July 2023 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

Marijuana proposal tops signature requirement

July 16, 2023

Millions of dollars have been spent in an effort to get a marijuana initiative on the ballot next year.Photo special to the Outlook NSF Staff Report Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have surpassed a required number of petition signatures to place the

Plan seeks to bolster tourism marketing

July 16, 2023

Brett Laiken By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Visit Florida staff members have crafted a tourism-marketing plan intended to combat increased competition from states that in the past few years imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions. With restrictions now lifted nationally and eased internationally, and tourism dollars up in Florida’s proposed budget

What is Tim Scott running for?

July 16, 2023

Julianne Malveaux South Carolina Senator Tim Scott has joined the throng of Republicans seeking to unseat the former President as the frontrunner of that party. So far, he is polling in the single digits, but he has $22 million left from his last Senatorial race that he can use for

To be equal

July 16, 2023

A climate in crisis Marc H. Morial “There’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate.” — Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, the

My Truth

July 16, 2023

Mama, oh Mama Cheryl Smith I have heard men talk about when their attitudes about women changed and usually this revealing moment comes when they found themselves looking into the eyes of their first-born daughter. It’s like the moment the Grinch has in the Christmas movie, How the Grinch Stole

New education laws won’t change FAMU’s focus

July 16, 2023

FAMU president Larry Robinson, Ph.D., (left) delivered a message of hope at the National Alumni Association Convention in Schaumburg, Ill.Photo by Glenn Beil/FAMU Office of Communications Special to the Outlook Despite a slew of bills that were passed during this year’s legislative session that will impact education in Florida, FAMU

Reunion brings original Lincoln classmates together for 60th anniversary celebration

July 16, 2023

Members of the original Lincoln High School celebrated their 60th reunion last weekend in Tallahassee.Photo submitted By Mary White Allen Special to the Outlook Fifty-two members of the original Lincoln High School class of 1963 celebrated their 60th class reunion last weekend. It marked the 11th time that the class

Hartman becomes first female to lead Florida Public Safety Institute

July 16, 2023

Janet Hartman Special to the Outlook Janet Hartman has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Florida Public Safety Institute, becoming the first woman to serve in the position. Her appointment, which was announced by TCC Jim Murdaugh, Ph.D., president of Tallahassee Community College, became effective last Thursday.

Sorority uses weeklong celebration to raise funds, present scholarships

July 16, 2023

Yolanda Green Mason Special to the Outlook A week filled with activities, including scholarship presentations and fundraising, has become a signature event for the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The annual May Week, which was instituted in 1921, has become a time when chapters emphasize scholastic achievements, educational opportunities and

Biden signs bill to increase debt limit

July 16, 2023

Representatives from both chambers gave their approval to a bill that allows raising the debt ceiling.NNPA photo By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrown The debt ceiling drama and any threats of America defaulting on its obligations have officially ended – at least for two years. Following successful negotiations between