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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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Community of Halibut Cove, across Kachemak Bay from Homer, Alaska (christiannafzger / Getty Images)

Alaska to expand state Health Information Exchange

State

California Gov. Gavin Newsom pictured in February 2023. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

California collects $540M for high-speed internet expansion

State

John Bruns, second from left, recounts discovering a “ghost employee” at the CrowdStrike Government Summit in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2023. (Scoop News Group).

How identity detection solved credential mystery in Howard County, Md.

County & Local

people play pickleball — People play pickleball at a public court in New York on Sept. 29, 2022. (Ed Jones / AFP)

Pickleball popularity produces park policy pickle

Digital Services

State benefits apps are getting more accessible, research shows

State

The FCC’s Task Force to Prevent Digital Discrimination met Tuesday, March 28 in Baltimore. From left: D’wana Terry, special adviser to FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel; Alejandro Roark, chief of the consumer and governmental affairs bureau; Aurelie Mathieu, attorney adviser to the Wireline Competition Bureau. (Scoop News Group)

Baltimore’s redlining legacy has lasting impact, residents tell FCC

City

Jessica Rosenworcel — (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Updated broadband map will be ‘noticeably better’ says FCC chair

State

Code for America cards — (Code for America / Flickr)

Code for America unveils second wave of ‘Safety Net Innovation Lab’ states

State

Downtown Louisville, Kentucky (davel5957 / Getty Images)

Louisville, Ky., innovation chief Grace Simrall to step down

City