Established in 1988, the LeRoy Collins Institute is a nonpartisan, statewide policy organization which studies and promotes creative solutions to key private and public issues facing the people of Florida and the nation.

The mission of the LeRoy Collins Institute is to perpetuate the leadership of Governor LeRoy Collins by developing and promoting bold, visionary public policy that will empower and uplift Floridians for generations to come. The Institute works in affiliation and collaboration with the State University System of Florida and is located at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

News Updates

Zoom from Collins Institute-Institute of Politics Legislative Update April 20, 2021

Collins Institute Op Ed on Saving the CRC

Zoom from Collins Institute presentation at Policy Pub

Collins Institute Work Featured in COSSPP Policy Pub

Collins Institute Funds Two New Studies on Policing in Florida

Collins Institute Issues New Report on Evidence-Based Policymaking