Staff Reporter

Keely Quinlan

StateScoop & EdScoop

Keely Quinlan reports on privacy and digital government for StateScoop. She was an investigative news reporter with Clarksville Now in Tennessee, where she resides, and her coverage included local crimes, courts, public education and public health. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Stereogum and other outlets. She earned her bachelor’s in journalism and master’s in social and cultural analysis from New York University.

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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)

ChatGPT saving staff 8 hours per week, Pennsylvania governor says

AI

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School districts lag on data privacy expertise, reports shows

Education

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How a Wisconsin county uses vehicle crash data to drive equitable policy

Data & Analytics

Gavin Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to reporters in the spin room following the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on September 27, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent prepaid ‘burner’ phones to California tech CEOs

State

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Tennessee names former health care, finance executive as new CIO

State

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Industry groups ‘alarmed’ Education Department cuts may weaken school cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

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School, library groups ask Senate to preserve rule allowing E-Rate funds to be spent on Wi-Fi hotspots

Broadband

Eric Adams — New York City Mayor Eric Adams looks on during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on sanctuary cities’ policies at the U.S. Capitol on March 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The hearing comes as President Donald Trump looks to implement key elements of his immigration policy, while threatening to cut funding to cities that resist the administration’s immigration efforts. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

NYC creates digital equity officer role, roadmap

Broadband

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Texas broadband office pauses funding amid uncertainty in Washington

Broadband