Health & Human Services:

• California Offering Health Insurance to Undocumented Immigrants: What to Know
• Medicaid State Plan Changes for January 1, 2024 (North Dakota)
• FEMA Awards More Than $1 Million to Maine for COVID Sheltering Costs

K-12 Education:

• Hawaii Department of Education Faces Roadblocks, Delays in Spending $2 Billion for School Facilities

Justice & Public Safety:

• Southwest Minnesota Communities to Receive Public Safety, Local Government Aid

SLED Information Technology:

• Biden Administration Announces $162M to Expand Computer Chip Factories in 2 States (Colorado, Oregon)  

Higher Education:

• A New Way to Fund Texas Community Colleges Focuses on Student Success, Not Enrollment
• Gov. Newsom Gives UCLA $200 Million To Turn Westside Mall into Research Center (California)
• West Texas History Project Awarded Grant to Create Historical Resources

Cybersecurity:

• Some Utah Schools Will Soon Use A.I. Software to Detect Guns

Economic Development/Regulations:

• County Spends Half of ARPA Funds on Economic Development (New York)  
• NJ Minimum Wage Crosses $15 Threshold

Community Development:

• Sober Housing Receives Funds from MassHousing (Massachusetts)
• Courtney Secures Federal ‘Gap' Funding for Crumbling Foundation Repairs (Connecticut)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Maine, Massachusetts Receive $27 Million in Public Funding to Help North Atlantic Right Whales
• Additional Funds, Alterations to Heat Pump Incentive Programs Slated for Next Year (Maine)
• Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $50 Million Investment and Milestones for Forests as Climate Solutions Initiative (Massachusetts)
• $2.3 Million to be Allocated to Repair Dams in Middletown (Connecticut)

Transportation:

• AmpUp Awarded $1.7 Million Grant (Connecticut)