Editor In Chief

Colin Wood

StateScoop & EdScoop

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

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(Orleans Parish Communication District)

New Orleans 911 is triaging emergency calls with AI

AI

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson speaks during a press conference at Woodland High School on April 5, 2023 in Marble Hill, Missouri. (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)

Missouri governor vetoes school surveillance tech bill

State

Jeff Landry — U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry joined by about 20 members of the Republican House of Representatives freshman class, calls on the Senate pass the budget that cleared the House last April during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol October 4, 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Louisiana governor vetoes political deepfakes bill

AI

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green speaks during a press conference about the destruction of historic Lahaina and the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Wailuku, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

Hawaii governor names nonprofit director as new CIO

State

people distorted by glass — (Getty Images)

Bloomberg Philanthropies names 23 new mayors to data alliance

Data & Analytics

Priorities Podcast

Synthetic identity fraud rising in 2024

Priorities Podcast

Reno, Nevada — (NewRocket)

Homelessness outreach workers in Reno, Nevada, have a new app

City

Jeffrey Wann — Jeff Wann chats between sessions at a National Association of State Chief Information Officers conference on October 10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Des Moines, Iowa, names former Missouri CIO as new tech chief

State

Craig Orgeron — (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Craig Orgeron returns to Mississippi CIO role

State