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 kids are NOT okay. It’s an issue that’s dominated conversations in the Florida legislature this year as lawmakers seek a myriad of ways to address growing mental health concerns around children. One idea they’ve had is to allow chaplains—people of religious faith—to come into schools to provide mentorship and counseling. -
Critics of recent laws allowing school books and other classroom materials to be challenged and removed have categorized the effort as book banning. And many school districts have taken steps to keep themselves from running afoul of these new state laws. Gov. Ron DeSantis himself has spearheaded the efforts to keep inappropriate books away from kids, but now he’s endorsing a plan to curb what some see as excessive challenges. -
County commissioners in Florida could face eight-year term limits, bringing them in line with the limits placed upon state lawmakers, school board members, the governor and state cabinet members. Now many of those commissioners are pushing back—arguing to let their local voters make that choice. -
Donna Adelson is set to go to trial in September. She’s accused of helping orchestrate the 2014 killing of her former son-in-law Dan Markel, a Florida State University Law Professor -
Florida’s oldest surviving bank building has re-opened to the public. The Union Bank’s restoration is complete and the building welcomed its first returning visitors Saturday. -
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. -
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.
