{"id":97,"date":"2023-05-18T14:59:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T14:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swdcgov.com\/beta\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2025-11-28T16:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:01:13","slug":"updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swdcgov.com\/beta\/updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling lazyload fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:8vw;--awb-padding-bottom:8vw;--awb-padding-top-small:71px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:70px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, hsla(var(--awb-color8-h),var(--awb-color8-s),var(--awb-color8-l),calc(var(--awb-color8-a) - 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style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:53px;\">Updates<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-font-size:68px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:72px;\">Updates<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-div\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography2-font-size);\"><div class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-typography2-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-typography2-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-typography2-font-style);margin:0;font-size:1em;letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography2-letter-spacing);text-transform:var(--awb-typography2-text-transform);line-height:var(--awb-typography2-line-height);\"><u>Updates<\/u><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-top-medium:90px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:90px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200px + 70px );margin-left: calc(-70px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-70px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:35px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:73px;--awb-spacing-left-large:35px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:35px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:35px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:35px;--awb-spacing-left-small:35px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"1.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-div\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography2-font-size);\"><div class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-typography2-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-typography2-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-typography2-font-style);margin:0;font-size:1em;letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography2-letter-spacing);text-transform:capitalize;line-height:var(--awb-typography2-line-height);\"><p style=\"color: #195207;\">STAY INFORMED<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\">Get the latest on development, initiatives, and activities.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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