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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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Priorities Podcast

Indiana and Texas’ foray into the deeper embrace of AI

State

SpaceX rocket — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base on January 28, 2024 in Lompoc, California. (Kirby Lee / Getty Images)

Virginia state government adds Starlink satellite internet to service catalog

Broadband

North Dakota sign — (Getty Images)

North Dakota CIO steps down to spend time with family

State

Georgia capitol building — Georgia capitol building (Getty Images)

To test emerging tech like AI, Georgia plans innovation lab

AI

robot hand reaching out to human hand — (Getty Images)

Generative AI is maturing in state government, officials say

AI

cash — (Getty Images)

Telecom firms overcharge Virginia government by $500,000 each month, CIO says

State

NASCIO panel discussion — From left: Former North Carolina Chief Information Officer Chris Estes, Alaska CIO Bill Smith, North Carolina Chief Data Officer Christie Burris speak during a panel discussion at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers midyear conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on April 30, 2024. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

To adopt AI, states scrambling for data governance, survey shows

State

Chris Rein, Mark Raymond — New Jersey Chief Technology Officer Chris Rein, left, and Connecticut Chief Information Officer Mark Raymond speak about generative AI governance during the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ midyear meeting on April 29, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

State CIO encourages ‘hopeful’ governance of generative AI

AI

shark — The bull shark (Carcharias taurus), also called sand tiger shark is a shark belonging to the family Odontaspididae and to the order Lamniformes. It is a large predator that inhabits coastal waters around the world with different names depending on where it lives. Despite its appearance, it is relatively placid and slow-moving, although it is an excellent swimmer. It is endangered. Photograph taken in Italy in October 2022. (Getty Images)

Minnesota’s IT ‘Shark Tank’ funding $40 million in new ideas

Modernization