http://www.governing.com/authors/rss/rss/?a=129877498 Dylan Scott is a GOVERNING staff writer. http://www.governing.com/topics/education/gov-will-common-core-help-hurt-cheating.html From Georgia to Texas, teacher evaluation systems always seem to lead to dishonest behavior. States hope the new Common Core standards will be different. http://www.governing.com/blogs/fedwatch/gov-white-house-plan-to-win-over-anti-obamacare-states.html When residents in places that aren’t expanding Medicaid or setting up their own health exchanges are denied insurance, the feds will tell them who to blame: their state. http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-why-health-exchanges-might-eventually-sell-advertisements.html Nevada's health insurance exchange plans to sell ads on its website to boost revenue and keep consumers' costs down, but their peers are reluctant to follow. http://www.governing.com/news/state/gov-maryland-bill-would-ban-discriminatory-e-book-sales-to-libraries.html A Maryland lawmaker plans to introduce legislation next year that would ban discriminatory business practices by book publishers when they sell e-books to public libraries. http://www.governing.com/blogs/fedwatch/gov-how-doma-ruling-could-affect-state-programs.html With most state-run social service programs, such as Medicaid and food stamps, funded by the feds, who decides whether gay couples will receive those benefits? http://www.governing.com/news/federal/gov-3-states-expand-medicaid-preventive-services-under-obamacare.html The states will receive a one percent increase in the matching rate to their Medicaid program to pay for services that include counseling for healthy diet habits as well as screenings for various cancers and other diseases. http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-america-watches-as-philly-battles-obesity.html The city, which is one of the nation’s poorest and most obese, is resorting to creative measures to get people to eat healthier. There are signs that its efforts are working. http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-energy-recovery-advocates-see-untapped-source.html The practice of converting waste into energy isn't new, but its advocates argue that it’s underutilized in America. http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-medicaid-leaves-holes-in-hiv-screening-coverage.html Even though poverty is often linked with higher risks of HIV infection, less than half the states cover routine testing for Medicaid recipients. The feds are offering states an incentive to change that. http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-south-carolina-doctors-write-park-prescriptions.html Doctors can write a parks prescription for patients that gives free admission to one of South Carolina’s 30 state parks. http://www.governing.com/news/technology/gov-maryland-county-calls-for-fairer-e-book-prices-for-libraries.html Despite pent-up demand for e-books, Montgomery County, Md., libraries are stymied by book publishing pricing practices that are straining budgets. A county resolution calls for a remedy to the problem. http://www.governing.com/news/federal/gov-house-passes-nclb-reauthorization.html The U.S. House on Friday passed a bill reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), known as No Child Left Behind, the first passage of major K-12 legislation in more than a decade. http://www.governing.com/news/federal/gov-treasury-official-no-more-obamacare-delays-coming.html A top Treasury official told a House committee Thursday that there are no immediate plans to delay any other provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), though he left open the possibility that that could change. http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-why-the-common-core-rebellion-fell-short.html More than a dozen states introduced legislation to pull out of the Common Core State Standards, but most bills went nowhere. http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-prince-georges-county-tests-new-school-governance-structure.html Prince George’s County last month became the first in the nation to give the chief executive the authority to appoint a superintendent and school board members.