Cathy Carter
Cathy Carter is the education reporter for WUSF 89.7 and StateImpact Florida.
Before joining WUSF, Cathy was the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition for Delaware Public Media and reported on a variety of topics from education to the arts.
Cathy also reported for WAMU, the NPR news station in Washington D.C, was a host at XM Satellite Radio and wrote arts and culture stories for a variety of newspaper,s including the Virginian Pilot and the Baltimore Sun.
Her work has been honored by journalism organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Maryland Press Association and the Delaware Press Association.
As a Massachusetts native and a graduate of Boston’s Emerson College, Cathy - as are all citizens under state mandate - had no choice but to be born a Boston Red Sox fan.
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New conservative board members Christopher Rufo and Eddie Speir got a mixed reaction during their campus visit Wednesday.
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Florida GOP Chair and Sarasota state Sen. Joe Gruters said DeSantis' selection of six conservative members to the board of the school that is widely considered liberal was "not a takeover," but a "bridge to save New College.”
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Florida patients will not benefit from FDA change allowing retail pharmacies to offer abortion pillsFlorida law requires patients to have an in-person visit with a physician at least 24 hours before an abortion procedure, including for medication abortion. The patient then needs to make another appointment to take the first dose in person.
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The Senate's incoming president has said she would like to see Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks reduced to 12 weeks and anti-abortion activists are pushing for even tighter restrictions.
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Hotter summers in Florida are causing more sea turtles to be born female. Scientists there are concerned about what the gender imbalance could mean for turtle populations.
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Organizations across Southwest Florida have been taking in animals that were injured or abandoned during the category 4 storm.
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Political action committees with backing from GOP donors contributed money to local school board races in several states, including Florida.
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As intense heat becomes more common around the world, the potential threat to biodiversity increases. One species at particular risk to a warming climate is found on the beaches of Florida.
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Tuesday is the primary for governor to see which Democrat, Charlie Crist or Nikki Fried, will face Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall. Christ was elected governor in 2006 as a Republican.
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Sarasota researchers find evidence that airborne exposure to red tide could have neurological impactA new study by the Roskamp Institute, found participants exhibited symptoms previously only associated with eating contaminated seafood.
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Florida doctors sign letter urging health care companies to stop donating to anti-abortion lawmakersThe letter, sent to companies including United Healthcare, Florida Hospital Association and Florida Blue, says companies need to make a choice between a responsibility to patients and politicians who have "put reproductive healthcare at risk."
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NOAA projects that the high tide flood frequency between May 2022 and April 2023 will average 3-7 days, the same as the previous year, but an increase from the 2-6 days expected between 2019 and 2020.