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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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Louisiana Senate approves blockchain ‘task force’ resolution

Emerging Tech

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Texas efficiency office launches AI chatbot to help public navigate regulations, licensing

AI

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Vermont names its second chief technology and enterprise services officer

State

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State cyber organizations provide good ROI, UC Berkeley researchers find

Cybersecurity

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026 in Williamsburg, Virginia. (Mike Kropf / Getty Images)

Virginia rejoins voter-registration data-sharing group after controversial exit

State

Mikie Sherrill — New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) delivers remarks at her election night watch party at the Hilton East Brunswick Hotel on Nov. 4, 2025 in East Brunswick, New Jersey. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Getty Images)

New Jersey’s governor publishes permit tracker, inclusive budgeting website

Digital Services

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Two Nevada officials receive Champion Award for DMV ‘transformation effort’

State

3 state IT leaders — From left: Michael Watson, Virginia’s chief information officer; Tony Sauerhoff, Texas’ CIO; and Rex Menold, Michigan’s chief security officer, pose for a photo at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ midyear conference in Philadelphia on April 27, 2026. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

State cyber leaders name salesmanship, listening as keys to success

Cybersecurity

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State cyber officials are losing confidence as challenges mount

Cybersecurity