SLED Recon November 25, 2025

Health & Human Services:

• Oregon Pilot Program Giving Cash to Homeless Youths Sees Staggering Reduction in Homelessness
• Shapiro Administration Unveils Rural Health Transformation Plan to Improve?Rural Health Care?Services, Recruit More Health Care Professionals in Rural Communities (Pennsylvania)

K-12 Education:

• School Districts in Three Pennsylvania Counties to See Major Funding Increase
• Texas Considers First State-Mandated Reading List for Grades K-12

Justice & Public Safety:

• Orange County Leads the Way in Public Safety Investment

SLED Information Technology:

• In Long Beach, California, AI Is Part of Digital Skills Training
• Unifying IT, Business Key to Modernization in Minnesota

Higher Education:

• New Jersey Community College Launches AI, Robotics Program

Cybersecurity:

• Governor: San Antonio Is a ‘Natural Home’ for Cyber Command (Texas)

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Colorado’s Pay Transparency Law Increased Wages Across the Board, Study Finds

Community Development:

• This Tiny Alabama Town Has Never Had a Library, But That’s About to Change
• 7 Nebraska Communities Awarded Community Development Block Grant Funds for Critical Infrastructure
• Gov. Whitmer Announces New Project to Add Housing and Commercial Redevelopment in Downtown Lansing (Michigan)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Delaware Boosts Climate-Resilient Agriculture with New Investments

Transportation:

• Idaho Transportation Department Seeking to Improve State Highway Intersection