Lynn Hatter
News DirectorLynn 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.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is back in Florida after ending his presidential bid, and politicos are wary. The governor made his name by capitalizing on culture wars and he’s led the legislature with an iron fist. -
People in the world of Big Bend children’s services noticed late last year that they hadn’t seen Courtney Atkins for a while. It turns out that Atkins had been fired. -
President Joe Biden’s administration is trying to add pressure to the Republican-led states that have refused funding for a summer meal program for kids. Among those states, is Florida. -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' runner-up status to Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses keeps his presidential bid alive.
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A major proposal slashing rules on everything from how teachers are certified, hired and paid, to rolling back some of the state’s standardized testing system, has cleared a major hurdle, but the House and Senate differ on how far they should go. -
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. -
For more than two decades, Florida lawmakers have been ratcheting up requirements on the state’s public schools. The original effort, led by former Gov. Jeb Bush, led to the widespread expansion of standardized testing and the introduction of school grades with penalties attached. Now lawmakers are trying to roll back some of those rules. -
From another high-profile arrest in a long-running murder investigation...to the addition of two new national championship trophies, and an extremely public breakup, Tallahassee had a lot going on in 2023. Here's the year in review, featuring some of the stories that had us talking. -
Florida State University and its 30-year relationship with the Atlantic Coast Conference could soon be over. The university is moving to split with the conference but first, has to navigate a series of legal hurdles to determine whether a divorce is even possible. -
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.
