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Florida Poly one more step closer to accreditation

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Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s newest institution of higher education, is on its way to full accreditation. The school announced Monday it was granted official “candidacy” status to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or SACSCOC. It’s the “regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states,” according to its website. Florida Poly President Dr. Randy Avent broke the news with students, staff and faculty, with SACSCOC Vice President Dr.…

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Once-controversial Florida Poly University gets expansion funds

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Now in its second year of operation the state’s newest university, Florida Polytechnic in Lakeland, will receive money in this year’s state budget for its second major academic building and funding for a new program. In the budget, and approved earlier by the Board of Governors, are $5 million for the preliminary preparation and construction of the Applied Research Center and $2.5 million for a program named the Enterprise Center to spur and aid in developing local technology startups. “Though…

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Meet Keaton Alexander, one of the ’30 under 30′ rising stars of Florida politics

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Keaton Alexander didn’t fall far from the family tree. Her great-grandfather, Ben Hill Griffin Jr., was in the Florida Legislature and ran for governor in 1974, losing the Democratic primary to Reubin Askew. Her father, JD Alexander, was a Florida state representative and senator for 14 years. And her sister, Britton, was press secretary for the Senate’s Republican caucus. Keaton’s heart was in dance, she says, specifically musical theater, but politics called. She is the Florida financial coordinator for former Gov. Jeb Bush‘s 2016 presidential campaign. “I…

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Personnel note: Caitlin Murray named government affairs director for Office of Insurance Regulation

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Caitlin Murray has been tapped as director of government affairs for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Murray, named one of the “30 under 30″ rising stars in Florida politics by SaintPetersBlog, began her new role effective Monday. According to OIR Commissioner Kevin McCarty, Murray will handle oversight of the agency’s government affairs initiatives in both the Legislature and Cabinet. “I am excited to join the Office and honored to work with Commissioner McCarty,” Murray said. “I look forward to…

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Champions and chumps of governmental transparency

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From the Tallahassee Democrat: A selection of legislators who have acted in the interest of Florida’s Sunshine Laws or who have sponsored bills that are contrary to them. Champions: •Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland. Dockery is Senate sponsor of a bill to enact the recommendations of the Governor’s Commission on Open Government. She was a member of the commission. •Rep. Keith Fitzgerald, D-Sarasota. House sponsor of a bill that would open the legislative process, particularly budget negotiations. •Rep. Clay Ford, R-Gulf…

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