Representative Alan Williams has vocalized his support of HB 7013, the adoption and foster care bill presented by the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee and Health & Human Services Committee. The legislation demands a lengthy list of requirements that will reshape certain policies and procedures. Licensed child-placing agencies that provide services […]
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The Shouppe Effect
Head coach Jamey Shouppe – Courtesy FAMU Sports Info. Head baseball coach Jamey Shouppe has high expectations for his team in his second-year at Florida A&M University. The Rattlers baseball team hadn’t won more than 19 games for five seasons prior Shouppe’s arrival. His first season at FAMU, led […]
Possible Bill Could Help With Wrongful Incarceration
Proposed legislation, Senate Bill 162: Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration, would impact the prison system set in place if passed. In the United States, there are roughly 2.4 million incarcerated people in federal penitentiaries, state corrections facilities and local jailhouses. SB 162 stated that if a wrongfully incarcerated […]
House Speaker Announces Pause on FRS Overhaul
Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli announced a change of heart shifting the overhaul of the Florida Retirement System, after new actuarial studies has shown his plan to be defective. Back in 2013, he proposed a bill where all new hires would go into a 401k-type investment plan rather than the […]
Department of English and Modern Languages present Eighth Annual spring Writing Contest
The Eighth Annual Spring Writing Contest at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University will be on Wednesday, March 18. Students are to submit manuscripts in the categories of essay, poetry and short story by 4 p.m. to the Department of English and Modern Languages office in Tucker Hall, Room 446 or […]
Concealed Weapons Bill Moves Forward in Senate
The Florida Senate higher education committee met March 16 to discuss the Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons or Firearms bill. The bill, if passed, would allow anyone 21 years or older with a valid gun license to carry a weapon on Florida college or university campuses. The bill is sponsored […]
CRA Approves funds for Springtime Tallahassee Festival
Leon County’s Community Redevelopment Agency has motioned to grant Springtime Tallahassee Inc. $25,000 for the expansion of the Springtime Festival. Springtime Tallahassee plans to expand the event to the night before. The money will go toward artist’s fees. Roxanne Manning, CRA Executive Director, presented the approval of the Special Grant […]
Club R.E.A.L. Fostering Future Real Estate Professionals
The School of Business and Industry along with the Real Estate and Leadership Club (Club R.E.A.L.) of Florida A&M University, offers an avenue for students to obtain a real estate license at a reduced cost. FAMU is the first Historically Black College and University to offer a Real Estate […]
Diaspora Dialogues sheds light on pioneering female physician
A modest crowd of students and faculty members gathered in the lecture room of the Meek-Eaton Black Archives on March 9 at noon to attend this month’s Diaspora Dialogues hosted by Kwasi Densu, Ph.D., an assistant professor of political science at Florida A&M University. "Within this context that we have, […]
Coalition Petitions for Backpacks, Not Bullets for Florida Schools
Everytown for Gun Safety and the Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action, along with a coalition of gun violence survivors, educators, students, law enforcement, and the Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus met on the steps of the Capitol March 9 for an anti-gun rally wanting their voices to be […]