Vets battle disasters to serve again

NACo announces the launch of the 2026 Rural Energy Academy technical assistance cohort.

On February 10, the U.S., House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing examining the Land and Social Security Optimization (LASSO) Act (H.R. 34), which would direct a portion of revenues generated on public lands to fund the Social Security system. Introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (R-Ariz.), this measure would protect federal revenue sharing to counties while encouraging active use of public lands. 

NACo advocates for the reinstatement of key decennial census testing of rural areas and other planned canceled testing criteria.