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Trump and friends — President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order beside Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

State leaders, civil rights groups respond to ‘dangerous’ Trump order banning state AI laws

Many lawmakers and advocacy groups criticized President Donald Trump's executive order banning state AI laws as a threat to states' rights and a handout to Big Tech.

By Keely Quinlan

Announcing the winners of the 2025 LocalSmart Awards

City

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coqui treefrog — A tiny coqui treefrog peeks from a rain-soaked canario flower, an ornamental native to South and Central America. The species was accidentally introduced to Hawaii, where it has multiplied to population levels unknown in Puerto Rico and stands as a threat to the welfare of endemic Hawaiian wildlife. Additionally, its shrill call is reportedly annoying to residents and tourists. (Wild Horizons / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Invasive frogs and fire ants featured on Hawaii’s new biosecurity dashboard

State

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Recent News

Georgia’s IT agency selects vendor to streamline web accessibility work

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New York reopens grant program to help local governments cut cost

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Ohio to launch statewide alert system for prison escapes

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State lawmakers from 28 states ask Commerce to release BEAD ‘nondeployment’ funds

By Keely Quinlan
Center for Civic Futures announces 8 projects to improve AI for public benefits access

By Colin Wood

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Maryland becomes first state to adopt Open Law Library for its legal code

Are you allowed to sell loose eggs in Maryland? And just what is a tire? A new state archival system makes it all clear.

By Colin Wood

Trump's face — President Donald Trump attends the signing ceremony of a peace deal with the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

State AI law moratorium omitted from 2026 defense bill, but Trump is preparing ‘ONE RULE’ executive order

Though a state AI law moratorium was not included in the NDAA, Trump shared plans to issue an executive order that would do the same.

By Keely Quinlan

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Data-sharing helped Philadelphia halve its jail population

Philadelphia cut its jail population by nearly 58% over a decade, a project aided by a data-sharing initiative at criminal justice agencies.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Earthquake Mode — A button displays text reading Earthquake Mode in an elevator in Menlo Park, California, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images)

Officials investigating false earthquake alert in Northern California and Nevada

Officials said a recent false alarm issued by the region's Shake Alert system represents a unique technical error not previously seen.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Opt-out tool will let Californians erase personal data held by brokers

By Keely Quinlan

New Jersey opens recruitment for volunteer cyber corps

By Colin Wood

Marin County, Calif.’s digital accelerator helped agencies stop blaming each other

By Keely Quinlan

Police union urges Congress to give state and local law enforcement authority for counter-drone measures

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Utah governor announces ‘pro-human’ AI plan, condemns federal preemption scheme

By Keely Quinlan

Podcasts

‘Friends’ helped North Carolina 911’s call centers withstand Hurricane Helene

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‘Fear and excitement’ are driving AI discourse in government

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Inside Washington state’s award-winning procurement and innovation programs

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The shutdown led states to ‘fundamentally rethink’ their relationships with the federal government

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Videos

Modernizing government services with cloud agility

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Why cloud + domain expertise is the new formula for government efficiency

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How modern cloud partnerships help agencies deliver smarter public services

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SAP Americas’ Jared Coyle on AI’s role in smarter government

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Insights

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AI bridges data-sharing gaps for faster disaster response

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Identity insights are critical in preventing provider enrollment fraud for government programs

By Deepika Sud

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Why hackers are targeting agency help desks and key employees to bypass cyber defenses

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Why the phone still matters: Modernizing government call centers

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The Latest

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem — Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 2, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

DHS lookup tool may expose sensitive data of hundreds of millions of Americans, secretaries of state warn

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Congress must preserve state authority in AI governance

Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump — President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani meet in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 21, 2025. (Demetrius Freeman / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

New York county police to install additional surveillance, anticipating Mayor-elect Mamdani’s ‘radical policies’

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Congress — again — considers preempting state AI laws, this time bundling with child online safety bills

moon — The moon rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on October 7, 2025, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Lokman Vural Elibol / Anadolu via Getty Images)

New York City Council passes landmark AI oversight package

Donald Trump embraces Kris Kobach — Preisdent Donald Trump embraces Kris Kobach, then Kansas’s secretary of state and Republican candidate for Kansas governor, during a MAGA rally at Landon Arena in Topeka, Kansas, Oct. 6, 2018. (Mark Reinstein / Corbis via Getty Images)

Kansas AG website briefly hosted ad for ‘AI-generated adult images’

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NYC unveils new emergency comms vehicle for incident response

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Washington, D.C.’s civic engagement platform is bringing residents into AI policymaking

Times Square — Pedestrians and vehicles move through Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Nov. 12, 2025. (Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrian counting, augmented reality newest projects in NYC ‘smart city’ testbed program

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Oklahoma names state’s first AI chief

Bryanna Pardoe — Bryanna Pardoe, executive director of CODE PA, speaks with the press at the unveiling of CODE PA in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on April 25, 2023. (Commonwealth Media Services)

Pennsylvania digital service director appointed state CIO

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NTIA approves Texas BEAD proposal at $2B less than original allotment

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After yearlong pilot, LA Sheriff plans to expand ‘virtual deputy’ program

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