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 lawmakers are returning to Tallahassee to take up a slate of bills that would push back against the federal government’s vaccine mandates and limit local government authority to require COVID-19 immunizations. -
ban on mask mandates. Leon was one of the last districts in the state to maintain a mandatory mask requirement for pre-kindergarten through 8th graders. The district repealed the mandate last month. -
The Leon County school board is upholding a decision by superintendent Rocky Hanna to reinstitute a mandatory school mask policy. The policy survived an attempt by board members DeeDee Rasmussen and Alva Striplin to overturn it. -
Florida’s largest school district is joining Alachua and Broward in requiring students to wear face coverings. The moves go against an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis requiring such policies to be voluntary. -
Leon County government is giving employees until Oct. 1 to get vaccinated and show proof, or be terminated. The move comes amid a surge in new COVID-19 infections. -
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. -- -
Florida State University’s Presidential Search Committee is advancing three finalists for the job and none are lobbyists, politicians or currently employed with the school. -
The cyber attack that brought down a pipeline that supplies 45% of the fuel to the U.S. East Coast is impacting Tallahassee and other parts of North Florida. By Monday afternoon, lines of vehicles stretched into roadways as rumors of gas shortages spread. -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will sign a bill amending state elections law. The move follows the 2020 presidential cycle and disproven claims of voter fraud in other states by former President Donald Trump. -
Florida could become the latest state to revamp its election laws following the 2020 presidential cycle. The legislation follows disproven claims of voter fraud in other states by former President Donald Trump.
