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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  

Though premature deaths across the United States have reached a 20-year low, the gap between the healthiest and unhealthiest counties is still wide, according to a new report.
Pot vending machines? Perhaps, under new recommendations from a governor-appointed task force on regulating legalized marijuana.
The bill would allow residents to go ahead with approved procedures and keeping seeing the same doctors, even after changing insurance.
Local officials must lobby their congressional representatives to restore funding to key programs, particularly the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, says U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan.
The National League of Cities aims to help 20 cities enroll more children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Most insurance companies aren’t adequately preparing for the challenges of climate change, according to a new report, but they are still well-positioned to take the lead on the issue and become vocal advocates in statehouses and on Capitol Hill.
Providence, R.I.'s after-school system has become a national model. Its leader has some advice for those looking to improve their after-school opportunities for at-risk youth.
Record amounts of money are being spent to elect school boards. Advocates worry it's the start of a disturbing trend.
A drafting error in the Affordable Care Act is playing a key role as red states propose alternatives to the federal law.
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.