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Emma Williams and Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom joins Emma Williams, the Bishop Paiute Tribe’s chair, to sign the final agreements for access to the California Middle Mile Broadband Network on April 2, 2026. (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)

Bishop Paiute Tribe first in California to join state’s middle-mile broadband network

California's Bishop Paiute Tribe has become the first region in the state to connect to the state's extensive middle-mile broadband network.

By Keely Quinlan

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Mississippi names new chief technology officer

State

By Colin Wood

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Resource-sharing agreement expands Maryland’s middle-mile network

Broadband

By Keely Quinlan

Recent News

Commerce Department strikes $2B FirstNet deal to boost 5G, reduce costs for public safety

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
To fight fire, Southern California turns to sound waves, lightning-strike detectors

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Water treatment plant in North Dakota suffered ransomware attack

By Colin Wood
‘Get Online NYC’ campaign includes digital resource finder

By Keely Quinlan
Texas IT department selects vendor for state, local technology services

By Keely Quinlan

Popular Stories

Mikie Sherrill — New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill greets the audience before a conversation between Stephen Colbert & Conan O’Brien to benefit Montclair Film at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Dec. 7, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)

Under a new governor, New Jersey will keep its innovation office and its innovation chief

New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has announced that Dave Cole, the state's innovation chief will stay on to lead an office that recent legislation ensures will become…

By Colin Wood

Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference at San Lorenzo High School as he signs executive order to expand women’s access to capital and wealth-building opportunities in partnership with First Partner Siebel Newsom in San Lorenzo, California, on March 18, 2026. (Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images)

California tightens AI vendor oversight through executive order

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order designed to put tighter controls on AI companies seeking contracts with the state.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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Majority of Americans want stronger oversight of government data-sharing

As the federal government continues to seek more of the personal data held by state governments, three in four Americans report wanting stronger oversight.

By Keely Quinlan

Nevada capitol building — Nevada’s state capitol building sits in Carson City. (Joe Sohm / Visions of America / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Nevada names retired Army officer as cybersecurity chief

Bertrum Carroll, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, will head cybersecurity operations in Nevada.

By Colin Wood

Mississippi lawmakers approve security operations center, centralizing IT services

By Colin Wood

New Jersey releases upgraded AI assistant for state employees

By Keely Quinlan

House Energy and Commerce Committee approves FirstNet reauthorization

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Intergovernmental Software Collaborative joins Council of State Governments, departing Georgetown’s Beeck Center

By Keely Quinlan

Kansas City police boot up new command-post bus and drones, to keep FIFA World Cup safe

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Podcasts

Meet CODE PA’s new executive director

By StateScoop Staff

The cyber experts helping local officials prepare for 2026, 2028 elections

By StateScoop Staff

Banning ‘woke’ AI in Idaho

By StateScoop Staff

Christopher Mitchell

New Mexico’s timely broadband subsidy program

By StateScoop Staff

Videos

How agencies are closing the gap between systems and service

By Scoop News Group

How Virginia is using enterprise IT modernization to improve constituent services

By Scoop News Group

Modernizing public health services to deliver better constituent experiences

By Scoop News Group

Modernizing state government without disrupting the mission

By Scoop News Group

Insights

How state agencies can prepare for H.R. 1

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How agencies can avoid common AI adoption pitfalls

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Reduce SNAP payment errors before they become audit findings

By Scoop News Group

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How to fix the government’s phone trust gap

By Jeff Huth

The Latest

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Tennessee leans on public-private-sector collaboration — and maybe $50 million — to ‘throw a rope’ around AI

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With BEAD in flux, states lead on broadband expansion

Musk in bikini deepfake — A screen displays a post by Elon Musk on the X app, showing an AI prompt-created image, made Grok, depicting Musk wearing a bikini, on Jan. 12, 2026. (Leon Neal / Getty Images)

Baltimore sues X, claiming Grok lacks ‘meaningful guardrails’ for explicit deepfakes

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California CIO Liana Bailey-Crimmins announces retirement

Yosemite — Cars line at the entrance during heavy snow as a winter storm warning is issued at Yosemite National Park, California, on Feb. 17, 2026. (Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images)

Industry group urges Congress to fund next-generation 911 upgrades in national parks

Laura Kelly — Gov. Laura Kelly arrives to address the crowd during her watch party at the Ramada Hotel Downtown Topeka on November 8, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)

Kansas announces AI, drone and ‘smart’ transportation projects

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North Carolina’s CIO to step down for private sector role

Zohran Mamdani — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani participates in the 2026 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2026 in New York City. (John Lamparski / Getty Images)

New York City to host 10th annual Open Data Week

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Ohio Senate considers bill to form Frontier Technologies and Quantum Commission

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Idaho lawmakers consider banning pro-DEI chatbots inside state government

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Colorado releases new AI Policy framework aimed revising the state’s 2024 law

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks on a panel during the Clinton Global Initiative’s (CGI) annual gathering on September 23, 2024 in New York City. (Alex Kent / Getty Images)

Pennsylvania launches tech fellowship program to boost state IT workforce

drone in Chinese city — A drone delivers take-out meals in Baohe District of Hefei, east China’s Anhui province, Aug. 15, 2025. (Zhou Mu / Xinhua via Getty Images)

National League of Cities launches nationwide drone-as-first-responder program

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