SLED GovWin Recon May 18, 2023

Health and Human Services:

• (Hawaii) Local Officials Mark End of the Federal Government’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• Missouri Terminates Emergency Rule to Limit Trans Care for Minors, Some Adults
• HHS Announces Additional $200 Million in Funding for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• NC State Proposes Large Hospitals Cut Costs to State Health Plan or Risk Being Shut Down
• Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Help Schools Deliver Critical Health Care Services to Millions of Students

Cybersecurity:

• Cyberattacks Against Utah Agencies Cost State $6M Between 2016 and 2022, Audit Finds
• New York Audits: School Districts Unprepared for Cyber Attacks
• States Share Services as DHS Cyber Grants Roll Out

Public Finance:

• Florida Governor Signs Law Banning CBDCs in the State

Transportation:

• Colorado Offers Millions in Grants to Help Government, Business Truck and Car Fleets go Electric

SLED Professional Services

• Mining Jobs Grow in Wyoming

Justice & Public Safety/Homeland Security:

• Biden Administration Ends Title 42. What Now?
• (North Carolina) Asheville Adopts Public Safety Initiative to Address Rising Crime
• Besides Gun Reforms, What’s in the Big Public Safety Package the Minnesota Senate Passed
• (Indiana) New State Budget Means Pay Raises for ISP
• ‘Failure of Government’: AZ Moves to End Predatory Medicaid Fraud Targeting Indigenous People

Higher Education:

• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs a Bill Banning DEI Initiatives in Public Colleges
• Ohio Senate OKs Higher Education Bill Limiting Diversity Training
• New, Stronger Gainful Employment Regs Released

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Biden Administration Announces Nearly $11 Billion for Renewable Energy in Rural Communities
• Climate Calling: Maryland Plans Multi-Agency Approach to Climate Change
• Montana’s New Anti-Climate Law May be the Most Aggressive in the Nation
• Biden Administration Invests in Carbon Capture, Upping Pressure on Industry to Show Results
• (Tennessee) Gov. Lee Issues Executive Order to Advance Nuclear Energy Innovation & Investment
• Alaska House Follows Senate to Pass Bill Authorizing Sale of Carbon Credits from State Land
• (Minnesota) State Lawmakers Agree to ‘Historic’ Environment and Climate Bill

Economic Development/Regulations:

• (Texas) Bill Restricting Local Governments from Imposing Regulations that Exceed State Law Clears Senate
• (Illinois) SIU Hosting Industry Day on May 25 to Help Businesses Secure Government Contracts
• Delaware Gets $65M+ from ARPA for Nonprofit Service Centers
• Senate Unveils New NC Budget. Here’s What’s Inside:
• After Intense Negotiations, Katie Hobbs Approves Arizona’s $17 Billion Budget
• Vermont Legislature Passes State Budget
• How Gavin Newsom Wants to Close California’s $31.5 Billion Budget Shortfall
• (Missouri) Governor Parson Signs Second FY 2023 Supplemental Budget Bill
• Small Details Fill Florida’s Big State Budget
• Proposed Pa. Budget Nearly Quadruples Funding for Local Government Cooperation
• NH’s Most Vulnerable Hang in Balance: 7 Things to Watch on State Budget
• (New York) Rivera Comments on Adopting State Budget, Supports “Protect the People’s Budget Act”
• Budget Looking Rosy for Oregon; Taxpayers to See Record Credits on Returns

SLED Information Technology:

• State of Illinois Issues Notice of Intent to Award Metrc with Cannabis Track-And-Trace Government Contract
• (Wyoming) The National Economic Administration Development Administration “Tech Hub” Grants are Taking Applications
• AddOn Networks Announces Award Information Technology Umbrella Contract by New York State Office of General Services

Community Development

• Exclusive: Biden Administration Unveils Initiative to Combat Homelessness in 5 US Cities, California

General Government

• Is AI Coming for Your Job? Here’s What Experts, OpenAI CEO Say Amid Calls for Government Regulation