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

On January 20, NACo and 20 coalition partners sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works urging them to oppose any legislation that would increase maximum truck size and weight limits on federal highways—either on their own or as part of larger reauthorization legislation.

Audrain County, Mo.'s Workforce Resource Assistance Program has helped employers keep staff in place, reducing turnover and promoting stability.

There’s no chicken-or-egg debate: Economic mobility is not just a byproduct of growth — it is the result of intentional county governance.