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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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Wes Allen — Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen testifies during a hearing before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee at Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 12, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

Alabama’s secretary of state removed nearly 500,000 names from voter file

State

hawaii — An aerial view of destroyed and cleared properties with vegetation regrowth on year after the Lahaina wildfire on August 6, 2024 in Lahaina, Hawaii. August 8 marks the one-year anniversary of the Maui wildfires which killed 102 people and devastated the historic community of Lahaina in West Maui. Plaintiffs involved in the Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against the government and utilities have reached a $4 billion global settlement of claims. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Hawaii’s emergency decision support system was funded by FEMA

State

The silhouette of a finger is seen touching a button on a screen that says "touch here to cast your ballot" — (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)

Republican secretaries of state ask DHS for better data to check for noncitizen voters

State

sheet of paper — (Getty Images)

Summary sheets on government RFPs go a long way, researchers find

Modernization

Adrian Fontes — Arizona Secretary Of State Adrian Fontes speaks with the media at the Burton Barr Central Library on November 5, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images)

Arizona’s AI election security group pushes for learning lab, more cyber defense

AI

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

To aid others, New York’s health department started posting its weekly global health data report

Data & Analytics

Kathy Hochul — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at the campaign launch event for “We Love NYC” in Times Square on March 20, 2023 in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images)

New York expands ‘AI for good’ research consortium

AI

Noem in ICE costume — In this handout photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York City Fugitive Operations Team, joined by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, conducted targeted enforcement operations resulting in the arrest of an illegal Dominican national on January 28, 2025 in New York City. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images)

Secretaries of state ask DHS to retain essential election security services

State

Environmental Protection Agency contractors — Environmental Protection Agency contractors work to remove hazardous waste from beachfront properties destroyed in the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Ocean on February 18, 2025 in Malibu, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

California’s upcoming digital town hall to convene community on Los Angeles fire recovery

Digital Services