponsored by Sen. Danny Burgess,

Lawmakers divided on land money, resiliency

March 31, 2023

Sen. Jason Brodeur By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Initial House and Senate budget proposals are hundreds of millions of dollars apart on efforts to preserve land from future development and protect areas from rising seas. But the House and Senate agree on spending $50 million for beach renourishment, with

Affordable housing plan gets final approval

March 31, 2023

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo led efforts to pass a bill to address affordable housing.NSF file photo by Colin Hackley By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida With approval from the Florida House, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s $711 million effort to make housing more affordable for working Floridians is headed to Gov.

The inspired Black child

March 31, 2023

David W. Marshall The truth is always revealed despite the lies and misinformation sometimes communicated by those in and running for office. Ignorance represents a lack of knowledge or information; therefore, ignorance is the opposite of knowledge. It is surprising how much the ignorance of voters will play a role