FAU LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy

The LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy honors the incredible life of our Advisory Board Chair, Merrett Stierheim. May his memory be a blessing.

We are fortunate to have a copy of Governor LeRoy Collins’ hand-written note on the legislature’s “interposition” resolution signature page. The text is memorialized by the Library of Congress and you can learn more about it here: https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668018/

The namesake of the LeRoy Collins Public Ethics Academy is a respected and revered leader in Florida's history. To view his inaugural address, please visit: https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232461

Even for Florida this is a strange, but true, story.
Much in our representative government in Florida is broken. If the disconnect between the state's growing population and those elected by fewer and fewer voters in gerrymandered districts continues, expect even more outrageous possibilities.

The Strange Rise and Sudden Fall of the Florida Mayor Who Took on a SWAT Team A disgraced doctor and alleged user of crack and m**h managed to take over a city until he got caught. Somehow, that was just the beginning.

Our public policy system in Florida needs to have a more transparent way to fund needed programs such as these.

Legislative 'sprinkle' adds extra half-million to state senator's nonprofit By Francisco Alvarado,FloridaBulldog.org - Legislative 'sprinkle' an extra half-million dollars on senator's nonprofit, doubling payout to Lauren's Kids