Cybersecurity:

• New Mexico county 'first' local-government ransomware victim of 2022
• Maricopa County, Ariz., finds partisan ballot review was incorrect, misleading

Big Data / Analytics / AI / ML:

• Governor Hochul Announces New $1 Billion 'ConnectALL' Initiative to Bring Affordable Broadband to Millions of New Yorkers

K-12 Education:

• For millions of California students, school reopening hinges on testing.

Higher Education:

• West Virginia U. to hire consultant for vast IT modernization project

Transportation / Public Utilities:

• Calls grow for examinations of Virginia’s response to hours-long I-95 backup

Economic Development & Regulation:

• (Tennessee) Governor Lee, Commissioner Rolfe Announce Parkway Products, LLC to Expand Operations in Greene County
• (Louisiana) New Orleans to receive $25M for rental assistance program funding

Community Development:

• (New York) Governor Hochul Announces Equity Agenda

Biden Administration:

• Biden administration launching additional testing sites in six states
• Biden administration allocating $1 billion to expand meat processing

Transparency / Performance / Management:

• Indiana schools may face new transparency requirements, limits on teaching controversial topics
• (Tennessee) New tracking system on police use of force will improve transparency

Coronavirus:

• California to extend indoor mask mandate until mid-February
• (New Jersey) Kids in N.J. schools may have to continue to wear masks as Murphy seeks to extend mandate
• Washington plans to distribute millions of at-home COVID tests and masks as omicron surges

Legislation:

• Health bills nearing passage in the Michigan Legislature

Mobility:

• Gov. Whitmer Announces Air Mobility Corridor Development in Michigan and Ontario

Natural Resources & Environment:

• (New York) DEC Announces $11 Million for Climate Smart Community Projects
• (California) DWR funds $53M in drought projects