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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Hundreds of thousands of Floridians are losing their licenses because they can’t afford their traffic fines. And courthouses across the state are... -
Sponsors of a major rewrite of the state’s water policy are claiming victory after easy passage during the first week of the legislative session. But c... -
Backers of a solar power ballot initiative are vowing to counter a conservative think tank study claiming the amendment will cost utility customers $1... -
Republican backlash against federal immigration policy is reverberating in Tallahassee, with a handful of conservatives pushing get-tough proposals. -
Former First Lady Rhea Chiles has died. Chiles, 84, died Sunday at her home on Anna Maria Island, surrounded by family members and in hospice care.... -
A state appeals court has ruled a Florida woman doesn’t have visitation rights to the children she was raising with her same-sex partner. Elizabeth...
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The Second District Court of Appeal has ruled a woman doesn’t have visitation rights to the children she raised with a same-sex partner. -
Governor Rick Scott told the state’s media executives Wednesday he wants to continue setting aside hundreds of millions of dollars to lure businesses to... -
One of the top priorities for Florida Supreme Court Justice George Labarga moved a step closer to reality Monday when the Florida Commission on Access... -
A divided Florida House panel voted Tuesday to allow concealed weapons permit holders to openly carry their handguns. Critics raised a host of…
