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Lindsay McKenzie

Lindsay McKenzie is a reporter for StateScoop and EdScoop, covering higher education IT, broadband policy, state and local government industry news and emerging technologies.

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A CCTV security camera looks down from building in downtown San Francisco. (James Leynse / Corbis via Getty Images)

San Francisco police gain live access to private surveillance cameras

City

San Jose, Calif., partnership with crypto company Helium was a flop

Emerging Tech

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky delivers a keynote address during AWS re:Invent 2021, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services. (Noah Berger / Getty Images for Amazon Web Services)

AWS introduces ‘smart city’ credential

City

A Ford Argo AI test vehicle is parked in front of the Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. (Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty Images)

How autonomous-vehicle companies and cities have learned to work together

City

NYC Open Data website on computer screen — (Scoop News Group)

NYC revises open-data standards with an eye on longevity

City

Mayors push to dismantle the ’New Jim Code’

City

#SCEUSA sign — (Lindsay McKenzie / Scoop News Group)

Cities urged to ‘think boldy’ about ‘historic and monumental’ federal funding

Modernization

conference speakers — From left to right: Miami-Dade County Chief Heat Officer Jane Gilbert, ISee Change CEO Julia Kumari Drapkin, Sea Level Solutions Center Director Tiffany Troxler, Personal Cities CEO Sandra Baer (Lindsay McKenzie / Scoop News Group)

How cities are using data to fight climate inequity

City

Conceptual image of education and technology symbols placed in a hexagonal grid with purple and pink lighting. — ArtemisDiana via Getty Images

Education Department picks partners for K-12 tech strategy refresh

Modernization