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 Featured Event
WIR Conference
WIR Conference set for May 16-18 in Santa Fe County, N.M.
Santa Fe County, N.M. is hosting NACo’s 2012 Western Interstate Region (WIR) Conference, May 16-18. NACo's WIR Conference focuses on public lands and other issues critical to the western region of the United States.
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Start Planning Your Schedule for NACo's Legislative Conference
Workshop descriptions and schedules for NACo's 2012 Legislative Conference, March 3-7, are now available on the conference's web page. Take a look and start planning now.
NACo Webinars
NACo Webinar Schedules
Check out the latest line-up of free NACo webinars, and sign up soon.

 NACo Updates
Cuts in federal funding threaten public health emergency response
Bay County, Mich.’s health department was able to vaccinate only 10 percent of its population during the H1N1 flu pandemic of 2009.
Healthy Counties, awards program highlight NCGM
National politics are sure to dominate the headlines in 2012, but county officials can generate their own positive publicity at home through National County Government Month celebrations in April.
Online Achievement Award Applications Now Available
Applications for the 2012 Achievement Award program are now available.
Agriculture Department announces office closures
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a major reorganization that will close 259 domestic offices.
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White House Briefing with State Association Presidents-Execs

Photo by Tom Goodman

Deschutes County, Ore. Commission Chair Tammy Baney (r) asks a question during a briefing by White House officials held in conjunction with the annual Washington, D.C. meeting of state associations of counties presidents and executive directors. Baney is Association of Oregon Counties president. The two-day meeting, Jan. 12–13,  also featured updates and discussions about federal legislation, and state government  budget and reapportionment trends among other topics.
NACo 2012 Legislative Priorities

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