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  • Earlier this month Hadi Sedigh, associate legislative director, was a panelist discussing the implications of federal policy on the opioid epidemic at a briefing sponsored by Duke University, Beyond Talking Points: Opioid Epidemic as a National Emergency and the Federal Response, held in Washington, D.C.
  • Kevan Stone, associate legislative director for transportation, spoke at the Mississippi Association of Supervisors Conference, held  in Warren County (Vicksburg), Oct. 17–19.
  • Matt Chase, NACo executive director, addressed the County Administrative Officers Association of California conference in Monterey County (Carmel), Oct. 25.

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