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dylan-scott

Dylan Scott

Staff Writer

Dylan Scott -- Staff Writer. Dylan graduated from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in 2010. While there, he won an Associated Press award for Best Investigative Reporting for a series of stories on the university’s structural deficit. He then worked at the Las Vegas Sun and Center for Education Reform before joining GOVERNING. He has reported on the Supreme Court’s consideration of the Affordable Care Act and various education reform movements in state and local government. When out of the office, Dylan spends his time watching classic films and reading fantasy fiction. Email dscott@governing.com | Twitter @DylanLScott  

Chicago will begin enforcing a law that requires dog owners to license their pets.
President Obama announced he would accelerate plans to restructure student loan repayments.
A proposed constitutional amendment would require Washington to save excess tax revenue gained during an economic boom.
The Illinois state legislature is pursuing plans to construct a $3.2 billion electricity smart grid.
Pennsylvania is moving forward with a school voucher program for low-income families.
Arizona has proposed turned a section of I-15 into a toll road.
Connecticut has the most debt, owing $5,402 for each resident, while Nebraska owes only $21 for each citizen.
The Republican Governors Association asked members of the congressional deficit reduction committee to avoid shifting Medicaid to the states or increasing taxes.
A Connecticut state legislator has proposed setting Halloween to the last Saturday in October, rather than its traditional Oct. 31 date.
The Massachusetts Legislature is considering lifting the ban on the number of alcoholic beverage licenses that businesses can hold.