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Colin Wood

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Colin Wood is StateScoop’s editor in chief. Contact him at colin.wood@statescoop.com or cwood.64 on Signal.

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Pennsylvania AG’s systems down after ‘cyber incident’

Cybersecurity

CISA says it’s not abandoning the states. Cyber officials aren’t so sure

Cybersecurity

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State, local governments urge Congress to reinstate pulled cyber funding

Cybersecurity

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States and vendors both are frustrated by procurement

Modernization

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New state, local cyber grant rules prohibit spending on MS-ISAC

Cybersecurity

Jeff Landry — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, left, sits in a Baton Rouge diner with Bryan Adams, the state’s fire marshal. (Gov. Jeff Landry’s Office)

Louisiana’s governor announces new IT vendor on his diner-themed podcast

Modernization

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz listens during a hearing with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

Minnesota governor activates National Guard amid St. Paul cyberattack

Cybersecurity

Adrian Fontes — Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes looks on during a House Administration Committee hearing in the Longworth House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Bonnie Cash / Getty Images)

Cybersecurity tips for state election offices, as federal support dwindles

Cybersecurity

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NGA asks governors to prioritize broadband, infrastructure, permitting in coming fiscal year

State