SLED GovWin Recon March 23, 2023

Health & Human Services:

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces the Expansion of Medicaid Postpartum Coverage in Oklahoma; 30 States and D.C. Now Offer a Full Year of Coverage After Pregnancy

Higher Education:

• Iowa’s 3 Public Universities Ordered to Pause New DEI Programs
• Ohio Looks to Ban Public College Employee Strikes
• Senate Republicans Will Try New Maneuver to Block Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Plan
• Undergraduate Credentials Earned Hit Four-Year Low in 2021-22 Academic Year
• More Colleges Adopting VR after New Grants, Gifts
• NTIA Awards $175M to Minority-Serving Institutions

Transportation / Public Utilities:

• U.S. DOT Announces $94M in SMART Grants for State, Local Projects
• Connecticut Installing Wrong-Way Driving Sensors that Notify State Police
• (New York, Washington, D.C.) FAA Launches New Plan to Avoid Flight Delays in NYC, DC this Summer

Environment & Natural Resources:

• (California) 5 Deaths Reported in California Storms; Rare Tornado Near Los Angeles Tears Off Roofs
• 3 Reasons Why California's Drought Isn't Really Over, Despite All the Rain

Justice & Public Safety:

• FCC’s Spectrum-Auction Lapse Stalls Next-Generation 911 Funding
• (New York) Governor Hochul Details Statewide Crime Data, Highlights Need for Public Safety Investments and Reforms in FY 2024 Budget

Cybersecurity:

• Cyber Grant Money is Beginning to Flow, CISA Officials Say
• New Jersey Latest State to Implement Cyber Incident Reporting Requirement

K-12 Education:

• Ed Dept Approves Extensions for ESSER, GEER Spending
• Local Partnerships Can Help Restore Arts Programs Lost to Budget Cuts
• USDA Proposes Lower Threshold for Schools, Districts to Qualify for Free Meals
• (California) LAUSD Cancels Classes as Employees Begin 3-Day Strike

SLED IT:

• New Rhode Island CIO Wants to ‘Transform’ State’s IT Portfolio

Legislation:

• Supreme Court Rules Against District in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools Special Ed Case