So, You’re Attending Your First NACo Conference?
Available On-Demand
This webinar is available on-demand. If you have issue accessing the recording, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.
NACo’s upcoming 2025 Legislative Conference will see a record number of attendees who are attending their first major NACo event. This webinar will be an introduction into all the conference has to offer: policy committee meetings, general sessions, receptions, navigating the hotel and more. Join us for this overview and to ask any questions you have before traveling to Washington, D.C.!
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Speakers
Eryn Hurley
Jack Peterson
Senate to vote on SAVE America Act; Major impacts to county election administration
The U.S. Senate is slated to vote on the SAVE America Act (S. 1383/H.R. 7296). This comes after the Trump administration declared the bill the highest priority item and requested a vote. The act has major repercussions for county election administration.
NACo launches 2026 Rural Energy Academy Cohort to support county decision-making on new energy projects
NACo announces the launch of the 2026 Rural Energy Academy technical assistance cohort.
LASSO Act preserves county revenue sharing, directs public lands funds to Social Security
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.
Census Bureau cancels key rural test sites ahead of 2030 Count
NACo advocates for the reinstatement of key decennial census testing of rural areas and other planned canceled testing criteria.