SLED Recon June 27, 2025

Health & Human Services:

• Combined Health Agency Will Streamline Care for SC, State Leaders Say
• Maryland Health Department Launches New State Plan, Dashboard to Tackle Gun Violence
• Governor Desantis Signed Two Bills Aimed at Bolstering Mental Health, Substance Abuse Resources (Florida)
• State OKs Shift of $124.3 Million to Move DHS’ Online Benefits Platform to DoIT (Maryland)

K-12 Education:

• City Leaders Break Ground on New $240 Million Inglewood High School Campus (California)
• Wisconsin DPI Launches New Public School Finance Reporting Portal
• Indiana Private School Voucher Enrollment Tops 76,000, Costs Near $500 Million

Justice & Public Safety:

• Board of Supervisors Approves Final FY 2026 Budget (Arizona)
• $2M for Violence Prevention Included in State Budget — What Could This Mean for Austin? (Texas)
• Sacramento Passes $1.65B Budget; Late Push For Youth Violence Prevention Funds Fails (California)

SLED Information Technology:

• Morrisey Announces ARPA Broadband Funding for 10 County Projects (West Virginia)
• NCDIT to Launch Revised $1.5B Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program to Expand High-Speed Internet Access in NC

Higher Education:

• Governor Ron Desantis Announces First-of-its-Kind Alternative University Accreditor (Florida)
• Ohio Universities See Funding Increase in Final State Budget
• Oregon Lawmakers Poised to Pass $3.9B Higher Education Budget. Advocates Say Public Colleges Will Be Short-Changed

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Treasurer Announces $20 Million for Housing and Economic Development (Vermont)
• Table Mountain Rancheria Awarded $950,000 as California Awards $15 Million to Support Economic Growth in Tribal Communities Across the State
• Braun Announces Appointments to Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Community Development:

• Cleveland CDCs Receive $2 Million Investment for Neighborhood Development (Ohio)
• Governor Hochul Announces Start of Construction on 92-Unit Affordable Housing Development for Seniors in Yonkers (New York)
• New Haven to Build $316M Transit-Oriented Development Project at Union Station (Connecticut)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Governor Hochul Directs New York Power Authority to Develop a Zero-Emission Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology Power Plant
• DANR Announces Nearly $15.9 Million in Loans for Statewide Projects (South Dakota)
• Healey Shares $2.9B ‘Swiss Army Knife' Plan to Fund Environmental Reforms (Massachusetts)

Transportation:

• Mecklenburg’s Transportation Tax Bill Passes NC Legislature. Gov. Stein is Next
• June 25 - Gov. Kemp Announces $26.5M for Georgia Transportation Projects
• CA Budgets $1B Transit Bailout; Ridership Halves From 2019