Editor In Chief

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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Wyoming’s cryptocurrency is available for purchase

Emerging Tech

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

State

New York Mayor Eric Adams, whose corruption charges were dropped at the direction of President Donald Trump after he pledged support for the president’s deportation efforts, attends the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 27, 2025 in New York City. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)

New York City bets on blockchain, a technology most have discarded as useless

City

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, answers questions after speaking on the theme “Build, America, Build!” on April 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Michigan CIO quietly resigns, governor names acting replacement

State

Newsom's Trump and crime webpage — (Scoop News Group)

California governor’s new data dashboard tracks declining crime rates, needles Trump

Data & Analytics

North Carolina names senior adviser for digital experience

Digital Services

AI tops cybersecurity in survey of state IT priorities

An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on Oct. 30, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

Center for Civic Futures announces 8 projects to improve AI for public benefits access

Maryland becomes first state to adopt Open Law Library for its legal code

State