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.

Articles by Author

Dept of Commerce sign — A Department of Commerce sign is displayed an entrance to the Herbert C. Hoover Federal Building on June 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Carter / Getty Images)

Lawmakers consider bill featuring BEAD tracking mandate for Commerce Department

Broadband

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

Virginia’s governor picks former Obama official as transformation chief

State

Brendan Carr — Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr speaks at a news conference following an FCC meeting at the FCC headquarters on Feb. 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)

FCC votes to create E-Rate bidding portal for schools and libraries, against their wishes

Broadband

Philip Weiser — Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser, a Democratic candidate for governor, speaks during a caucus event at George Washington High School in Denver on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Aaron Ontiveroz / The Denver Post)

Colorado attorney general to delay enforcing AI law after xAI lawsuit

AI

Alabama sign — (Getty Images)

Alabama names state’s first chief AI officer

AI

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More time, stronger compliance: Accessibility leaders say their work continues after DOJ rule extension

Digital Services

students on computers — Students from Pacoima Elementary School explore the Pacoima Community Technology Center in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 16, 2003. (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

School, library groups urge FCC not to create proposed E-Rate bidding portal

Broadband

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Each state does data differently, but that might be a good thing, researchers say

Data & Analytics

Brett Guthrie — Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference with House Republican leadership in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The new federal consumer privacy bill isn’t very consumer-friendly, critics say

Privacy