January 2024 – Page 13 – Capital Outlook

Appeals court set to hear redistricting plan

January 16, 2024

Henry Whitaker By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida An appeals court took up a battle about the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature last year, with some judges appearing skeptical of a challenge filed by voting-rights groups. The 1st District Court of

Court consolidation idea shot down

January 16, 2024

House Speaker Paul Renner (left) is advocating for consolidation of the number of judicial circuits in the state.Photo special to the Outlook By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Amid overwhelming opposition to consolidation, a committee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court unanimously recommended against shrinking the number of judicial circuits

Why peace in the Middle East could avert a regional conflagration

January 16, 2024

Michael A. Grant During the late 1970’s, I went to work for the Carter administration in the press office of Health and Human Services Secretary Joseph Califano. While our agency was focused primarily on domestic issues, one of President Jimmy Carter’s all-consuming objectives was a foreign policy issue: How to

The dangers of minstrel diplomacy

January 16, 2024

Wilmer J. Leon, III “When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions…He will find his own “proper place” and will stay in it…You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if there

A divided house cannot stand

January 16, 2024

David W. Marshall NSF Staff Report Five years after a gunman killed two women and injured four people at a Tallahassee yoga studio, Florida State University held a research and policy symposium about reducing violence against women and girls. The event last Thursday included a memorial service for the women

FSU symposium marks yoga shooting anniversary

January 16, 2024

NSF Staff Report Five years after a gunman killed two women and injured four people at a Tallahassee yoga studio, Florida State University held a research and policy symposium about reducing violence against women and girls. The event last Thursday included a memorial service for the women killed in the

TCC among community colleges eligible for Aspen Prize

January 16, 2024

Jim Murdaugh Special to the Outlook The Aspen Institute named Tallahassee Community College as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The institutions selected for this honor

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, UF collaborate on project funded by $5M from Air Force

January 16, 2024

Rajan Kumar, director of the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion, leads a tour of the facility during the AEROMORPH Center of Excellence kickoff event.Photo submitted by Jonas Gustavsson Special to the Outlook The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida will

Blacks in Alabama gain Congressional seat after lawsuit prompts redrawn map

January 16, 2024

After almost two years of court fights, Alabama has a redrawn map that gives Blacks a Congressional seat.Photo submitted By Barrington M. SalmonNNPA Newswire Contributor A trio of federal judges chose a new congressional map for Alabama after almost two years of protracted skirmishes in state, federal and US Supreme

Political rifts and global crisis added to impending shutdown

January 16, 2024

While Congress is facing a spending bill deadline, the government is challenged to find ways to assist its allies in two major wars.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia As the Nov. 17 deadline for a government shutdown looms, Washington grapples with a confluence of domestic political divides