On this week's Priorities podcast, Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Labor and Industry Nicole Blissenbach talks about how the state rolled out its Frontline Worker Pay program during the COVID-19 pandemic with the help of automation.

https://statescoop.com/nascio-names-finalists-of-2023-state-it-recognition-awards/

Also on the podcast, Loudoun County High School Business and IT Teacher Jennifer Marden explains the CyberSlam — an annual event that exposes high school students to cybersecurity education. The next CyberSlam will take place on January 19, 2024.

https://lcps.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/18745/371/False/True

In the news this week:

Republican governors from 25 states are calling on President Biden to provide them with detailed data related to people who are entering the country through the U.S.-Mexico border.

https://statescoop.com/republican-governors-federal-migrant-data/

California lawmakers are seeking new regulations on generative AI.

https://statescoop.com/california-generative-ai-regulation-bill-2023/

Vermont has a new statewide CIO.

https://statescoop.com/denise-reilly-hughes-vermont-cio-agency-digital-services/

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