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Each Wednesday, StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast explores the latest in state and local government technology news and analysis. Listen to in-depth conversations with government and industry’s top executives, and learn about trending stories affecting state and local IT leaders ranging from modernization and digital accessibility to the latest advances in generative artificial intelligence.
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April 16, 2025
On this week’s Priorities Podcast, we’re joined by Mark Lindeman, the policy and strategy director of election nonprofit group Verified Voting, to discuss the final passage of a piece of legislation in Maryland that would require the state to conduct a post-election, risk-limiting audit process after each statewide election. The legislation also allows for the audits, which Lindeman’s organization says are highly effective methods to ensure correct election results and increase public trust in elections, to be done via an automated software after a statewide election. But Lindeman tells StateScoop that with software audits, “it's important to go beyond the software. It's important to get human eyes on the ballots and to have a check that doesn't depend on the software working correctly.”
April 9, 2025
Carlos Kizzee, the senior vice president of MS-ISAC strategy and plans at Center for Internet Security, joins the Priorities Podcast to share how the group’s recent funding cuts are affecting operations and how it might affect the group’s future. Kizzee says the claims that the MS-ISAC’s services are duplicated by those offered by federal agencies are “not necessarily true.” He also points to a recent poll of its membership, showing that 95% believed elimination of the group’s services would have a negative effect on their cybersecurity. This week’s top stories: California on Wednesday announced it had opened applications for $50 million in digital equity grants. This is one day after the Trump administration confirmed it had frozen funding for $2.7 billion in digital equity funding approved under the Biden administration. One broadband analyst told StateScoop the move is political and will slow down deployment. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker on Tuesday unveiled a new data dashboard that displays progress on the city’s housing restoration and modification initiatives. The tool is designed to show the public how the mayor is doing on meeting her goal of restoring 30,000 city housing units. And New Jersey last week joined the many other states to have passed laws criminalizing the production or dissemination of deepfakes. Upon signing the new legislation, Gov. Phil Murphy said AI is a “powerful tool” that must be used responsibly. New episodes of StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast are posted each Wednesday. For more of the latest news and trends across the state and local government technology community, subscribe to the Priorities Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud or Spotify.
April 2, 2025
On this week’s Priorities Podcast, we’re joined by Robert Fulk, chief information officer of the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office, to talk about the work behind “Captain Record,” the state’s newest generative artificial intelligence tool. It allows users to search more than 100 years’ worth of state documents, and by intelligently indexing over 20 million unstructured records, including some that were handwritten, Captain Record has transformed the latent documents into a treasure trove of data. This week’s top stories: A new report from Alabama's AI task force found that generative artificial intelligence is being used by nearly a quarter of state agencies and for a variety of use cases, including text generation, language translation, software code development and complex problem-solving. The Florida Senate is considering a bill that would — for at least the fifth time in recent years — yet again reorganize the state’s technology bureau. And despite the enormity of the state’s IT problems and the hurdles that must be overcome to fix the “absolute unmitigated tire fire,” some current and former state officials, including Former Florida Chief Information Officer Jamie Grant, think this one might stick. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Friday announced that Warren Lenard, a private sector tech executive, will take over as the state’s new chief information officer and director of Indiana’s Office of Technology. He fills the vacancy left by Tracy Barnes, who stepped down in January. Scoop News Group has announced the winners of the 2025 StateScoop 50 Awards! This year’s awards recognize leaders and projects from 21 states, along with executives from 13 companies. See who won. New episodes of StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast are posted each Wednesday. For more of the latest news and trends across the state and local government technology community, subscribe to the Priorities Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,Soundcloud or Spotify.
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