April 2024 – Page 13 – Capital Outlook

Lawmakers look at curbing corporal punishment

April 23, 2024

Rep. ChristopherBenjamin By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida A proposal that would require parents to “opt in” for students to receive corporal punishment in schools got initial approval Wednesday from a House panel, with some of the bill’s supporters saying it doesn’t go far enough in curbing the disciplinary practice.

Teacher ‘identity politics’ fight teed up

April 23, 2024

Rep. Patricia Williams By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida A bill that seeks to keep what supporters describe as “identity politics” out of teacher-preparation programs is ready for consideration by the Florida House, as critics warn it will stifle accurate teaching of history. The Republican-controlled House Education & Employment Committee

Religion

April 23, 2024

How can we conquer trials in our lives? Ronald W. Holmes By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D.Special to the Outlook Trials will come in our lives regardless of our race, sex, class, status, religion or creed. In fact, trials will come in our lives through depression, sickness and death. They will

History of communism bills draw questions

April 23, 2024

Sen. Shevrin Jones By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida Proposals that could lead to instruction on the history of communism in school grades as low as kindergarten have sparked a debate about whether such lessons are appropriate for young students. Under current state standards, public-school students do not encounter lessons

Patients over profit Congress can improve 340B

April 23, 2024

Ed Towns Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Congressman Mike Johnson, the new Speaker of the House has an opportunity to work in a bipartisan manner with Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries and follow the lead of a group of six U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.),

Setting the record straight on an important piece of Black history

April 23, 2024

Ben Jealous With the start of Black History Month, I brace myself for the mis-telling of Black History yet again. In schoolhouses and everywhere the stories are told, a persistent myth shows its ugly head: the ridiculous notion that great Black leaders are not just exceptional but exceptions. It is an

Against the Grain II

April 23, 2024

The Democratic Partyseverely lacks media savvy Vaughn Wilson If you let the right wing tell it, Joe Biden is ruining America. America has to be saved. We need to get back to old values and old political maneuverings. The Republican Party has a well-oiled media machine that can run with both

Sorority installs new officers

April 23, 2024

Chi Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority recently installed new officers. They included Dionne Minor, seated left, secretary; Christa Harris, sergeant-at-arms; Tanise Jackson, vice-president; Marcelete Thompson-Young, hostess; Marilyn Henderson Hudson, president.Photo submitted As part of its 19th year of service to the community, the Chi Upsilon Omega Chapter

Home health care services bill moving in Legislature

April 23, 2024

Rep. Gallop Franklin Special to the Outlook A bill that would increase the number of health care professionals prescribing home health care in Florida is making its way through the Legislature. The bill CS/CS/HB 935 unanimously passed the House Health and Human Services Committee last Thursday. The bill would pave

Auction of Mandela’s belongings slated for N.Y.

April 23, 2024

Nelson Mandela By Global Information NetworkSpecial to Trice Edney News Wire Some 70 treasured belongings of former South Africa president Nelson Mandela are slated to be taken to New York this month for an auction sale that sparked a firestorm between his eldest daughter Makaziwe Mandela-Amuah, his son and South