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Congress renews children’s health insurance for six years in CR
The stopgap measure ends a nearly four-month long lapse in CHIP’s federal funding and also delays imposing the “Cadillac tax” on health care plans for two years.
Local official leaves FCC committee citing concerns of local inclusion
San Jose, Calif. Mayor Sam Liccardo stepped down amid concerns that the outcome of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee’s work was predetermined.
Alex Azar confirmed as new HHS secretary
Azar said he would focus on four critical areas: lowering prescription drug costs, making health insurance more affordable, basing Medicare payments on quality and confronting the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic.
Most recently, Azur served as president of Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company. He also served as HHS deputy secretary under President George H. Bush.
Trump administration extends public health emergency declaration on opioids
Some lawmakers and advocates had already called for an extension of the public health emergency declaration, arguing that more time and resources are needed to address the crisis.
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NACo submits comments on Census Bureau's proposed rule on 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 November 2.
Data center legislation surges as states shift from incentives to oversight
NACo tracked 97 state bills that became law between 2024-2026 governing the new class of hyperscale facilities designed for generative AI and cloud computing.
Congress makes progress on data center legislation
NACo has endorsed data center-related bills aimed at providing electricity cost relief to ratepayers - the House's Ratepayer Protection Act and the Senate's American Affordability and Jobs Act.