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Supreme Court starts new term
On Oct. 2, the Supreme Court officially began its 2017-2018 session. NACo signed onto two amicus briefs with the State and Local Legal Center for cases on the court’s docket. Read more
House, Senate finalizing budget documents
The House approved its budget blueprint, Oct. 5. The Senate is expected to vote on its budget resolution the week of Oct. 16. Read more
White House Opioid Commission holds third meeting
Pharmaceutical industry representatives who attended the commission’s meeting, Sept. 27, said that companies would support new limits to the number of opioid pills doctors can prescribe. Read more
Legislation moves to reauthorize CHIP
House and Senate bills contain significant differences in their funding structures that must be negotiated before a final reauthorization package is approved. Read more
NACo outlines county priorities to address catastrophic wildfires
The letter conveys NACo’s concerns about the increasing threat of catastrophic wildfires across the country, particularly on the nation’s federal forest lands.Read more
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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.
Supreme Court allows new SAVE citizenship voter verification system to proceed
On Sept. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal from the White House to pause a lower court’s ruling blocking its use of a new SAVE system ahead of the midterms.
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.