Gina Jordan
Gina Jordan is the host of Morning Edition for WFSU News. Gina is a Tallahassee native and graduate of Florida State University. She spent 15 years working in news/talk and country radio in Orlando before becoming a reporter and All Things Considered host for WFSU in 2008. She left after a few years to spend more time with her son, working part-time as the capital reporter/producer for WLRN Public Media in Miami and as a drama teacher at Young Actors Theatre. She also blogged and reported for StateImpact Florida, an NPR education project, and produced podcasts and articles for AVISIAN Publishing. Gina has won awards for features, breaking news coverage, and newscasts from contests including the Associated Press, Green Eyeshade, and Murrow Awards. Gina is on the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Board of Directors. Gina is thrilled to be back at WFSU! In her free time, she likes to read, travel, and watch her son play football.
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Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis chose Eglin Air Force Base announce the initiative called Continue the Mission. -
The Florida Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a 2011 state law surrounding guns. Leon County government is part of the case.
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Ken Graham will lead the weather service and its 144 offices across the country.
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Florida A&M University (FAMU) has been selected to help launch the HBCU Transformation Project. It's designed to drive long-term progress across HBCUs and impact the Black economy.
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The report shows many people are leaving their jobs – confident they’ll find work somewhere else.
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The law will be phased in and eventually will require all Florida high school students to earn a half-credit on how to handle their money.
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The Florida Legislature adjourned last week after unsuccessful attempts to address skyrocketing property insurance premiums and improve the safety of condo towers. Speaking Monday morning in Wellington, Gov. Ron Desantis said he “would welcome” a special session to deal with those issues.
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He says the funds will help close achievement gaps and boost student resiliency, especially after pandemic slowdowns.
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The program has removed more than 25,000 impaired drivers from the road since it was implemented 20 years ago.
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The governor now has the power to appoint most agency heads, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The new law changes the process for several appointments that involve the Cabinet.
