At least five other states manage fine without LG’s, assigning succession duties to people like the attorney general or senate president. In Florida, the succession duties would go to the Attorney ...

Historically, lieutenant governors have taken on various roles and projects delegated by the governor, demonstrating their value within the executive branch. The author suggests that instead of ...

Next November, under a proposal being considered by state lawmakers, Florida voters may have the chance to eliminate the ...

The same qualifications hold for lieutenant governor and each cabinet member. DeSantis is currently serving his second ...

A proposal that would ask voters next year to eliminate the office of lieutenant governor and create a new Cabinet position of "commissioner of government efficiency" began moving forward Tuesday ...

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 ...

In Florida, governors run alone in the primaries, then pick running mates (and potential lieutenant governors) once they’re ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) In an effort to follow Elon Musk’s waste-cutting lead ...

There’s probably no rule of government cited more often — and ignored so often — than that old line about, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Grammar aside, that’s a good epigram.