New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits Gouverneur Health in Manhattan to announce new policy on public health and taxes on Feb. 3, 2026. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks at a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol on November 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage / Getty Images)
The case shows how state benefits agencies are struggling to navigate balancing fraud detection with ensuring legitimate recipients receive the assistance they need.
U.S. Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) hold a press conference to announce the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act at the US Capitol on March 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Josiah Raiche, Vermont’s chief data and AI officer, told StateScoop that rather than allowing AI to replace state employees, his strategy aims to free them from “drudgery.”
The Pine Tree State’s new Open Access platform puts more than 100,000 digitized government and historical records online, with plans to expand the collection as the state…
FAIRFAX, CA – JANUARY 2: Gilbert Velarde clears debris from a mudslide on Tamalpias Road January 2, 2006 in Fairfax, California. Northern California has been inundated by heavy rain over the past week, causing mudslides and pushing rivers over their banks. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) tours an apartment unit in the Wholey Legacy Homes apartment complex on August 13, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom attends the 94th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Long Beach, California, on June 4, 2026. (Myraneli Fabian / Anadolu via Getty Images)
