Newly-appointed Lt. Gov. Jay Collins isn’t jumping into the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis, at least not yet.

Noting that the Republican primary race for governor is still more than a year away, Gov. Ron DeSantis hesitated to say anything too definitive about the contest to succeed him on Wednesday. But he ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has named his new second-in-command: Tampa Republican Sen. Jay Collins. DeSantis on Tuesday appointed Collins as his lieutenant governor, a largely ceremonial position that has been ...

Ron DeSantis on Tuesday appointed Sen. Jay Collins, a Tampa Republican and retired Army Green Beret, to the long-vacant ...

State air surgeon DARREN MCAULEY helped coordinate the medical response in Tampa Bay last year as hurricanes barreled toward ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the new Lieutenant Governor could be a strong candidate in 2026. But the current Governor continues to balance his support for his latest appointee with the still-live ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis' choice of State Sen. Jay Collins (R-Hillsborough) as Florida's next lieutenant governor is sending ripples through the state's political scene and the 2026 race for the governor's ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis and newly appointed Lt. Gov. Jay Collins are holding a news conference in Tampa on Wednesday morning.

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said the recruitment bonuses are helping the Sheriff's Office beef up its ranks.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a press conference on Wednesday morning in Tampa. DeSantis was joined by newly appointed Lt. Gov. Jay Collins. At the event, DeSantis awarded law enforcement ...

Here are the top stories we're following around the Big Bend, South Georgia, Nationally, and your Wednesday forecast.

* Democratic officials have hoped for months that former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who was narrowly defeated in a re-election bid last year, would launch a comeback bid in Ohio next year. The former senator ...