GovWin SLED Recon December 2, 2022

Health & Human Services:

• Supreme Court Case Could Curtail Rights of Medicaid Patients
• Washington State Considers Baby Bonds to Address Wealth Gap
• Virginia District Violated Rights of Students with Disabilities
• CMS Warns Hospitals to Prioritize Patient, Employee Security

SLED IT:

• Native Tribes Get New Federal Office for Tech, More Broadband Funding
• Pennsylvania Sets Broadband Plan for Upcoming Federal Funds

Higher Education:

• Ohio Governor Announces Safety and Security Funding for Colleges and Universities

K-12 Education:

• Despite Charged K-12 Election Debates, State Boards Didn’t Flip Parties
• Senate Subcommittee Explores Improvements for K-12, Higher Ed Mental Health Transitions
• Homeless Student Enrollment Fell 14% in First Pandemic School Year
• Pandemic Pushed Head Start Enrollment Down by 33%

Transportation / Public Utilities:

• Biden Signs Bill Averting Rail Worker Strike Despite Lack of Paid Sick Days
• Texas Grid Still Vulnerable to Extreme Winter Weather
• (Missouri) What Can Cities Learn from Kansas City’s Fare-Free Transit Program?
• California Wants to Consolidate Recycling Tech
• (Tennessee) Memphis Airport Installs 3.3 Million-Square-Foot De-Icing Pads to Improve Supply Chain Flow

Coronavirus:

• FDA Pulls Covid Antibody Treatment Because It’s Not Effective Against Dominant Omicron Variants

Legislation:

• (Texas) Cornyn, Klobuchar Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act Passes House

Community Development:

• Newburgh, N.Y., Judge Strikes Down ‘Good-Cause’ Eviction Law

Justice & Public Safety:

• California San Francisco Supervisors Approve Police Use of 'Killer Robots'
• (Michigan) Gov. Whitmer Announces Operation Safe Neighborhoods Reaches New Milestone with More than 200 Illegal Guns Off the Street and 235 Arrests
• Kentucky to Open First Female-Only Juvenile Detention Center to Enhance Safety of Staff, Youth
• (Montana) Governor Gianforte Convenes Public Safety Roundtable in Bozeman
• (Virginia) Fairfax County Has a Police Officer Shortage. A Youth Program May Help

Economic Development:

• (New Mexico) Unions Warn of Employee Exodus if State Rescinds Remote Work

Cybersecurity:

• Texas Signals Potential Changes to Cybersecurity Policies
• North Dakota Wants to Set the Precedent for Statewide Cybersecurity Education