On the Priorities podcast, Minnesota Labor Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach says automation was key in rolling out the state's Frontline Worker Pay program.

After using drones to inspect their bridges faster and more safely, Minnesota officials are expanding their aerial fleet.

Minnesota announced a new statewide cybersecurity plan designed to support local governments, tribal nations and K-12 school districts.

The group estimated $636 million in Medicaid benefits will go to citizens through automated renewals that might have been lost otherwise.

The consulting and services firm Mission Critical Partners was hired to develop a plan to transition Minnesota to next-generation 911.

The Minnesota Department of Education said data on 95,000 students was breached in an ongoing exploit of the file transfer software MOVEit by the CL0P ransomware gang.

Funding bills signed by Gov. Tim Walz feature $500 million in overall technology spending, including $130 million for Minnesota IT Services.

John Israel, a longtime Minnesota cyber official, had been serving as interim chief information security officer since last October.

Minnesota CIO Tarek Tomes said he's willing to embrace "chaos" and "speed" as part of a shift to product-based service delivery.

The CIOs of California and Minnesota said at NASCIO's midyear conference that sometimes small state IT projects have outsized impact.