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Heavy flooding devastates Midwest counties
Receding flood waters that killed four people in the Midwest are revealing the extent of infrastructure damage after roads and bridges washed out. And with the ground still frozen and heavy snowfalls due to melt in coming weeks in the region, the flooding likely isn't over. -
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Alabama county cleans up after tornado kills 23
Lee County, Ala. officials are cleaning up after a tornado packing 170-MPH winds ripped through the community March 3, killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens. -
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Timeline gets tight for 2020 census
The 2020 census is coming in a matter of months, not years, and time is running out for counties to be ready. The results of the census will determine how more than $900 billion in annual funding is allocated and congressional seats are apportioned, which could change in 13 states. -
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Perdue plugs TestIt app, plans for rural broadband
The divide between urban and rural America seems to be growing, but U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue sees an opportunity to bridge that divide, with counties’ help. -
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Klobuchar talks jobs, infrastructure, criminal justice reform
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a former county attorney, told a NACo audience March 5 that Congress and county officials “have our work cut out for us” when it comes to everything from criminal justice reform to infrastructure. -
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SRS supporters advocate for long-term funding
With sympathetic legislators in influential positions, county and congressional supporters of federal public lands policies feel they’re in a better place than ever to achieve long-term stability for crucial funding programs. -
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Counties, Congress still looking for infrastructure fix
Since his victory speech in November 2016, President Trump has touted plans to rebuild American infrastructure. More than two years later, nothing has materialized, though talk in the Capitol swirls around the opportunity for a bipartisan infrastructure bill in 2019. -
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Smarter Counties workshop uses ‘Design Thinking’
Developing better interactions between citizens and government requires a human-centered approach to problem-solving. Often referred to as “Design Thinking,” the process itself focuses on the experience of the person — “the user” — needing to access a program or service.
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Klobuchar talks jobs, infrastructure, criminal justice reform
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a former county attorney, told a NACo audience March 5 that Congress and county officials “have our work cut out for us” when it comes to everything from criminal justice reform to infrastructure. -
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SRS supporters advocate for long-term funding
With sympathetic legislators in influential positions, county and congressional supporters of federal public lands policies feel they’re in a better place than ever to achieve long-term stability for crucial funding programs. -
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Counties, Congress still looking for infrastructure fix
Since his victory speech in November 2016, President Trump has touted plans to rebuild American infrastructure. More than two years later, nothing has materialized, though talk in the Capitol swirls around the opportunity for a bipartisan infrastructure bill in 2019. -
County News
Smarter Counties workshop uses ‘Design Thinking’
Developing better interactions between citizens and government requires a human-centered approach to problem-solving. Often referred to as “Design Thinking,” the process itself focuses on the experience of the person — “the user” — needing to access a program or service.
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HUD secretary: Opportunity Zones can lift distressed areas out of poverty
Taking advantage of Opportunity Zones and streamlining regulations are two ways that county officials can help create more affordable housing in their communities, HUD Secretary Ben Carson told county officials Tuesday morning at NACo’s 2019 Legislative Conference. -
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Sheriffs’ association teams with NACo on Medicaid inmate exclusion policy
A NACo-National Sheriffs Association Task Force will tackle Medicaid exclusion. -
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Trump administration to push for ‘a million apprenticeships’
President Donald Trump, who popularized apprenticeships in his TV show, “The Apprentice,” is pushing to make apprenticeships an even bigger part of the American workplace, Labor Sec. Alexander Acosta told the Opening General Session audience Monday morning.
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House and Senate PILT champions circulate letters urging full funding in FY 2020
As the FY 2020 appropriations process begins, members of Congress in both the U.S. House and Senate have the opportunity over the coming weeks to submit written appropriations requests in support of all federal programs. -
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Action Needed: Urge Your Members of Congress to Support CDBG, HOME and EDA
Following passage of the FY 2019 omnibus legislation in February, members of Congress have already initiated the FY 2020 appropriations cycle and are circulating letters of support – known as “Dear Colleagues” – for key federal programs important to counties. -
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DOL awards Dislocated Workers Grant to counties to combat the opioid epidemic
On March 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will award an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to counties in Missouri and Washington state to combat the opioid epidemic. -
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U.S. House Ways and Means Committee holds hearing on federal transportation infrastructure revenue options
On March 6, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing exploring federal revenue options to address and improve America’s infrastructure. The hearing featured testimony from U.S.
