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
Prepared to Respond: How Counties Can Strengthen Readiness Amid Federal Emergency Management Policy Changes
As local leaders, you are often the first call - and the final line of defense - when disaster strikes. From hurricanes and wildfires to floods and winter storms, natural disasters are growing in both frequency and intensity nationwide.
Congress introduces Second Chance Act reauthorization
On May 22, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3552/S.1843) was introduced in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives with robust bipartisan support. NACo supports this legislation, which would reauthorize funding for Second Chance Act (P.L. 110-199) programs through 2030.
County budgets could see impact from federal SNAP reform
Proposed changes to the SNAP program could burden counties with rising administrative costs and cause millions of people to lose access to the nutrition assistance program.
Deadly tornadoes pummel counties across the South
Southern Kentucky counties bore the brunt of a May 16 tornado outbreak, with at least 17 fatalities confirmed as of last week in Laurel County alone.