Dutchess County Aims for Savings with Smaller, Smarter, Shared Government Services

Federal grant programs represent significant funding opportunities for counties, but technical jargon and limited staff capacity make them especially hard for small and rural counties to access.

On July 10, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued a final rule redefining “harm” for the purposes of administering the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The new definition would significantly narrow the scope of prohibited actions relating to listed species.

NACo urges counties to reach out to Senators opposing immediate and unfunded changes to election administration in the SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296/S. 1383), which the House passed as part the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800).