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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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West Virginia overcomes broadband bottleneck to enter the cloud

State

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Utah doesn’t issue identities anymore — it ‘endorses’ them

State

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San Jose, Calif., publishes data strategy to boost equity, innovation

Data & Analytics

Frank LaRose — Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (C) and West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner (R) look on during a House Administration Committee hearing in the Longworth House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The hearing examined “American Confidence in Elections” while looking forward to the 2024 Presidential Election in just under two months. (Bonnie Cash / Getty Images)

Ohio secretary of state pushes new security directive for county election boards

Cybersecurity

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Nebraska’s joint security operations center is filling gaps left by federal cuts

Cybersecurity

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Privacy advocates are worried about mobile driver’s licenses

Privacy

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States are building citizen services portals, but some struggle with the basics

State

Kristi Noem — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Why is Kristi Noem asking governors to build SCIFs?

Cybersecurity

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One-stop licensing portal project comes with challenges, says West Virginia’s CIO

Modernization