Staff Reporter

Ryan Johnston

Ryan Johnston is a staff reporter for StateScoop, covering the intersection of local government and emerging technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence and 5G.

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People walk around Madison Square Garden before the game between the Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks on February 23, 2021 in New York City. For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Madison Square Garden reopened its doors at limited capacity. (John Smith / VIEWpress / Getty Images)

New York is piloting a mobile COVID-19 vaccine passport

City

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Bloomberg to spend $150 million on smart-city think tank at Harvard

City

NYC subway car — A New York City subway car sits empty on March 23, 2020. (Angela Weiss /AFP / Getty Images)

NYC-area Transit Innovation Partnership has a new leader

City

young man using smartphone in Columbus, Ohio — A young man uses his smartphone in Columbus, Ohio. (Getty Images)

Time for federal government to boost smart cities again, tech group says

City

D.C.'s COVID-19 vaccination website — Washington D.C.’s COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment website displays a message that no appointments are available. (Scoop News Group)

D.C. vaccine portal crashes for second day in a row

City

Muriel Bowser — (Bill O’Leary / Pool / Getty Images)

D.C.’s COVID-19 vaccination portal crashes after ‘technical review failure’

City

an Archer Aviation aircraft — Archer Aviation says it’s building a fleet of electric-powered aircraft to serve as taxis in Los Angeles. (Archer Aviation)

Los Angeles wants flying taxis in the next three years

City

Virginia state capitol building (Eze Amos / Getty Images)

Virginia selects CGI for $137M procurement modernization

County & Local

Los Angeles should ‘thrive’ in pandemic recovery, CIO says

Digital Services