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South Dakota remote sales tax case likely headed to U.S. Supreme Court
The South Dakota case would challenge a 25-year-old Supreme Court decision, Quill vs. North Dakota, that required a business’s physical presence in a state before it could be required to collect taxes on so-called “remote sales.” Read more
The South Dakota case would challenge a 25-year-old Supreme Court decision, Quill vs. North Dakota, that required a business’s physical presence in a state before it could be required to collect taxes on so-called “remote sales.” Read more
Commissioner Greg Chilcott testified before House subcommittee on reducing wildfire risks
The NACo Public Lands Committee vice chair emphasized active forest management and regulatory reform as ways to decrease wildfires. Read more Watch testimony above
FCC issues report on service outages linked to Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria
The reports outline 911 service disruptions and cell tower outages. Read more
NACo submits comments to DOL regarding Request for Information on overtime pay regulations
The Trump Administration has decided not to defend the overtime pay lawsuit and instead is soliciting feedback on the regulations, which they plan to take into consideration as they develop a new proposal. Read more
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Supreme Court declines emergency review of USPS mail-in ballot rule, leaving nationwide block in place
The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision to allow the Trump administration to move forward with its Executive Order 14399 directing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to compile official U.S. citizenship lists to be used in voter citizenship verification and the U.S. Postal Service to impose new mail-in ballot restrictions.
Census Bureau proposes permanent changes to the 2030 Decennial Census
On September 10, the U.S Census Bureau published a proposed rule to the 2030 Decennial Census that would create two new parts of the 15 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that among other changes would a) define “usual residence” that excludes foreign persons previously counted that are not U.S. citizens or lawful residents, and b) would eliminate any questions about race, ethnicity and sexual orientation from the census questionnaire used to enumerate the population. The proposed ruling outlines only 30 days for public comments, which are due on October 13.
Congress passes short-term funding bill, keeping the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and delaying OMB rule
The U.S. Congress passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to extend government funding through December 11 and delay the OMB proposed rule on Unform Guidance that governs how every federal grant can be administered.