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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Alabama beach — A young boy plays with the birds on a beach on Mobile Bay, Fairhope, Alabama, in 2010. (Carol M. Highsmith / Buyenlarge / Getty Images)

Shark alert system to launch in Alabama after teen suffers attack

Digital Services

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Utah partnered with a nonprofit to boost its AI governance

AI

LA wildire aftermath — In an aerial view, Bishop Charles Dorsey leads a prayer rally for the Altadena community and for his church, amid the remains of Lifeline Fellowship Christian Center which burned to the ground in the Eaton Fire, on April 12, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

AI to speed building permits in L.A. after wildfires

AI

Greg Abbott — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a bill signing in the State Capitol on April 23, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

Texas governor declares disaster after water system failure in Marlin

City

fire helicopters — A view from the La Tuna Canyon Fire on Sept. 1, 2017 in Los Angeles. (PG/Bauer-Griffin / GC Images)

California fire agency’s new tracker monitors aerial fleets

Emerging Tech

California Gov. Gavin Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks onstage during Salesforce’s Dreamforce event on Sept. 17, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

California deploys new generative AI tools across state agencies

AI

Kathy Hochul — Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks as Janno Lieber, Chair & CEO at New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, listens on during the MTA Board’s monthly meeting at Grand Central Madison on February 26, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

AI cameras will flag ‘problematic behavior’ in New York subways, MTA says

AI

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Oregon agency’s sensitive data published to dark web, ransomware group claims

Cybersecurity

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AI-powered job board targets laid-off federal workers

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