Cybersecurity:

• Maryland health agency offline after cyberattack
• Mobile voting effort comes to D.C.
• Palo Alto, Calif., to correct 'high-risk' cybersecurity flaws

Big Data / Analytics / AI / ML:

• Flint, Mich., taps university researchers to boost financial transparency

K-12 Education:

• (Virginia) Richmond set to lose millions in state education funding

Higher Education:

• Iowa Universities, Gov. Partner to Train Cybersecurity Workers

Transportation / Public Utilities:

• New Jersey plans on-demand autonomous vehicle network in Trenton
• Florida transportation projects to get infusion of federal money

Justice / Public Safety / Homeland Security:

• (Ohio) DeWine pushes to spend $250M on police, first responders
• (Ohio) Governor DeWine announces over $4.8M in funding for Justice Assistance Grants

Economic Development & Regulation:

• Governor Lee, Commissioner Rolfe Announce Sinova Global to Establish First Manufacturing Facility in Tennessee
• (New York) Governor Hochul Announces Rochester and Newark as $10 Million Finger Lakes Winners of Fifth-Round Downtown Revitalization Initiative
• Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Announces $178.1 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance Funding Provided For Tenants and Landlords Affected By COVID-19 Pandemic
• Governor Hochul Announces First-in-the-Nation $539 Million Homeowner Assistance Fund to Assist Eligible New Yorkers at Risk of Foreclosure or Displacement

Stimulus / Budget:

• (Massachusetts) State Awards $12.6 Million To Increase Contract Tracing, School Health Workforce
• Virginia to receive more than $8B in federal infrastructure funding
• Alabama Expecting More Than $6.8B in Road, Transportation Funding From New Law
• NYS Department of State: $1 million available through Citizens Reorganization Empowerment Grant to support local governments considering municipal consolidations

Legislation:

• Proposed legislation to prevent state, local government in Missouri from requiring COVID vaccine
• California Governor Signs Into Law 31 New Housing Bills

Natural Resources & Environment:

• Gov. Whitmer and Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board Support $45.6 million for Outdoor Recreation in Michigan
• (New York) NFWF and Partners Announce $5.4 Million in Grants to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

AEC News:

• (North Carolina) Smith Reynolds Airport gets $23 million for improvements from new state budget