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

On April 20, 2026, NACo submitted formal comments to the U.S. Census Bureau on the proposed reinstatement of the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Operation for the 2030 Census. The Bureau had issued a Federal Register notice in February 2026 opening a 60-day public comment period on the program's design before submitting it to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. 

On April 21, U.S. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) unveiled a budget resolution to advance a party-line reconciliation package focused on immigration enforcement and funding for agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The resolution is the first step in a two-part process aimed at producing final legislation by June 1.

On January 16, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Chatrie v. United States which asks the court if and when the collection of data through geofencing constitutes a violation of search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment. It specifically focuses on whether the execution of a geofence warrant, issued by a judge and directing a third-party provider to disclose location history data for devices present near the scene of a crime during a limited time window, constitutes an unreasonable search.