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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a street in Washington, D.C. — Washington, D.C. during the coronavirus pandemic. (Getty Images)

D.C. CTO proposes ‘cluster-based’ IT inspired by pandemic

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Seattle skyline at night with Mt Rainier in the distance — (Getty Images)

Seattle distributes $345,000 to digital literacy organizations

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Lindsey Parker at the 2019 NASCIO Midyear conference. (StateScoop)

Budget cuts ahead, D.C. to merge connectivity, ‘smart city’ programs

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man with facial recognition grid overlay on his face — (Getty Images)

Amazon suspends police use of facial recognition software for one year

County & Local

Ajit Pai, FCC — Ajit Pai speaks during the Inaugural Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting in Washington, D.C., on June 15, 2017. (USDA / Lance Cheung)

GOP House members urge funding of FCC’s new broadband data collection method

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Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of seven cities sharing a $1 million Knight Foundation grant to promote data analysis in its urban planning. (Clay Banks / Unsplash)

Knight Foundation funds seven civic data projects

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How data is guiding cities’ digital census strategies

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Smart cities group announces $75 million technology program

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Local governments find remote work to be ‘starting over’ point

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