Saturday, September 21, 2024
The Florida House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee met Tuesday to discuss House Bill 1397 and House Bill 411. Republican Rep. Chuck Brannan started the meeting by presenting HB 1397, or Lewd or Lascivious Acts with Minors. “HB 1397 creates the crime of touching in a lewd or lascivious […]
The Florida state Senate Appropriations Subcommittee met Wednesday morning to discuss Senate Bill 1970, Law Enforcement Reform. Senator Jason Pizzo, a Democrat from Miami-Dade County, started off the meeting by explaining the bill to the committee. “As it relates to police conduct and a number of terms that may seem […]
After the first week of Florida’s legislative session lawmakers will now focus on HB 1 and SB 484, Combating Public Disorder. The bills — also known as anti-riot legislation, and a high priority for Gov. Ron DeSantis — are aimed at cracking down on violent protests with harsh penalties for […]
The state’s revenue estimating conference was held Wednesday morning at the Capitol to adopt a new forecast for unclaimed property. The conference started off with Phillip Carlton from the Division of Unclaimed Property, going over what’s been happening since their last meeting. “We had contract auditors, they completed audits of […]
The Florida Senate Committee on Appropriations met Tuesday morning at the Capitol. Chris Spencer, director of the governor’s Office of Policy and Budget, started off the meeting with a presentation giving an update on federal assistance related to COVID-19. “Florida is the direct recipient of $8.1 billion for programs administered […]
The Florida House Secondary Education and Career Development Committee met last Wednesday at the state Capitol to hear the concerns of the public regarding the growing need for people to obtain credentials to achieve better jobs. Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield, a senior fellow with the National Skills Coalition, was the first […]
The fall semester at Florida A&M University consisted of remote learning for most students. For some seniors this was their last semester and they have been forced to have a virtual graduation ceremony. Senior pre-physical therapy student Najah Harvey used one word to describe her last semester: stressful. “Graduating is […]
Trinity Durr, a third-year English education student at Florida A&M, will be launching her own catering business on Saturday. Keeping Up with Trin Food LLC will offer catering, meal prep and private chef services. The Atlanta native started cooking as a child and was inspired by her dad to stay […]
With spring semester just around the corner, students at Florida A&M and Florida State universities have to start getting ready for some in-person classes. Many students have said they are a little uneasy about not having a spring break, which will also make the spring term unlike any previous spring semester. […]
Unikique Murray decided to create a haircare line after receiving numerous compliments on her own hair. Her recently launched haircare line, Silk of genesis, was created for both men and women. “I’m currently marketing four products,” Murray, a third-year health science major at Florida A&M, said. “One being our growth […]