March 2023 – Page 6 – Capital Outlook

Lawmakers considering later school start times

March 20, 2023

Transportation could become an issue for some families if school start times should change.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida It’s a scenario that many families know all too well. Early each morning, parents struggle to rouse sleepy teenagers, get them in the car or to

Ban on higher ed ‘political loyalty’ tests gets nod

March 20, 2023

Rep. Spencer Roach By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida A proposal that seeks to prevent Florida colleges and universities from requiring people to complete “political loyalty” tests began moving in the state House, as the bill’s sponsor pointed to what he called a “monoculture” on campuses. The House Postsecondary Education

Senate passes affordable housing plan

March 20, 2023

A bill focusing on an affordable housing plan carries a $711 million price tag.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Moving quickly on priorities of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, Florida senators passed measures aimed at spurring more affordable housing for workers and boosting a trail network

In praise of volunteers

March 20, 2023

Julianne Malveaux The recent disgraceful derailment of the Norfolk Southern train in Palestine, Ohio, resulted from predatory capitalism on steroids. Railroads, given free land, have exploited the communities that journalist Robert Hennelly describes as “corridor communities” and endangered them with their unsafe practices. In the case of Palestine, while Transportation

Student debt robs our country of young geniuses

March 20, 2023

Svante Myrick Ever since it was taken over by far-right justices nominated by Donald Trump, the Supreme Court has been eroding the quality of life for Americans. Now it looks like it could happen again, if the Court decides against President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt relief. Oral arguments

Against the Grain II

March 20, 2023

AD Sykes is correct to be honest about FAMU athletics Vaughn Wilson FAMU Vice President and Director of Athletics Tiffani-Dawn Sykes took to a meeting of the 220 Quarterback Club. The elephant in the room of longtime season ticket holders and additionally those who have participated in the Investing in Champions

TSO, FAMU Gospel Choir team up for bus boycott commemoration concert

March 20, 2023

Members of Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra and the FAMU Gospel Choir rehearsed last Thursday for their upcoming concert at Lee Hall.Photo by Abraiya Ruffin By Abraiya Ruffin Special to the Outlook There was no second-guessing how it would be done when word came that the National Endowment for the Arts gave Tallahassee

FAMU professor Tookes conducts remake of The Main Ingredient classics

March 20, 2023

Darryl Tookes sings lead on ‘Everybody Plays the Fool’ and ‘Just Don’t Want to be Lonely.’ Photo by Glenn Beil/FAMU Office of Communications By Andrew J. Skerritt FAMU Office of Communications Florida. A&M University music business professor Darryl Tookes and other music faculty and students played major roles in recording the recently

Local universities, junior college vigilant on campus security

March 20, 2023

Students at FAMU know where to go to get answers to security questions.Photo by Alexis Thornton Security cameras are ever present around FAMU’s campus.Photo by Alexis Thornton By Alexis ThorntonSpecial to the Outlook As debate rage on about a proposed open-carry law in Florida, and concerns grow over a recent

LWV calls on legislators to halt ‘onslaught’ on voting laws

March 20, 2023

Several supporters showed up for a League of Women Voters press conference at the Capitol.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Cecile Scoon, Florida president of the League of Women Voters, led the call for legislators to stop the attack on voting rights.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff