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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State workers could get between $5,000 and $10,000 for adopting children under a bill that passed a House panel Tuesday. Lawmakers also want scorecards... -
Never mind a medical exception. A North Florida Democrat wants to go a step further and legalize marijuana outright. Representative Michelle Rehwinkel... -
For years, investing in cancer research has been a frustrating game of chance. Now a legislator wants to create a new lottery game to increase the odds.... -
Terminally ill patients in the final stages of life could get easier access to medical care under legislation being pushed by a powerful committee...
