Staff Reporter

Keely Quinlan

StateScoop & EdScoop

Keely Quinlan reports on privacy and digital government for StateScoop. She was an investigative news reporter with Clarksville Now in Tennessee, where she resides, and her coverage included local crimes, courts, public education and public health. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Stereogum and other outlets. She earned her bachelor’s in journalism and master’s in social and cultural analysis from New York University.

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Bob Ferguson — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson gives his victory speech at the Washington State Democrats Election Night Watch Party at the Seattle Convention Center on Nov. 5, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images)

Washington governor creates data center workgroup to explore economy, energy, environment impacts

State

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks at a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol on November 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage / Getty Images)

Georgia secretary of state wants easier access to immigration data to verify voter citizenship

State

(Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

In first for states, Texas bans DeepSeek, RedNote apps from government-issued devices

Cybersecurity

local cyber — (Getty Images)

As feds resign, state and local governments turn to talent matching program

State

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OMB memo freezing federal funds leaves many state, local programs in limbo

State

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, right, speaks during a meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican governors at the Mar-a-Lago Club on January 9, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Louisana governor asks Commerce Dept. for easier path to spend BEAD money on satellite internet

Broadband

Trump — President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

Broadband expansion in limbo after Trump order pausing infrastructure funds

Broadband

Demonstrators protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement — Demonstrators protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters to demand the release of immigrants families in detention centers at risk during the coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, D.C., on July 17, 2020. (Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images)

Stakes raised on student data privacy as Trump plans greater immigration enforcement

Privacy

Maryland CIO Katie Savage — Maryland Chief Information Officer Katie Savage speaks during Scoop News Group’s Google Public Sector Forum in Washington D.C. on Oct. 17, 2023. (Jerry Frishman / Scoop News Group)

Maryland’s new broadband group aims to unify deployment across a dozen state agencies

Broadband