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Colin Wood

StateScoop & EdScoop

Colin Wood is the editor in chief of StateScoop and EdScoop. He’s reported on government information technology policy for more than a decade, on topics including cybersecurity, IT governance and public safety.

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson speaks during a press conference at Woodland High School on April 5, 2023 in Marble Hill, Missouri. (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)

Missouri governor vetoes school surveillance tech bill

U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry joined by about 20 members of the Republican House of Representatives freshman class, calls on the Senate pass the budget that cleared the House last April during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol October 4, 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Louisiana governor vetoes political deepfakes bill

State

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green speaks during a press conference about the destruction of historic Lahaina and the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Wailuku, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

Hawaii governor names nonprofit director as new CIO

State

people distorted by glass — (Getty Images)

Bloomberg Philanthropies names 23 new mayors to data alliance

City

Priorities Podcast

Synthetic identity fraud rising in 2024

Priorities Podcast

Homelessness outreach workers in Reno, Nevada, have a new app

City

Jeffrey Wann — Jeff Wann chats between sessions at a National Association of State Chief Information Officers conference on October 10, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Des Moines, Iowa, names former Missouri CIO as new tech chief

State

Craig Orgeron returns to Mississippi CIO role

State

Washington AG names AI task force members

State