Staff Reporter

Sophia Fox-Sowell

StateScoop & EdScoop

Sophia Fox-Sowell reports on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and government regulation for StateScoop. She was previously a multimedia producer for CNET, where her coverage focused on private sector innovation in food production, climate change and space through podcasts and video content. She earned her bachelor’s in anthropology at Wagner College and master’s in media innovation from Northeastern University.

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Connecticut digital equity plan seeking public comment

State

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to guests at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting on November 19, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Florida latest state to target generative AI in political ads

State

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Arkansas county officials say weekend’s brute-force cyberattack is over

Cybersecurity

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Gas company in Pennsylvania begins posting real-time air quality data

State

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California launches website to support fight against opioids

State

baltimore — An aerial view shows Baltimore rowhomes. (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)

Baltimore to use blockchain to track housing availability

City

socal flooding — As the water level starts to drop, drivers make their way through flash flooding caused by a monsoonal thunderstorm that quickly dropped three inches of rain on a region still recovering from Tropical Storm Hilary on September 1, 2023 in Thermal, California. Less than two weeks earlier, Tropical Storm Hilary, which had been a hurricane off the west coast of Mexico, brought flood damage to the Southern California desert region. (David McNew / Getty Images)

Is California ready for another extreme storm season?

County & Local

rosenworcel — FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel attends Paley International Council Summit at the Paley Museum on Nov. 8, 2022 in New York. (Steven Ferdman / Getty Images)

Connecticut joins FCC partnership to strengthen cybersecurity enforcement

Cybersecurity

Maura Healey — Democratic Massachusetts Governor Elect Maura Healey celebrates victory and delivers a speech during a watch party at the Copley Plaza hotel on election night in Boston, Massachusetts on November 8, 2022. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images)

AI, climate-change tech top Mass. governor’s draft economic plan

AI