Staff Reporter

Skylar Rispens

StateScoop & EdScoop

Skylar Rispens is a reporter for StateScoop and EdScoop. She previously worked as a reporter specializing in education coverage for daily and weekly newspapers across Montana, where she currently resides.

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Broadband study finds subsidies ‘turbocharged’ fiber deployment

Broadband

Female Hand Holding Phone With Incoming Call From Unknown — (Getty Images)

State attorneys general urge FCC to restrict AI in telemarketing

State

New app allows parents to track NYC school bus routes in real time

City

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel speaks about the Affordable Connectivity Program in Washington, D.C. in February 2022. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

FCC seeks to expand E-Rate program to fund Wi-Fi hotspots

Broadband

Publicly owned broadband networks on the rise in U.S., research shows

County & Local

Incumbent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly addresses the crowd during her watch party at the Ramada Hotel Downtown Topeka on November 8, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)

Kansas deploys digital skills initiative to complement broadband expansion

Broadband

Tampa CIO retires from public sector after 12 years with city

City

NTIA broadband map — A map released by the U.S. Department of Commerce shows the areas where download speeds fall below FCC standards for fixed broadband. (U.S Department of Commerce / NTIA)

States meet initial deadline for BEAD proposals, prepare for next steps

State

Nebraska CIO Ed Toner to retire after 8 years

State