Gina Jordan
Morning Edition HostGina 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 served on the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters board of directors and now serves on the board of the new Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists. In her free time, Gina likes to read, travel, and watch her son play sports. Follow Gina Jordan on Twitter: @hearyourthought
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In the coming two decades, Florida’s gas tax may need to be doubled to offset the decline in revenue caused by more fuel-efficient cars. A new report by the James Madison Institute explains that’s why taxes should be charged per mile instead of per gallon. -
Despite having to chop a billion dollars from the new state budget, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill to fund higher salaries for teachers. The money is allocated primarily to new members of the profession.
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The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has suspended alcohol consumption at all bars statewide. The move comes as Florida recorded nearly 9,000 new cases of COVID-19 Friday morning.
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A Leon County circuit judge is mulling whether to allow a potential class-action lawsuit. 19 plaintiffs say persistent problems with Florida’s online unemployment system, known as CONNECT, have prevented them from getting benefits.
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Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is partnering with Lively Technical College to boost career pathways. The new agreement establishes an opportunity for Lively students to earn college credit toward an Associate of Science degree at TCC.
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Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters this week Florida is seeing more positive cases of COVID-19 due to more widespread testing. The same reason has been offered by President Donald Trump as cases spike in other states as well.
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Plans are underway to get students back into Leon County’s public school classrooms on August 10th. The district’s Reopen Task Force met for the first time Wednesday.
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Florida’s business-recruitment agency approved a spending plan this week that increases funding for international marketing. The move is an effort to help revive the state’s economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The plaintiffs now range in age from 12 to 22. They allege the state is violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They say state leaders are causing harm by perpetuating an energy system based on fossil fuels – and not doing enough to mitigate climate change.
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Saturday’s national day of protest extended into Sunday, as protesters lined Monroe Street in front of the Old Capitol and the Leon County Courthouse.
