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 has been setting new records daily in the past couple of weeks for new infections. The state recorded 4,049 new cases overnight with a 12.4% positivity rate. That brings the state to nearly 64,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 3,100 people have died from the disease so far. -
For the second consecutive day, the number of new cases of the coronavirus reported by state health officials topped 2,000 new confirmed cases.The Florida Department of Health reported 2,610 new cases of COVID-19, Wednesday, following Tuesday's single-day record high of 2,783 cases.The statewide total number of cases now stands at 82,719. State health officials also reported 25 new coronavirus-related deaths, June 17, increasing the statewide death toll to 3,018 fatalities. -
Governor Ron DeSantis has received the legislature’s spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. But before it can be approved, the $93 billion budget is already expected to shrink. The fiscal year begins July 1. -
State health officials, Tuesday, reported a new record high number of coronavirus cases recorded in a single day since the pandemic began. The 2,783 cases reported June 16 bring the statewide total number of cases to 80,109.The Florida Department of Health also reported 55 new coronavirus-related deaths, Tuesday, increasing the statewide death toll to 2,993 fatalities including more than 1,500 deaths in long-term care facilities. -
State Attorney Jack Campbell isn’t pressing charges against the driver of a truck who accelerated into a crowd of protesters on May 30. -
State health officials reported 966 new cases of COVID-19, Monday, increasing the statewide total to 64,904 confirmed cases. Monday’s data marks the first time since June 3 that the single-day increase in reported cases did not exceed one thousand people.The Florida Department of Health also reported 12 new coronavirus-related deaths, Monday, bringing the statewide death toll to 2,712 fatalities. The total number of virus-related hospitalizations in Florida stands at 10,942 patients. -
Leon County is extending a curfew that had expired Monday morning. The move comes at the request of local agencies. Large groups in Tallahassee and around the country are protesting the killings of black people at the hands of law enforcement. -
Local Activists Call For Firing Of Police Chief, City Manager After Tony McDade Shooting. City OfficTwo different messages at separate press conferences Monday as activists call for firings and local officials urge calm following the shooting death of Tony McDade and amid protests over police killings of unarmed black men and women. -
Florida felons don’t have to repay fines, fees, and restitution before registering to vote. That’s according to a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle. He issued his decision Sunday after hearing arguments earlier in the month over a 2019 law that implemented a 2018 constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to most felons in Florida. -
According to a DeSantis spokeswoman, Rebeka Jones has until Thursday to resign or be fired.
