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Colin Wood

StateScoop & EdScoop

Colin Wood is the editor in chief of StateScoop and EdScoop. He’s reported on government information technology policy for more than a decade, on topics including cybersecurity, IT governance and artificial intelligence.

colin.wood@statescoop.com

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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a bill signing in the State Capitol on April 23, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Senate Bill 14 introduces and establishes a new Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office that seeks to create better practices within state agencies and terminate unnecessary regulations. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

Inspired by DOGE, Texas approves new efficiency office

Modernization

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen testifies during a hearing before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee at Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 12, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

Alabama House passes bill to remove state from national voter integrity database

State

Colorado job centers get free app for hard-of-hearing visitors

Digital Services

Agentic AI gives Oklahoma cyber ops a powerful but ‘scary’ tool

Cybersecurity

Blockchain for election integrity bill resurfaces in New York

Cybersecurity

red thumbs, blue thumbs — (Getty Images)

Conservative states are building their own voter database

State

Florida’s transformative IT bill unanimously passes Senate

State

Federal digital equity grants frozen days after California opens applications

Broadband

Nonprofit to provide gap funding for MS-ISAC cuts

Cybersecurity