March 2023 – Page 5 – Capital Outlook

Council’s executive director job puts King in familiar role

March 26, 2023

Rudy Ferguson is pastor at New Birth Tabernacle of Praise and founder of the Dream Center.Photo by St. Clair MurraineCurtis Taylor is president of the local Urban League.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Royal King will lead the Council on the Status of Men and Boys as its executive director.Photo submitted

Latson named national Freshman of the Year by The Athletic

March 20, 2023

Ta’Niya Latson is the first freshman ever to lead the ACC in scoring at 21.3 points per game.Photo submitted by FSU athletics Special to the Outlook It hasn’t been close. And The Athletic made it known. Florida State women’s basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson was selected as a near-unanimous pick

Minor leaguers could take minimum wage hit

March 20, 2023

Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson will be an ambassador and consultant for the FAMU athletic department.Photo submitted by FAMUAntonio Carter By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Minor league baseball players would be exempt from Florida’s voter-approved minimum wage law under a proposal that has started moving forward in the state Senate. The

Eagles receive at-large bid to National Tournament

March 20, 2023

Coach Rick Cabrera, seen celebrating a TCC win with his son, will take the Eagles to the national tournament this week. Special to the Outlook TCC men’s basketball team received an at-large bid to the NJCAA Division I Tournament last Sunday, one day after finishing second in the state championship

DeSantis signs death warrant in Flagler murder

March 20, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of murdering a Flagler County couple in 1989, setting the stage for Florida’s second execution in less than two months. DeSantis scheduled an April 12 execution of Louis

Lawmakers to consider 6-week abortion limit

March 20, 2023

Protestor at the Capitol expresses her stance.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida As the 2023 legislative session began, Senate and House Republicans proposed measures that seek to prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The bills (SB 300 and HB 7), filed by Sen. Erin

Court upholds gun age law

March 20, 2023

A federal appeals court upheld a Florida law that prevents sales of rifles and other long guns to people under age 21.Photo special to the Outlook By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Citing gun restrictions dating to the Reconstruction era, a federal appeals court upheld a 2018 Florida law that

Panel tosses Fried ethics case

March 20, 2023

Former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried was cleared of ethics violation charges over income from periods before she was elected in 2018.NSF photo by Tom Urban By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida The Florida Commission on Ethics dismissed a long-running dispute about whether former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried violated state law

Here’s how the White House says Biden’s budget advances equity

March 20, 2023

President Joe Biden (left) has the backing of Vice President Kamala Harris on his $6.8 trillion budget.NNPA Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia President Joe Biden unveiled a $6.8 trillion budget plan that includes aiding several social programs, raising taxes on the wealthy, and decreasing the country’s

Federal investigators find Louisville police routinely call Black people ‘boy,’ ‘animal,’ and ‘monkeys’

March 20, 2023

A DOJ investigation revealed that the Louisville police department “has practiced an aggressive style of policing.”NNPA photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A review of the Louisville police department by the U.S. Department of Justice found that officers conducted searches based on invalid warrants and illegally