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Health insurance gets a closer look in Florida Lawmakers and advocates are pushing a bill that would mandate health insurance policies cover the formula cost, regardless of how it is delivered. Minority community developers promote mixed-income housing As City of Miami and Miami-Dade County officials battle over a mixed-income housing project slated for Overtown, a group of minority community developers has begun a cry to promote such development as a catalyst for economic revitalization in poor areas. |
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Examining Zero Tolerance: August 11, 2008 - August 12, 2008 A regional summit bringing together key education and juvenile justice decision makers and practitioners from Orange and Osceola Counties who are committed to developing and implementing innovative strategies and alternatives to “zero tolerance.” |
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The Collins Center finds smart solutions to important issues facing the people of Florida and the nation. We are independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit and passionately committed to lasting results. For information on our history, successes in the area of public policy and Collins Center leaders, visit our Press Center. |
 Examining Zero Tolerance A Summit on Florida's Students The Department of Juvenile Justice, OJJDP State Advisory Group, Department of Education, Collins Center for Public Policy, FAU, and the NAACP would like to invite you to "Examining Zero Tolerance: A Summit on Florida's Students." This statewide summit is bringing together key policymakers, practitioners and community leaders to discuss and develop innovative strategies and alternatives to "zero tolerance," as well as establish solutions which will meet the needs of children, schools and communities. Health of Poor Condemns Worst, Best Nations Incarceration is Key Theme of Meeting on Inequities Though health systems vary widely around the globe, it appears there is disturbing consistency in the health status of poor men across nations, according to Professor Siegfried Meryn, President of the International Society for Men's Health and Gender. Making Every Vote Count Will your vote count? Since the disputed 2000 presidential vote and other election controversies that have followed, many in Florida's electorate may wonder just that. Join us as three elections experts discuss new technologies and policies aimed at restoring our faith in the voting process. Florida Voluntary Code of Fair Campaign Practices One of the Collins Center's early projects was a 1991 convening of citizens that devised the Florida Voluntary Code of Fair Campaign Practices for candidates, news media and the public. Smallbiz Video Network Launches the “Generation Next” video series Jun Lynn Ventures, Inc., a minority owned media venture firm based in Boca Raton Florida, announced that its Internet broadcast channel Smallbiz Video Network (SBVN), in association with a growing number of content providers, will produce a 5-part video series titled, "Generation Next: Science and Technology." |
