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Congress — again — considers preempting state AI laws, this time bundling with child online safety bills

AI

Donald Trump embraces Kris Kobach — Preisdent Donald Trump embraces Kris Kobach, then Kansas’s secretary of state and Republican candidate for Kansas governor, during a MAGA rally at Landon Arena in Topeka, Kansas, Oct. 6, 2018. (Mark Reinstein / Corbis via Getty Images)

Kansas AG website briefly hosted ad for ‘AI-generated adult images’

Cybersecurity

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Oklahoma names state’s first AI chief

State

Steve Simon — Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon testifies during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing titled “AI and The Future of Our Elections” on Capitol Hill September 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The hearing focused on what effect artificial intelligence can have on the 2024 election and future elections in America. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

Secretaries of state ask DOJ to clarify how it’s using their voter data

State

Rep. Andrew Garbarino — Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) departs from a House Ethics Committee closed-door meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on November 20, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)

House passes bill to reauthorize state and local cyber grant program

Cybersecurity

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Creators of the new and open-source VoteSecure say mobile voting is finally ready

Cybersecurity

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How states can make IT procurements accessibility-friendly

State

capitol closed sign — A sign informs visitors that the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is closed due to the federal government shutdown on Nov. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

State, local cyber grants would get extension in shutdown deal

Cybersecurity

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How to buy AI for government

AI