Christopher Swope was GOVERNING's executive editor.
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Denver tests new model of child welfare. Rocky Mountain News
Spitzer's new take on Wall Street. NYT
NV Guv gets off to "suboptimal" start. NYT
AK Guv gets rock star poll ratings. Anchorage Daily News
New aquariums blow Boston's out of the water. Boston Globe
How subprime lending is tearing one Detroit block apart. WSJ (paid subsc)
This motley gang of ten reshaped MA's health care law. WSJ (paid subsc)
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Christopher Swope was GOVERNING's executive editor.
E-mail: mailbox@governing.com 
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