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Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dylan Scott

    Politics
    Covid-19 is pushing red states to finally expand MedicaidCovid-19 is pushing red states to finally expand Medicaid
    Politics

    Medicaid expansion has had huge success at the ballot box during the pandemic.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Missouri approves Medicaid expansion ballot initiative, extending coverage to 200,000 peopleMissouri approves Medicaid expansion ballot initiative, extending coverage to 200,000 people
    Politics

    Missouri voters overrode Republican opposition to pass Medicaid expansion.

    By Dylan Scott
    Live results for the August 4 primaries
    Politics

    Voters in Kansas, Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington are heading to the polls.

    By Ian Millhiser, Dylan Scott and 3 more
    Politics
    Alabama’s and Mississippi’s troubling Covid-19 curves, briefly explainedAlabama’s and Mississippi’s troubling Covid-19 curves, briefly explained
    Politics

    National Covid-19 cases appear to be plateauing, but new hot spots are emerging.

    By Dylan Scott
    Kansas, of all places, is shaping up to be an important 2020 battleground
    Politics

    The most important Kansas primary elections, briefly explained.

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Herman Cain, 2012 presidential contender, dies after contracting Covid-19Herman Cain, 2012 presidential contender, dies after contracting Covid-19
    Politics

    The originator of the 9-9-9 tax plan during the 2012 Republican primary was 74 years old.

    By Dylan Scott
    Explainers
    America’s failures to test, trace, and isolate, explainedAmerica’s failures to test, trace, and isolate, explained
    Explainers

    Why is the US so bad at tracing Covid-19 contacts?

    By Dylan Scott
    Politics
    Nursing home deaths in Texas rose 64 percent in the past 2 weeksNursing home deaths in Texas rose 64 percent in the past 2 weeks
    Politics

    The virus is reaching some of the state’s older, more vulnerable residents.

    By Dylan Scott
    Science
    More people in the US are hospitalized with Covid-19 than at almost any other timeMore people in the US are hospitalized with Covid-19 than at almost any other time
    Science

    With daily cases, hospitalizations, and deaths still on the rise, the coronavirus pandemic is not slowing down in the US.

    By Dylan Scott and Eliza Barclay
    Politics
    What to make of Trump’s “new tone” at the Covid-19 briefingsWhat to make of Trump’s “new tone” at the Covid-19 briefings
    Politics

    The political and public health implications of Trump’s rebranded Covid-19 briefings, explained.

    By Dylan Scott