Health & Human Services:

• (North Carolina) State Health Leaders Launch New Campaign To Prepare Kids For Return To School
• WKU School Of Nursing And Allied Health Receives $479,000 Grant To Address Nursing Shortage
• New Environmental Justice Index Addresses Cumulative Impacts On Health And Health Equity

K-12 Education:

• Ed Dept’s New Charter Rule Challenged In Michigan Lawsuit
• New Jersey Schools Must Have Threat Assessment Teams Under New State Law
• Higher NY High School Graduation Rate Attributed To Relaxed Standards During Pandemic
• As Texas Revises Social Studies Curriculum, Residents Call For More Civics And New Courses
• Number Of Districts Receiving Homeless Student Funding Balloons Sixfold

Higher Education:

• California Officially Launches Nation’s Largest College Savings Program For Millions Of Students And All Newborns
• Bill To Rework Veterans Affairs 85-15 Rule Reporting Passes Senate
• Technology Brings Higher Education Into Correctional Facilities
• Teens Have Changed Their Higher Ed Plans – Survey Shows They May Never Go Back

Transportation / Public Utilities:

• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Awarded Over $5 Million To Fight Wrong-Way Driving
• N. Va. Draft Transportation Plan Pitches 400-Plus Projects Estimated To Cost $75B
• Biden Administration Announces $48.9M For Nevada Transportation Projects, Including Las Vegas

Community Development:

• Department Of Housing & Urban Development Announces $221M To Tribal Communities For Affordable Housing

Natural Resources & Environment:

• (Missouri) Department Of Natural Resources Awards Nearly $2.6 Million To Henry County’s Harry S Truman Public Water Supply District No. 2
• With California Expected To Lost 10% Of Its Water Within 20 Years, Newsom Calls For Urgent Action
• (Nebraska) Gov. Ricketts Hosts Ag And Economic Development Summit

Mobility:

• $25 Million Grant Will Help Build Detroit Mobility & Innovation Corridor In Corktown
• Biden Administration Awards $49.2 Million For Innovative Technology Grants To Improve Mobility And Travel On America’s Highways, Transit Systems

Economic Development & Regulation:

• Gov. Kemp Touts Record Year For Economic Development For Georgia
• Governor Hochul Signs Transformative Green CHIPS Legislation To Create Jobs And Lower Emissions By Boosting Semiconductor Manufacturing In New York
• Scott Launches Vermont’s First Technology-Based Economic Development Program