SLED GovWin Recon May 9, 2024

Health & Human Services:

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $46.8 Million in Behavioral Health Funding Opportunities to advance President Biden’s Unity Agenda as Part of May Mental Health Awareness Month
• Treasury Releases Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

Higher Education:

• Pro-Palestinian Student Protests
• Police arrest over 40 as they clear pro-Palestinian protest camps at Penn, MIT and Arizona

Transportation / Public Utilities:

•  Securing water utilities a top priority for Vermont’s new cyber chief
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Environment & Natural Resources:

• Maui to hire expert to evaluate county’s response to deadly wildfire
• House bill calls on EPA to update IT systems that store air quality data

General Government:

• Missouri Legislature faces 6 p.m. deadline to pass multibillion-dollar budget
• California’s budget deficit is likely growing, complicating Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plans

Justice & Public Safety:

• San Francisco Ties Welfare to Rehab
• Houston mayor says police chief is out amid probe into thousands of dropped cases

Economic Development:

• US consumer sentiment drops to 6-month low on inflation, unemployment fears
• The Fed Leaves Economists Guessing

K-12 Education:

• K-12 Officials Hit Back at Congress
• Feds find civil rights violations in Southlake, Texas, schools, students' lawyers say

Legislation:

• White House report outlines R&D infrastructure pitfalls, emphasizes need for funding
• Bipartisan Senate bill on AI security would bolster voluntary cyber reporting processes