Welcome to the Collins Center for Public Policy's online community.We are dedicated to advancing the important social and economic public policy issues facing Florida and beyond, and finding meaningful solutions to their challenges. This community is about information sharing, collecting feedback and ideas –building knowledge. Please register and participate.
The 2010 Winter Newsletter, Collins Center Today, is available. The newsletter informs readers of the many new and ongoing public policy initiatives underway.
The Florida Supreme Court orders all of Florida's 20 Judicial Circuits to institute programs of mandatory residential foreclosure mediation. The Supreme Court's Order agrees with the Report of its Task Force on Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases, chaired by Judge Jennifer Bailey of the 11th Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade County).
Both the Task Force Report and the Supreme Court's Order call for a uniform statewide program which, in all of its essential parts, is exactly like that now administered by the Collins Center for the 1st, 11th and 19thJudicial Circuits.
Related News Release: Collins Center Credits accounts for non-scheduled foreclosure mediations. Find out about upcoming Mediator Training.
Tallahassee Community College President Joins Collins Center Board of Trustees
View Dr. Law discussing his appointment to the Collins board and important policy issues facing Florida.
Justice Summit Evolves into Social Network
The two-day event held in November brought the public and private sectors together to build relationships and strategies to reform Florida's justice system. Learn more about the summit and next steps and how to participate in this new Collins Center social network.
Week of February 8, 2010
Mediation
New!
Upcoming Florida Supreme Court required Mediator Training. The site will be the University of South Florida in Tampa. Click here to learn more about the program and how to register.
Collins Center Foreclosure Mediation program surpasses 2,000 successful foreclosure cases.
At Collins
The Collins Center has launched it multi-media video index. View dozens of video presentations showcasing Collins Center's initiatives.
Collins Center Trustee Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, president of Miami-Dade College is profiled in Time Magazine Story on the Nation’s "10 Best College Presidents"
2010 Florida Amendments
A pair of controversial constitutional redistricting amendments backers say will help take the politics out of an inherently political process are headed for the November ballot.
Floridians will vote on at least four constitutional amendments this year. The Collins Center offers a complete guide to learn about and discuss these important public initiatives.
As discussions escalate about off-shore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida, a Collins Center initiative, is helping to bring together the different perspectives on the issue and its impact on the state.
LORI The fifth general meeting of the Lake Okeechobee Regional Initiative (LORI) work team will be held on February 24th in Belle Glade. Learn more and register to attend.
The February issue of the Lake Okeechobee Regional Initiative (LORI) Newsletter is now available.
Justice Reform
The Collins Center has launched the Smart Justice Coalition social network group on its web site. If you are a member of the Collins Community, you can join this group and start interacting with others who seek solutions to reform Florida's justice system.
Former
Florida Governor LeRoy Collins' legacy of uncompromising integrity in
government and business continues at the Collins Center for Public
Policy. Established
in 1988 by distinguished Floridians who envisioned the need for an
independent entity to find impartial solutions to controversial
problems, the Collins Center for Public Policy exceeds
the bounds of a traditional think tank.
The Collins Center is a Think Tank with Muddy Boots. We turn thought into action in ways that benefit people and this is what makes us unique. More information on our work can be found under Collins Center's Accomplishments.
Voters will decide the fate of four proposed amendments or revisions to the constitution on the November 2, 2010 ballot. Here is your complete guide to proposed changes to Florida’s Constitution.
Growth Mgt discussion related to proposed FL Amendment 4 to be held at UF on 2/10. Details
You can learn about and discuss Amendment 4, a/k/a "Hometown Democracy," and the other 2010 FL Amendments here.
A major land purchase by the South Florida Water Management District in Florida's Lake Okeechobee Region will impact the region's people, towns, jobs, and future economies.
The February issue of the Lake Okeechobee Regional Initiative (LORI) Newsletter is now available.
The next general meeting of the LORI work team is scheduled for February 24th. Click here for details and to register.
A State-wide conversation to explore better ways to achieve a safer, more just, and more effective criminal justice system.
Comment on the suggestions to reform Florida's Justice system or add your own here. (Requires member status with Collins Online Community).
Check out the new section or program on Restorative Justice.
Sustainable Florida - Collins Center is the premier statewide organization committed to the balance of economic interests with the need to be socially and environmentally responsible.
Century Commission to participate in Offshore drilling debate
Tallahassee Community College President Joins Collins Center Board of Trustees
