SLED Recon November 6, 2025

Health & Human Services:

• Federal Shutdown Forces Closures at Some Ohio Head Start Providers, Others Still at Risk
• As Idaho Permanently Extends Governor’s Budget Cuts, Medicaid Will Keep Provider Pay Cuts

K-12 Education:

• $10M Approved To Secure New Hampshire Schools
• Massachusetts House Advances Bill To Require Evidence-Based Literacy Curriculum
• Wisconsin Becomes The 36th State to Limit Cellphones in Schools

Justice & Public Safety:

• Connecticut Police Discuss Use of License Plate Readers
• Possibilities ‘Limitless’ for New Pierce County, Washington, Drone
• Berkeley, California, Moves to Encrypt Police Scanners

SLED Information Technology:

• Massachusetts AI Challenge Awards Universities for Risk Assessment, Engineering
• What’s New in Digital Equity: Colorado Expands Digital ASL

Higher Education:

• Benedict College Statewide Investment Accelerator Receives $50,000 Grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation (South Carolina)
• Boston College Receives $1.7M Student Support Services Grant (Massachusetts)

Cybersecurity:

• California’s New Privacy Regulations: A Wake-Up Call for Businesses Using ADMT and Conducting Other High-Risk Processing

Economic Development/Regulations:

• DED Announces “Nebraska NEXT” Talent Attraction Strategy for Lincoln through “The Good Life Is Calling” Campaign
• FloridaCommerce Awards $1.5 Million to 26 Florida Communities to Foster Local Economic Growth

Community Development:

• FloridaCommerce Announces Launch of the Utility Relocation Reimbursement Grant Program
• Major Power Line Expansions Will Fuel Future Growth in South Dakota

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Governor Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Bills to Protect Michigan’s Environment, Supporting Clean Water, Air, and Land Across the State
• New Online Tool Helps Identify Climate Mitigation Project Funding Opportunities (New Jersey)

Transportation:

• Drone Operations Are Going U.P. at This Michigan Airport
• State Bill Proposes Wheel Tax Referendum Requirement for Local Governments (Wisconsin)