GovWin SLED Recon November 3, 2022

Health & Human Services:

• (North Carolina) NCDHHS Announces First Pediatric Flu Death of 2022-23 Season
• (Massachusetts) Baker Urges Big Shift in Health Care Payment Models
• Massachusetts Nursing Home Job Vacancies Hold at Historic Highs
• Many Californians Can Get Health Coverage for as Little as $10 per Month

K-12 Education:

• Students with Disabilities Continue to Lag Behind Peers on NAEP
• Virginia Education Tip Line Sees Concerns from Parents
• (Massachusetts) Worcester Schools' Fix for Bus Delays? Take Over the Fleet

Higher Education:

• Arizona State launches Zoom Innovation Lab
• Education Department Finalizes 90/10 rule, College Ownership Regulations
• Two-Thirds of Colleges Plan to Grow Efforts to Reach Foreign Students and Expand their Global Presence

Transportation / Public Utilities:

• American Airlines Pilots’ Union Rejects New Contract Proposal

Community Development:

• (New York) Governor Hochul Announces Groundbreaking for $6.6 Million Community Center Expansion in Troy
• (New Hampshire) NH Delegation Announces $55 Million for Mascoma Bank to Support Small Businesses & Community Development

Coronavirus:

• Pfizer and BioNTech Study COVID-flu Combo Vaccine

Natural Resources & Environment:

• Gates-Backed Company Uses Microbes to Create Alternative to Palm Oil
• Oil CEOs Warn this Winter’s Energy Crisis will be Nothing Compared to the Next

Biden Administration

• Biden Administration to Provide over $13 Billion in Aid to Help American Families Lower Energy Bills

Cybersecurity:

• FTC Sues Homework Aide Chegg Over Multiple Data Breaches

Justice & Public Safety:

• West Virginia Schools Receive Funds to Promote Public Safety
• (New Jersey) Does N.B. Need a New $32-million jail? Province Won't Release Records Explaining Decision

Economic Development / Regulation:

• New York Extends its Lead Over California as Home to Nation’s New No. 1 Port
• (Mississippi) A New Economic Development Will Affect Towns in the Golden Triangle in Positive Ways
• (Illinois) Chicago, Scotland Take a Community Wealth Building Approach to Economic Development