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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The Tallahassee Commission has approved a three-year deal between the city and the Police Benevolent Association. Police officers and investigators will get a 2% pay raise in 2022 and 2023. They’ll also see a reduction in their pension contributions, some cost of living increases and a jump in parental leave. -
Florida’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year is the largest ever, coming in at $100 billion. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $1.5 billion in spending. Most of that is federal money the legislature intended to use to create an emergency response fund.
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It’s Pride Month and Gov. Ron DeSantis is marking the occasion by signing a new law that bans transgender girls from participating in women’s sports. Florida becomes the 8th state to enact such a ban.
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Florida State University could get $20 million for repairs on Doak Campbell Stadium. The metal frame hidden by the massive brick structure is more than 70 years old. In a recent editorial, President John Thrasher likened it to an “erector set.”
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The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency is backing a nearly $2.6 million, six-year incentive deal aimed at recruiting a logistics and fulfillment center to locate in the area.
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Florida State University’s next president is an academic who hails from one of the best schools in the country. Richard McCullough says his working-class background and public school education has prepared him to lead Florida State University into its next phase, as it tries to climb into the top-tier of higher education research institutions in the United States.
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Parents have long fretted about schools’ ability to circumvent them in critical health decisions regarding their children. Now, those loopholes are getting smaller after the legislature approved provisions requiring parents be notified before their child is sent for an involuntary psychiatric exam. It's part of a years-long effort by parents rights groups and mental health advocates to curb the use of the state's Baker Act on children.
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The Florida Board of Education is poised to adopt rules that would limit what and how teachers can teach when it comes to civics and history. The proposals are touted as efforts to avoid indoctrinating students on specific ideologies and are part of similar efforts in other parts of the country.
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Florida State University is looking for a president who can help it break into the Top 10. The school this week is interviewing three contenders from schools that all rank higher than it does. Tulane University’s Dr. Giovanni Piedimonte is slated to meet with FSU faculty, staff and students at the Turnbull center Thursday.
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University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Provost Robert Blouin is interviewing with faculty, staff and students Wednesday. Blouin is one of three finalists for the presidency at Florida State University. --
