Florida lawmakers are pushing to eliminate the state’s second-highest office, the Lieutenant Governor, in the 2026 election.

The former lieutenant governor sat down with "Facing South Florida" for her first interview since becoming FIU's interim president.

The Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee voted 6-2 Tuesday to put a constitutional amendment on the ...

Significant leadership change is on the horizon for Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez at one of Florida's major universities, Florida International University. Nuñez will be leaving her position as ...

At least five other states manage fine without LG’s, assigning succession duties to people like the attorney general or ...

Florida voters would be asked to do away with the office of lieutenant governor and create a new Cabinet position of “commissioner of government efficiency,” under a proposed constitutional ...

Florida International University appointed Jeanette M. Nuñez as its interim president, marking a historic milestone as the first Hispanic woman to lead the institution. Mrs. Nuñez, who had served as F ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida currently doesn’t have a lieutenant governor. And the Republican-controlled Legislature, inspired by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, appears ...

Florida governors have long held sway over the selection of state university presidents, but Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla — Florida lawmakers are pushing to eliminate the state’s second-highest office, the Lieutenant Governor, in the 2026 election. Despite the office’s existence since 1968 ...

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