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.

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community meeting in Brooklyn — Local politicians and city officials hold an over-packed community meeting March 4, 2024, in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, New York, to address growing concerns about a plan for a new emergency shelter to house more than 400 recently arrived migrants. (Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images)

New AI tool promises to speed along community planning

County & Local

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States are working on AI, but some officials say privacy should come first

Data & Analytics

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Chattanooga, Tenn., CIO steps down

City

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State websites average ‘A’ grade for URL configuration, ‘F’ for sitemaps

Digital Services

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ACLU calls for limits on law enforcement drone use

Emerging Tech

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North Carolina court ends 5-year dispute over electronic titling software contract with DOT

State

Sridhar Doraikannu and Ruby Choi — Sridhar Doraikannu, right, and OTI Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives Ruby Choi, left, accept an award on March 12, 2024. (Andres Lopez-Ovejero / NYC Office of Technology and Innovation)

Automation helped NYC cut its database patching time from hours to minutes

City

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New data tool offers deep dive into New York state contract data

State

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One critical part of digital services isn’t digital at all

Digital Services