Issues key to making Florida a player in the global job market – economics, water, education and healthcare – were the focus of an address by Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam when he visited with Jacksonville University’s Public Policy …
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Don’t sit on the sidelines, former Sen. Bob Graham tells students in Public Policy Institute address
Jacksonville University has established its Public Policy Institute for the right reason: to function as a proactive, rather than reactive, service to the public, former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham said at the Institute’s Board of Advisors meeting …
Read More »Civil, robust debate as Public Policy Institute hosts third of mayor’s town halls on emotional LGBT rights issue
With impassioned views on both sides over whether the city’s anti-discrimination laws should be expanded to cover lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute did its job well Tuesday, Dec. 15, hosting respectful discussion on …
Read More »Public Policy Institute wraps up banner year
The Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute finishes an extraordinary year of progress in 2015, with substantive political debates, a much-cited inaugural GOP primary poll, important lectures, the conferring of the first MPP degrees in the history of Florida, and more. …
Read More »Experts on national security, Middle East to speak at JU Public Policy Institute Nov. 30
The Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute is pleased to host an evening with two speakers who have been immersed in Saudi culture while working in the public and private sectors.
James B. Smith and Dr. Janet Breslin-Smith will speak at …
Read More »Trump leads, Fiorina and Rubio rise in major Florida shakeup, Public Policy Institute poll finds
Businessman Donald Trump remains the frontrunner among Republican presidential candidates in Florida, with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush maintaining strong support, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina surging, neurosurgeon Ben Carson losing some ground and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on the …
Read More »Public Policy Institute hosting top expert on carbon emission reduction Oct. 14
We often talk about “reducing our carbon footprint,” and it makes us feel good to be proactive in bettering the environment. When we look at the price of carbon-reducing technologies and adaptations, however, the price of “being green” can quickly …
Read More »MPP/MBA student’s drone imaging company cleared for takeoff with coveted FAA exemption
One industrious JU grad student is putting the entrepreneurial and leadership skills he’s gaining in his MPP/MBA program to good use, earning the company he co-leads a coveted federal permission to engage in commercial drone operations.
Kevin Barth, who earned …
Read More »Public Policy Institute hosts Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding
Assessing the return on investment for taxpayer funding received by hospitals was the topic of a recent meeting of the Florida Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding hosted by the JU Public Policy Institute.
The meeting July 1 opened …
Read More »GUEST COLUMN: Attack ads are aimed at undecided voters
If voters claim to hate nasty attack ads and inane slogans, why do these seem to be the candidates’ focus?
Actually, the candidates are being very logical and following the advice of their political consultants.
This anomaly — candidates appearing