Staff Reporter

Sophia Fox-Sowell

StateScoop & EdScoop

Sophia Fox-Sowell reports on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and government regulation for StateScoop. She was previously a multimedia producer for CNET, where her coverage focused on private sector innovation in food production, climate change and space through podcasts and video content. She earned her bachelor’s in anthropology at Wagner College and master’s in media innovation from Northeastern University.

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North Dakota launches campaign finance and ethics systems to strengthen voter transparency

Data & Analytics

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New York cybersecurity law seeks to limit tech products agencies can buy

State

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Philadelphia launches portal to streamline waste, recycling reporting

City

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Why don’t more child welfare agencies use predictive risk models?

Data & Analytics

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Nevada launches Orion, a new business licensing platform

Modernization

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New Jersey creates $20M fund to support AI startups

AI

Alexi Giannoulia — Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois secretary of state, testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature,” on Sept. 12, 2023. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

E-filing, remote hearings come to Illinois Court of Claims

Digital Services

sanitation truck — Two sanitation workers load discarded furniture into a Toronto waste truck as a woman adds more items to the curb. (Roberto Machado Noa / LightRocket via Getty Images)

Dallas to install AI cameras on garbage trucks to fight illegal dumping

City

coqui treefrog — A tiny coqui treefrog peeks from a rain-soaked canario flower, an ornamental native to South and Central America. The species was accidentally introduced to Hawaii, where it has multiplied to population levels unknown in Puerto Rico and stands as a threat to the welfare of endemic Hawaiian wildlife. Additionally, its shrill call is reportedly annoying to residents and tourists. (Wild Horizons / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Invasive frogs and fire ants featured on Hawaii’s new biosecurity dashboard

State