Lynn Hatter
Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Lynn has served as reporter/producer for WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas. She is an award-winning member of the Capital Press Corps and has participated in the NPR Kaiser Health News Reporting Partnership and NPR Education Initiative. When she’s not working, Lynn spends her time watching sci-fi and action movies, writing her own books, going on long walks through the woods, traveling and exploring antique stores. Follow Lynn Hatter on Twitter: @HatterLynn.
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Florida State University will reopen its Student Union building on Monday--11 days after a gunman on campus killed two people and wounded six others. The move to reopen the union comes as Florida State University's graduation activities get underway this week. -
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says it and the Department of Homeland Security detained a dozen people in Tallahassee who may be in the country illegally. Initial reports of potential arrests in the area started circling Monday afternoon on social media. -
Florida has banned and criminalize the production and sale of cell-cultivated meat — meat that's been grown from animal cells in a production facility — across the state.
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A planned breeding facility in south Georgia would house tens of thousands of monkeys for research. It's now getting pushback from residents and animal rights activists.
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He's ended his bid for president and he still has three years left in his term as governor. -
Florida’s State and National Guard troops are heading to Texas. Governor Ron DeSantis issued the order Thursday morning. The move appears to have surprised even some of his supporters and is raising questions about its legality. -
Governor Ron DeSantis is urging Florida lawmakers to stay the course in 2024. His State of the State address Tuesday kicking off the annual 60-day lawmaking session was light on new policy ideas. Instead, DeSantis often compared Florida to Democratically-run cities and states, and highlighted his policy wins from prior years. -
Healthcare access and a social media crackdown will be part of upcoming Florida legislatative convosHouse Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo are in their final year of leadership and, at the top of their agendas are expanding healthcare access and cracking down on social media. -
In a unanimous vote the Florida Senate’s Republican caucus has elected Ben Albritton as its President-designate for the 2024-2026 cycle. The move made it official for the 5th generation Florida citrus farmer from Hardee County. -
As the school year starts in Florida, a wave of newly-enacted laws and regulations around what can and cannot be taught is creating a legal minefield for educators.
