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(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/a-year-after-wildfires-maui-adds-new-evacuation-tools-to-emergency-management/"> A year after wildfires, Maui adds new evacuation tools to emergency management </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://statescoop.com/just-half-of-state-cios-say-employees-use-generative-ai-in-daily-work-nascio-report-says/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="244" height="168" src="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/05/GettyImages-1256204321.jpg?w=244" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="robot hand reaching out to human hand" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/05/GettyImages-1256204321.jpg 1400w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/05/GettyImages-1256204321.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/05/GettyImages-1256204321.jpg?resize=768,528 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/05/GettyImages-1256204321.jpg?resize=1024,704 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/05/GettyImages-1256204321.jpg?resize=600,412 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/05/GettyImages-1256204321.jpg?resize=244,168 244w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/05/GettyImages-1256204321.jpg?resize=490,337 490w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/05/GettyImages-1256204321.jpg?resize=982,675 982w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/05/GettyImages-1256204321.jpg?resize=1227,843 1227w" sizes="(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> (Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/just-half-of-state-cios-say-employees-use-generative-ai-in-daily-work-nascio-report-says/"> Just half of state CIOs say employees use generative AI in daily work, NASCIO report says </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://statescoop.com/report-card-state-local-geospatial-leaders-need-better-governance-infrastructure-to-collaborate-across-agencies/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="243" height="168" src="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg?w=243" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="US map with pins in it" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg 1800w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg?resize=768,532 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg?resize=1024,709 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg?resize=1536,1063 1536w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg?resize=600,415 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg?resize=243,168 243w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg?resize=487,337 487w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg?resize=975,675 975w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/us-map-getty.jpg?resize=1218,843 1218w" sizes="(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/report-card-state-local-geospatial-leaders-need-better-governance-infrastructure-to-collaborate-across-agencies/"> Report card: State, local geospatial leaders need better governance, infrastructure to collaborate across agencies </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://statescoop.com/election-day-ends-with-reports-of-vote-counting-tech-challenges-text-scams-in-several-states/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="roll of voting stickers" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg 2000w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg?resize=600,401 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg?resize=1011,675 1011w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/11/roll-of-voting-stickers-pexels.jpg?resize=1263,843 1263w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> (Pexels) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/election-day-ends-with-reports-of-vote-counting-tech-challenges-text-scams-in-several-states/"> Election day ends with reports of vote counting tech challenges, text scams in several states </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://statescoop.com/wi-fi-issues-downed-ballot-scanners-bomb-threats-among-issues-reported-at-polling-locations/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="'I Voted' stickers" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg 2121w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/10/GettyImages-1252381374-1.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> (Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/wi-fi-issues-downed-ballot-scanners-bomb-threats-among-issues-reported-at-polling-locations/"> Wi-Fi issues, downed ballot scanners, bomb threats among issues reported at polling locations </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://statescoop.com/passwords-to-voting-machines-in-over-half-of-colorado-counties-were-posted-online-before-june-primary/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="300" height="166" src="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-1988734047-e1730827663766.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-1988734047-e1730827663766.jpg 1300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-1988734047-e1730827663766.jpg?resize=300,166 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-1988734047-e1730827663766.jpg?resize=768,426 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-1988734047-e1730827663766.jpg?resize=1024,568 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-1988734047-e1730827663766.jpg?resize=600,333 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-1988734047-e1730827663766.jpg?resize=1200,666 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold speaks to reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on February 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Julia Nikhinson/Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/passwords-to-voting-machines-in-over-half-of-colorado-counties-were-posted-online-before-june-primary/"> Passwords to voting machines in over half of Colorado counties were posted online before June primary </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://statescoop.com/maryland-cyber-scorecards-monitor-financial-institutions/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="255" height="168" src="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-5232757421.jpg?w=255" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="scorecards" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-5232757421.jpg 1300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-5232757421.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-5232757421.jpg?resize=768,506 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-5232757421.jpg?resize=1024,674 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-5232757421.jpg?resize=600,395 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-5232757421.jpg?resize=255,168 255w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-5232757421.jpg?resize=512,337 512w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-5232757421.jpg?resize=1025,675 1025w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/GettyImages-5232757421.jpg?resize=1280,843 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> (Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/maryland-cyber-scorecards-monitor-financial-institutions/"> New cyber scorecards monitor Maryland’s financial institutions </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://statescoop.com/cybersecurity-local-government-report-budget-2024/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="252" height="168" src="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/GettyImages-123522909.jpg?w=252" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="magnifying glass over cash money" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/GettyImages-123522909.jpg 1273w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/GettyImages-123522909.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/GettyImages-123522909.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/GettyImages-123522909.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/GettyImages-123522909.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/GettyImages-123522909.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/GettyImages-123522909.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/GettyImages-123522909.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/04/GettyImages-123522909.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> (Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/cybersecurity-local-government-report-budget-2024/"> Many local cyber budgets sufficient to address threats, report shows </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://statescoop.com/colorado-voting-system-passwords-leak-secretary-state-griswold/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="222" height="168" src="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg?w=222" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="password input box" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg 1989w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg?resize=300,227 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg?resize=768,582 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg?resize=1024,776 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg?resize=1536,1164 1536w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg?resize=600,455 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg?resize=222,168 222w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg?resize=445,337 445w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg?resize=891,675 891w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/04/GettyImages-a0035-000025-1.jpg?resize=1113,843 1113w" sizes="(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> (Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/colorado-voting-system-passwords-leak-secretary-state-griswold/"> Colorado voting system passwords were posted to secretary of state’s website </a> </h3> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--latest-posts-section "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://statescoop.com/colorado-biometric-privacy-law-2024/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="289" height="168" src="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg?w=289" class="attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image" alt="facial recognition concept" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg 3576w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg?resize=300,175 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg?resize=768,447 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg?resize=1024,596 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg?resize=1536,894 1536w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg?resize=2048,1192 2048w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg?resize=600,349 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg?resize=289,168 289w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg?resize=579,337 579w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/facial-recognition-jake-moore-vimeo-2.jpg?resize=1159,675 1159w, 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srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/GettyImages-1791612929.jpg 1367w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/GettyImages-1791612929.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/GettyImages-1791612929.jpg?resize=768,526 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/GettyImages-1791612929.jpg?resize=1024,701 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/GettyImages-1791612929.jpg?resize=600,411 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/GettyImages-1791612929.jpg?resize=245,168 245w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/GettyImages-1791612929.jpg?resize=492,337 492w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/GettyImages-1791612929.jpg?resize=986,675 986w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/GettyImages-1791612929.jpg?resize=1231,843 1231w" sizes="(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px" /> </a> 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