SLED GovWin Recon June 23, 2022

Cybersecurity:

• Biden Signs Cyber Bill Aimed at State and Local Coordination

Health & Human Services:

• (California) County Budget of $2.7B OK'd with New Investments in Health Care
• (Oklahoma) Gov. Stitt And State Health Officials To Celebrate New Health Care Model
• HHS COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Persists as California COVID-19 Policies Are Set To Expire

K-12 Education:

• Teaching the Principles of Computer Science Early in K–12 Schools
• Education Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Continue Free Meals for K-12 Students

Transportation / Public Utilities:

• A Texas Road Partially Melted as State Scorched by Heat Wave
• (New York) MTA Pledges to Make 95 Percent of Subway Stations Accessible by 2055
• Eye on Utilities: Ohio Utilities and Policymakers Facing Heat
• New Hampshire State Surplus Eyed as Electric Rates Increase
• New York Commission Directs Utilities to Conduct Climate Vulnerability Studies

Justice / Public Safety / Homeland Security:

• California to Pay Pandemic Bonuses to State Law Enforcement Officers
• (New Mexico) Calling NM ‘Lawless,’ Ronchetti Unveils Public Safety Priorities

Transparency / Performance / Management:

• (South Carolina) Gov. McMaster Vetoes Fewer Earmarks in SC State Budget, Applauds Improved Transparency
• How Colorado's New Hospital Price Transparency Law Will Work
• Court says California Utilities Commission Must Obey State Public Records Act

Coronavirus:

• Calif. Top Court to Consider Employer Liability for COVID Infections
• Moderna CEO Says New COVID-19 Variant Shot will be Ready by August
• Long Covid Can Affect Children of all Ages, Including Infants, Study Shows

Legislation:

• US Supreme Court Overturns New York Handgun Law in Bitter Blow to Gun-Control Push
• Bipartisan Gun Bill Set to Advance Past Senate Filibuster Hurdle

Community Development:

• (California) Amid Push to Meet Steep State Housing Goals, Bay Area Governments Face Critical Deadline

Natural Resources & Environment:

• California Bill Would Reduce Single-Use Plastic Products 25%