Jim Ash
Jim Ash is a reporter at WFSU-FM. A Miami native, he is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience, most of it in print. He has been a member of the Florida Capital Press Corps since 1992.
Ash has worked variously as a reporter, columnist and bureau chief. His specialties include state politics, the judicial system and the environment. His career has included coverage of everything from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and Hurricane Andrew to the Florida presidential recount.
Ash is a graduate of the University of Iowa where he earned a degree in English. He spent his summers interning for newspapers, including the Austin-American Statesman in Texas.
A hiking enthusiast, Ash has explored most of the public trails in California's Big Sur. He is an avid reader who enjoys traveling, exploring the Big Bend, and water sports.
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Democratic lawmakers are calling for a 10-year moratorium on black bear hunting in Florida. -
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is making it official with a social media post -- he's running for governor. -
Florida’s political and corporate elite are nervously anticipating Monday, when House Speaker Richard Corcoran has promised to name his picks to the...
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Opponents of Senate President Joe Negron’s call for building a massive water storage area South of Lake Okeechobee are turning up the heat. -
A perennial battle between the business lobby and trial attorneys is heating up in the Florida Senate. -
A war of words between two of Florida’s most powerful Republicans is heating up in a Leon County Circuit Court. -
A criminal justice system dominated by plea bargains gives Florida prosecutors and public defenders tremendous power -- and Republican Senator Greg... -
The issue of hydraulic fracturing has long been highly controversial in Florida, and now it’s opening up a fissure in the Republican-led Senate. There...
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Senator Anitere Flores has spoken out against hydraulic fracturing in Florida, voted against it and written guest editorials. But the Miami Republican... -
Republican Representative Jason Brodeur of Sanford wants to get rid of a few more speed bumps he thinks are slowing the development of driverless cars.
