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Stefani Langehennig

@steflangehennig.bsky.social
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AP of the Practice at the University of Denver | political science PhD | CSS, public policy, legislatures | 🏳️‍🌈 she/her Personal: steflangehennig.github.io AI policy tracker: du-caid.github.io/tracker

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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Midterms are upon us! Can state laws protect voters from AI deepfakes? I explain what they can (and can’t) do. My new article in @us.theconversation.com:
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As AI political deepfakes go viral, lawmakers struggle to keep up – 2 states’ laws show limits of what they can do
Most states require warnings on AI-generated political ads, but studies show these disclosures do little to alter people’s willingness to share the content. Most states have legislated election deepf...
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Something to pay attention to as states navigate their own AI regulation landscapes.
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Enforcement of the AI Act Starts Today
Non-compliance may result in fines. Here's what you need to know | Edition #311
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
New piece out in @us.theconversation.com: CO once had the nation’s landmark AI discrimination law. Now it's replaced that approach with a narrower transparency requirement and even that may run into federal pushback. What CO shows is that AI governance is becoming a state–federal power struggle.
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Why Colorado replaced its AI discrimination law with a transparency requirement that the feds might challenge anyway
Colorado watered down its AI legislation but may still face litigation from the Department of Justice.
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Reminder: if you’re in Denver tomorrow, June 24, come out to Woodie Fisher Kitchen & Bar to hear me talk about governing AI in the U.S. states!
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Denver folks: no plans on June 24? Come out to Woodie Fisher Kitchen & Bar to hear me talk about governing AI in the U.S. states! Hosted by Profs and Pints, it should be a fun, accessible conversation about AI regulation, accountability, and public safeguards. Tickets/info: lnkd.in/gk4ReFjC
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New report about the status of deepfake regulation in the US states using CAID's AI Policy Tracker. Read it here:
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Deepfakes and the Law: How States Are Regulating AI-Generated Media · DU CAID
More than 400 state bills targeting deepfakes and synthetic media have been introduced since 2019. This report maps the legislative landscape across three areas: electoral integrity, non-consensual in...
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Scrivner Institute of Public Policy @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Missed our roundtable on Colorado AI policy? Watch the recording now! Our experts Jonathan Iwry, @steflangehennig.bsky.social, Dhivahari Vivek & @benjixie.bsky.social gave an overview of AI-related bills in the legislative session & discussed the considerations for AI regulation. ➡️ bit.ly/4cKoPdK
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
New State Spotlight focused on Colorado's AI policy progress. Lots of fun developments. Check it out here: du-caid.github.io/reports/colo...
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Colorado's AI Legislation: 2021–2026 Q1 · DU CAID
A deep dive into Colorado's AI legislation from 2021 to early 2026: three waves of lawmaking, four dominant policy themes, and what it means for lawmakers and practitioners.
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We've launched DU's Center for Analytics and Innovation with Data (CAID) U.S. State AI Legislation Tracker - a free, public dashboard monitoring AI bills across all the U.S. states. Explore the data: du-caid.github.io/tracker/ Read the launch report: du-caid.github.io/reports/ai-t...
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U.S. State AI Policy Tracker · CAID
Track state-level AI legislation across all 50 U.S. states. Data from OpenStates/Plural, validated against the NCSL AI legislation database.
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Sedat Kapanoğlu @ssg.dev · 15/02/2026
> IBM is tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption
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IBM is tripling the number of Gen Z entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption | Fortune
Gen Z jobs aren’t dead yet: $240 billion tech giant IBM says it’s rewriting entry-level jobs—and tripling down on its hiring of young talent.
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Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
How are governments integrating AI into their decision-making and legislative processes? I spoke to those on the front line, including the Estonian prime minister, for my latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social techpolicy.press/governments-...
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Governments Are Using AI To Draft Legislation. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The power of AI to parse public responses or draft legislation is recognized worldwide. But how should lawmakers and leaders use the tech?
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I wrote about Colorado’s AI law offering a look at how AI governance appears in technical workflows. @senseaboutsci.bsky.social's “Responsible Handover of AI” framework is one practical lens on this translation from policy to practice. Read it here here: realworlddatascience.net/the-pulse/po...
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Colorado’s AI Law Pause: What It Means for People Working in Data Science – Real World Data Science
As AI regulation wobbles, this piece shows data scientists how today’s policy fights translate into concrete design choices—and how smarter systems can reduce risk while improving quality.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Amid the AI investment boom, cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data centers, writes Jenna Ruddock. From Maryland to Missouri, at least fourteen states are home to towns or counties that have implemented moratoriums: a complete pause on data center development.
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The Real Race for an AI Moratorium: Stopping Data Centers | TechPolicy.Press
Cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data center development, writes Jenna Ruddock.
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Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 22/11/2025
Nice article by @steflangehennig.bsky.social on Colorado’s state AI regulations. theconversation.com/colorado-is-...
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Colorado is pumping the brakes on first-of-its-kind AI regulation to find a practical path forward
The Colorado AI Act goes into effect next year, but legislators are attempting to repeal and replace it.
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I wrote about CO's move to slow down and rethink its AI law. Being first matters less than showing whether a broad AI framework can actually work and if other states are paying attention. Read it at @us.theconversation.com:
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Colorado is pumping the brakes on first-of-its-kind AI regulation to find a practical path forward
The Colorado AI Act goes into effect next year, but legislators are attempting to repeal and replace it.
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Wrote a little something about Colorado’s approach to tackling AI policy. Check it out!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
One more symptom of the assault on higher ed is that the more prestigious research institution in the dominant producer of science in the world is slashing investments in the people who generate new knowledge.
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Molly Reynolds @mollyereynolds.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
The executive branch not spending the money that Congress has told them to spend is bad. The executive branch spending money on things for which Congress has not given them money is also bad (and, arguably, worse).
