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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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks onstage during the 2025 Congressional Black Caucus Ceremonial Swearing-In at The Anthem on The Wharf on January 03, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Leigh Vogel / Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation)

Maryland’s new AI Innovation Lab to help state agencies adopt, experiment with tech

AI

Gov. Ned Lamont waves to house members as he walks through the House of Representatives during the final day of the session on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Hartford. (Jim Michaud/Connecticut Post via Getty Images)

Connecticut enacts data privacy updates, new law inspired by California’s ‘Delete Act’

Privacy

Zohran Mamdani — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani participates in Eid al-Adha prayers and delivers remarks at Yancey Track and Field at Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx, New York City, United States, on May 27, 2026. (Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images)

New York’s mayor unveils ‘COGE’ government efficiency office

Modernization

Gov. Jared Polis speaks during a press conference at the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver on May 14, 2026. (Hyoung Chang / The Denver Post)

Colorado IT office lays off 170 staff, names new CIO

State

Tate Reeves — Mississippi incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves speaks to members of the press after an election night watch party at The Refuge Hotel & Conference Center on November 07, 2023 in Flowood, Mississippi. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

Mississippi governor launches statewide AI education ‘framework’

AI

Quantum-Lab-NM — A worker looks over the construction of New Mexico’s quantum lab in downtown Albuquerque. (New Mexico Economic Development Department)

Inside New Mexico’s push to build a quantum startup hub

Emerging Tech

Kansas sign — (Getty Images)

Kansas debuts digital platform replacing 60-year-old paper-driven regulation system

Digital Services

Roth — NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth gives remarks in Ogallala, Nebraska, on May 14, 2026 during an event celebrating the first BEAD-funded internet location in the state. (NTIA)

First BEAD-funded internet connections go live in Louisiana, Nebraska, with fixed wireless towers

State

The Rikers Island jail sign is seen on March 07, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Despite AI call-monitoring concerns, NYC corrections plans to renew $23M telecom contract

AI