Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to name his new second-in-command: Tampa Republican Sen. Jay Collins. DeSantis on Tuesday is expected to appoint Collins as his lieutenant governor, a largely ceremonial position that has been vacant since February, when former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Núñez left the post to become president of Florida International University.

TAMPA – 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 did acknowledge that new Lt.