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Authoritarian regimes frequently struggle to govern effectively because accurate information doesn't reach the leadership. Trump is basically designing a system to create this problem.
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
New in @lsqjournal.bsky.social with Scott Adler and Ryan Bell! We introduce a measure of congressional committee influence based on who actually shapes federal law. Turns out, some so-called "burden" committees are real lawmaking powerhouses.
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A Measure of Congressional Committee Influence
In this article, we develop a temporally dynamic measure of each congressional committee's influence across nearly all areas of U.S. federal law. Our measure is derived from the United States Code, w....
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Vincent Arel-Bundock @vincentab.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
This workshop is going to be great fun, and I really look forward to meeting everyone! It would mean a lot to me if you signed up!
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Mischiefs of Faction @misofact.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
To document and make sense of the executive overreach at her university, @jenvictor.bsky.social provides a timeline of key events. Transparency is the best disinfectant. misofact.substack.com/p/authoritar...
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Authoritarians are attacking universities. Here's how it's going at one public school.
I'm publicly documenting an event timeline to help bring order to the chaotic nature of events and help other schools plan the responses they are likely going to need.
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
What happens when students apply Bayesian & frequentist methods to the same policy data? Different conclusions! With Zach del Rosario & @minedogucu.com, we show in this Political Science Educator piece how teaching both sharpens critical thinking.
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Surprise, They’re Different! Comparing Frequentist and Bayesian Instructional Approaches in Political Science and Public Policy Classrooms
Despite their potential, Bayesian methods are rarely taught in undergraduate political science and public policy programs.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:
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Colin Brown @colinmbrown.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
New issue of the Political Science Educator is available! educate.apsanet.org/political-sc... Great contributions by @edorssom.bsky.social, @ozlemtuncel.bsky.social, @thornburg.bsky.social, and @debraleiter.bsky.social among others #TeachLearnSky #Polisky #EduSky
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Political Science Educator: Volume 28, Issue 2
A Newsletter from APSA's Political Science Education Organized Section Volume 28, Issue 2 - Winter/Spring 2025 Editors: Matt Evans (Northwest Arkansas Community College) & Colin M. Brown (Northeastern...
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JEFF @jeffisrael.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Examining the political factors behind AI policy development is necessary to understand what guidelines are at play in states, what states are lagging in this area, and what the current status of state AI policy means for the future, writes Dr. Stefani Langehennig.
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The Politics of AI Innovation in the U.S. States | TechPolicy.Press
State lawmakers have taken the lead in developing policies on complicated issues, including the environment and, most recently, advancements in AI technology.
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
The political factors behind AI policy development impact what guidelines are at play in states, what states are lagging in this area, and what the current status of AI policy means for the future of these policies. Check out my deep dive on this in the latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social blog ⬇️
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The Politics of AI Innovation in the U.S. States | TechPolicy.Press
State lawmakers have taken the lead in developing policies on complicated issues, including the environment and, most recently, advancements in AI technology.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
👀 "The platform has thrown up some illuminating insights... There are also stories of conflicts of interest and secrecy." @benworthy.bsky.social Cat Morgan & @steflangehennig.bsky.social explore the Tortoise Peer Review, a platform monitoring the House of Lords 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/peer-review-...
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Peer Review: what in the Lord(s) are they doing? - UK in a changing Europe
Ben Worthy, Cat Morgan and Stefani Langehennig explore the Peer Review, a new platform that monitors the House of Lords
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Colin Brown @colinmbrown.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
We are hiring for a teaching professor in American politics! Deadline 1/15 Big needs are: -Intro American politics + occasional AP electives -Quant methods -Urban/suburban politics This is the same type of full-time, ranked NTT position I have; I'm happy to talk about my experience. #PSJMinfo
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Assistant Teaching Professor/ Associate Teaching Professor/ Full Teaching Professor
About the Opportunity The College of Social Sciences and Humanities and its nine tenure units are the home of the Experiential Liberal Arts. Through its research, teaching, and engagement missions, th...
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
New data from @tortoisemedia.bsky.social shows an unequal workload in the lesser watched House of Lords. Check out our blog post using the new Peer Review platform!
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Ben Worthy @benworthy.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
3. Who watches the Lords? Essentially it will be used by a relatively small group regularly (journalists, campaigners, academics) plus a smattering of the curious www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Accountability, analysis and avoidance: how PMO data impacts on Westminster
Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations [PMOs] seek to make legislators more accountable and reduce the potential moral hazards of delegation. This study of the UK finds that PMOs do reduce such haz...
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Ben Worthy @benworthy.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
2. Me, @steflangehennig.bsky.social and Cat Morgan did some work on the impact of the @mysociety.org platform TheyWorkForYou on MPs and Peers (supported by Leverhulme). So, we have some idea of who might use it and what impact it might have. See our paper here papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Who is Watching Parliament? Monitory Democracy at Westminster
Since 2004, a whole range of data tools and sources have allowed users to ‘watch’ what MPs and Peers are doing, in terms of how they are voting, their expenses
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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 07/11/2024
This post by @donmoyn.bsky.social is an excellent, sobering outline of the next few years of the federal bureaucracy and public administration in general #pasky
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What Happens Next?
The administrative state under a second Trump term
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Stefani Langehennig @steflangehennig.bsky.social · 16/02/2024
New paper out at Electoral Studies with Carey Stapleton. Using ANES data, we revisit the determinants of vote choice in the US and confirm that partisanship’s influence remains stable, but nuanced, in contemporary politics.
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Partisanship and voting behavior reconsidered in the age of polarization
Given the changes in partisan dynamics in the 21st century, is partisanship still the most important driver of voting decisions in American presidenti…
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