OF HORMUZ HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN RISING GAS PRICES. FLORIDA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE JAKE COLLINS MADE A CAMPAIGN STOP TODAY ON THE TREASURE COAST. COLLINS TOURED ICONIC, SAYING AMMUNITION MANUFACTURER IN STUART. TALKING TO THE STAFF THERE ABOUT HIS PLANS FOR THINGS LIKE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM WHERE HE SHARED HIS THOUGHTS ON THE VERY TALKED ABOUT PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAXES, GETTING RID OF THAT AS A STATE, I THINK IT’S 100% DOABLE. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THIS POP IN A SPECIAL SESSION COMING UP HERE. THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN VERY, VERY CLEAR. I 100% SUPPORT HIM ON THIS. COLLINS FACES FIVE OTHER

Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins visits Stuart ammunition manufacturer during campaign stop

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Updated: 9:49 PM EDT Mar 20, 2026

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Florida lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate Jay Collins made a campaign stop on the Treasure Coast today, visiting Ikonick USA, an ammunition manufacturer in Stuart, to discuss economic growth and workforce development.The latest: WPBF 25 News coverage on PoliticsCollins shared his thoughts on the widely discussed proposal to eliminate property taxes.Collins faces five other Republican candidates in the August primary, with the winner set to face the Democratic challenger in November.Get the latest political updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

STUART, Fla. —

Florida lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate Jay Collins made a campaign stop on the Treasure Coast today, visiting Ikonick USA, an ammunition manufacturer in Stuart, to discuss economic growth and workforce development.

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Collins shared his thoughts on the widely discussed proposal to eliminate property taxes.

Collins faces five other Republican candidates in the August primary, with the winner set to face the Democratic challenger in November.

Get the latest political updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.