Dylan Scott

Recent Articles

• Big Money Starts Seeping into School Board Elections
• Mar 6, 2013
• Record amounts of money are being spent to elect school boards. Advocates worry it's the start of a disturbing trend.
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• Sequestration's Impact on Public Health
• Feb 28, 2013
• If the automatic budget cuts are allowed to take full effect, public health advocates warn the impact on the safety net could be devastating.
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• Companies Hire 'Green' Activists to Promote Coal
• Feb 28, 2013
• Coal companies have recruited former environmental activists to combat the local backlash against increased coal exports in the Northwest.

• Veterans Seek Help from States and Localities
• Feb 28, 2013
• Some states and localities are stepping in to fill the void left by federal aid. One successful model is emerging in Utica, N.Y.

• To Promote Health Exchanges to the Public, States Get Creative
• Feb 28, 2013
• As many as 20 million Americans are supposed to enroll in the online marketplaces and purchase health insurance this year. But many people still aren't aware that the exchanges even exist.

• Obamacare Loophole Opens Path for Conservative Health Reforms
• Feb 28, 2013
• A drafting error in the Affordable Care Act is playing a key role as red states propose alternatives to the federal law.
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• Chris Christie Agrees to Expand Medicaid in New Jersey
• Feb 27, 2013
• New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday that his state would expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a move that will bring roughly 300,000 residents into the program next year.
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• GOP Governors Push Obama to Offer Alternative to Sequestration
• Feb 26, 2013
• After Monday morning meetings at the White House, Republican governors slammed President Obama for not more showing more leadership as the federal government nears a March 1 deadline for automatic spending cuts and pressed the president to offer alternatives.

• States Work to Smooth Transition from Medicaid to Health Exchanges
• Feb 25, 2013
• When income changes move millions of Americans from public to private insurance next year, states want to make the switch simple.
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• How Data Can Improve Afterschool Programs for At-Risk Youth
• Feb 25, 2013
• As cities strive to improve afterschool programs, they're using data to figure out which kids to serve and how to serve them better.
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• Red States May Take Advantage of Obamacare Loophole
• Feb 22, 2013
• Thanks to a mistake in the Affordable Care Act's language, some Republicans -- including Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker -- see a way to push more people to private insurance.
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• The Story Behind the Biggest Mistake in Obamacare
• Feb 19, 2013
• A Governing exclusive: Because of an error in the language of the Affordable Care Act, millions of people will be able to purchase private health insurance next year.
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• Health Exchanges: States Avoid 'Partnership' But Claim Regulatory Power
• Feb 15, 2013
• Some states are defaulting to a federal-run insurance marketplace, but hoping to keep their regulatory authority.
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• Details of Obama's Plan to Expand Early Education Emerge
• Feb 14, 2013
• In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama pledged to support state efforts to expand early education access to all American children.
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• How to Market a Health Insurance Exchange
• Feb 13, 2013
• Many Americans still don’t know about the online health insurance marketplaces that are being created under the Affordable Care Act. The District of Columbia is trying to figure out how to change that.
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