January 2024 – Page 9 – Capital Outlook

Personal pronouns targeted in workplaces

January 17, 2024

Rep. Ryan Chamberlin By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida In what could fuel a new round of legislative battles about gender identity, a House Republican filed a bill that would place restrictions on government agencies in the use of personal pronouns. The bill (HB 599), filed by Rep. Ryan Chamberlin,

Storm season ends, but recovery to take time

January 17, 2024

Hurricane Idalia caused damage to businesses in Taylor County, including a gas station.Mike Exline/NSF file By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida For a second consecutive hurricane season, Florida took a direct hit from a major storm. But while the 2023 season will end this week, restoration efforts from Hurricane Idalia

Environmental sacrifice zones can be beacons of clean energy investment

January 17, 2024

Ben Jealous Lower Richland County, South Carolina is a place with rich history. The region, which sits on wetlands and a floodplain forest fed by the Congaree River, was an established agricultural center dating back more than 300 years. It’s home to Congaree National Park and other important sites that

To be equal

January 17, 2024

Supreme Court’s so-called ethics code is worse than nothing Marc H. Morial “There’s no clearer indication that these rules are useless than the fact that they end up codifying Thomas’s outrageous behavior as ethically within bounds. According to the rules, not a single thing Thomas has done is a problem. Putting

Good things do happen!

January 17, 2024

E. Faye Williams These days I’ve been glued to the television praying that Israel will cease fire and stop the killing because it won’t bring back those who were killed in Israel or the many Palestinians. We must recognize that the thousands of innocent civilians in Gaza or those civilians

County dedicates Northeast Branch Library in honor of former commissioner Host

January 17, 2024

Former County Commissioner Bruce Host (center) is joined by friends and family to celebrate renaming of the Northeast Branch Library in his honor.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook Leon County government renamed the Northeast Branch Library in honor of former commissioner Bruce J. Host, who served eight years as District

Resource agencies display service at Family Day event

January 17, 2024

Face-painting was popular with children at Family Day on Friday.Photo by St. Clair Murraine DJ Demp provided some of the entertainment during Friday’s Family Day at Railroad Square.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer A lot of resource agencies were set up around an area in

Reactions pour in following the passing of Rosalynn Carter

January 17, 2024

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her husband were closely tied to the Georgia-based charity Habitat For Humanity.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In a wave of condolences, political leaders and public figures expressed their grief and admiration for the late Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and

Somali-American woman scoops race for mayor in Minnesota

January 17, 2024

Nadia Mohamed scored a historic first when she was elected mayor of Minnesota.Photo submitted TriceEdneyWire.comGlobal Information Network Voters in the Minnesota city of St. Louis Park turned out in force for Nadia Mohamed, a 27-year-old Somali-American, choosing her as the city’s first Black, first Somali, and first Muslim mayor. Mohamed

GOP tries to redirect blame and re-write history for Jan. 6 insurrection

January 17, 2024

Prominent figures within the far-right faction of the GOP are now advocating for the establishment of a new select committee.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia MAGA Republican lawmakers are actively working to reshape the narrative surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Their primary