Dylan Scott

Recent Articles

• Map: 8 More States Receive NCLB Waivers
• May 30, 2012
• Another eight states received waivers from federal education requirements under the No Child Left Behind law. See which ones they are.
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• CDC Faults State Spending on Anti-Smoking Efforts
• May 25, 2012
• States spend just 2.3 percent of tobacco-related revenue on anti-smoking initiatives, according to a CDC analysis.
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• Keystone Pipeline Opponents Take Nebraska to Court
• May 24, 2012
• Keystone pipeline opponents are taking the state of Nebraska to court, seeking to block a new state law that allows environmental reviews of the project to resume.

• Ohio Casinos Open with High Hopes for Tax Revenues
• May 24, 2012
• Ohio became the 23rd state with legalized commercial gaming last week. View pictures of two of its new casinos.
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• Louisiana Plan Would Restructure Higher Education Governance
• May 23, 2012
• A plan working its way through the Louisiana House would overhaul the governance structure of the state's higher education system.

• Alabama and Maine Adopt Pension Forfeiture Laws
• May 22, 2012
• Twenty-five of the 50 states now have laws that revoke the public pensions of convicted criminals.

• New Jersey Bill Would Ease Marijuana Possession Penalties
• May 22, 2012
• New Jersey lawmakers moved toward decriminalizing marijuana possession Monday with a bill that would allow offenders to pay a fine rather than go to jail, NJ.com reports.

• K-12 Education's Broadband Internet Needs Continue to Grow
• May 21, 2012
• Almost 80 percent of schools say their current broadband access is inadequate.

• Sunday Alcohol Sales Begin in Connecticut
• May 21, 2012
• Connecticut became the 49th state to allow Sunday alcohol sales, leaving Indiana as the only state to still ban the practice.

• Red States Unswayed By Federal Health Exchange Plan
• May 18, 2012
• Some states opposed to the Affordable Care Act are still declining to move forward with its implementation, unmoved by new guidance for a federally-run insurance marketplace.

• Michigan Audit Finds 1,500 Dead or Imprisoned Voters
• May 17, 2012
• Nearly 1,400 deceased individuals and more than 100 prisoners voted in MIchigan elections from October 2008 to June 2011, according to a report released by the Michigan state auditor's office this month.

• HHS Awards More State Health Exchange Establishment Grants to Six States
• May 16, 2012
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) doled out another $181 million in health insurance exchange establishment grants Wednesday, bringing the total amount of money that the federal government has pumped into state efforts to craft the online marketplaces to more than $1 billion.

• Chris Christie, Cory Booker Co-Star in YouTube Video
• May 16, 2012
• Who says public officials don't have a sense of humor? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (a Republican) and Newark Mayor Cory Booker (a Democrat) teamed up for a video presented at the New Jersey Press Association's Legislative Correspondents Club Show.

• Rhode Island Awaiting Proposals for Health Exchange Software
• May 15, 2012
• Vendors must outline how they will complete nine specific tasks to construct the marketplace's digital infrastructure. The third story in Governing's ongoing series.
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• Washington Works to Curb Whooping Cough Epidemic
• May 15, 2012
• Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire released emergency funds to the state department of health earlier this month as state officials aim to curb a whooping cough epidemic that has persisted throughout the first half of 2012.