Jay Collins travels to the Panhandle to boost DeSantis’ pay increase for correction officers

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 372

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Florida Lieutenant Gov. Jay Collins — now a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor — traveled to the Panhandle Monday to promote Gov. Ron DeSantis’ budget request to raise starting pay for correctional officers and staff.

“Like many states around the country, Florida has faced serious staffing challenges in recent years, but what makes us different is, when we have these challenges, when they arise, we step up and solve a problem and we …

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