The appointment is one of DeSantis’ most closely watched moves as he heads into his final two years in office.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his pick on Tuesday morning, and state Sen. Jay Collins was sworn in shortly after.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed two new members to the Broward Memorial Healthcare System. Retired educators Violet Lowrey and Diana Taub will join the seven-member board, which oversees the large tax ...

Florida GOP officials confirmed that Governor Ron DeSantis announced his pick, Senator Jay Collins, as the new lieutenant governor on Tuesday.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ( WWSB) — Florida has a new lieutenant governor. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed state Sen. Jay Collins to the role Tuesday morning, ending a six-month vacancy. Collins succeeds Jeanette ...

A gun violence prevention group is calling upon the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a legal challenge to Florida’s ban on ...

After months of leaving the post vacant, Gov. Ron DeSantis has named Tampa state Sen. Jay Collins as his new lieutenant ...

TAMPA, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference in Tampa on Tuesday morning, with the Republican Party of ...

As Governor Ron DeSantis touts his latest appointments Attorney General James Uthmeier and the new Chief Financial Officer ...

FOX 35's Marlisa Goldsmith and Garrett Wymer break down the top news stories of the day from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointing Republican State Senator Jay Collins of Tampa to serve as his ...

Governor Ron DeSantis appointed State Senator Jay Collins, a Republican formerly representing the Tampa Bay area as the next Lieutenant Governor, replacing Jeanette Nunez who left to become the ...

Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, attends the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, ...