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County News Editor Bev Schlotterbeck signs off
If you’re getting County News, you’re seeing the best of what NACo and county government have to offer. That’s the way Bev Schlotterbeck wanted it for more than 30 years. -
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NACo responds to president’s State of the Union address
Passing legislation in the 116th Congress to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure is “not an option, it’s a necessity,” President Trump said Feb. 5 in his State of the Union address before Congress. “Both parties should be able to unite for a great rebuilding of America’s crumbling infrastructure,” he said to applause. -
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Clark County, Wash. faces daunting task tracking measles
Police on a month-long stakeout have it easier than the Clark County, Wash. Public Health Department right now. -
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NACo kicks off Legislative Conference March 2, includes remarks from Steve Case, HUD Secretary Ben Carson
Nearly 2,000 county officials will attend NACo’s 2019 Legislative Conference next month and will hear from AOL co-founder Steve Case and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Sec. Ben Carson, among many other dynamic speakers. -
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Cannabis a ‘whole new line of county business’ in California
Imagine 100 horses pushing 100 carts. That’s the situation California’s counties and cities have navigated over the past year since cannabis cultivation and recreational use were legalized. -
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Fulton County targets sex traffickers during Super Bowl
The New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams weren’t the only ones doing their homework before the Super Bowl. -
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Helping your older population when a disaster strikes
In this Q&A with Nick Boukas, preparedness director at the National Association of County and City Health Officials, he describes the particular vulnerability of older adults and people with disabilities during disasters like California’s Camp Fire tragedy and how county health departments can work to protect them. -
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Supreme Court to hear local gun law case
After turning down countless petitions challenging state and local restrictions on guns, the U.S. Supreme Court has finally agreed to review the constitutionality of a gun law. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v.
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Cannabis a ‘whole new line of county business’ in California
Imagine 100 horses pushing 100 carts. That’s the situation California’s counties and cities have navigated over the past year since cannabis cultivation and recreational use were legalized. -
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Fulton County targets sex traffickers during Super Bowl
The New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams weren’t the only ones doing their homework before the Super Bowl. -
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Helping your older population when a disaster strikes
In this Q&A with Nick Boukas, preparedness director at the National Association of County and City Health Officials, he describes the particular vulnerability of older adults and people with disabilities during disasters like California’s Camp Fire tragedy and how county health departments can work to protect them. -
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Supreme Court to hear local gun law case
After turning down countless petitions challenging state and local restrictions on guns, the U.S. Supreme Court has finally agreed to review the constitutionality of a gun law. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v.
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Supreme Court to consider case involving use of public comments
The State and Local Legal Center (SLLC) filed an amicus in Kisor v. Wilkie asking the Supreme Court to overturn Auer v. Robbins (1997). In that case the Supreme Court reaffirmed its holding in Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co. (1945) that courts must defer to an agency’s interpretation of its own regulations. -
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Prince George’s County, Md. tells local story of black migration
Each February, Dennis Doster is in the middle of the busiest time of the year as the manager of Prince George’s County, Md.’s Black History Program. -
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San Diego County OKs asylum seekers shelter
Asylum seekers crossing the border from Mexico into San Diego County now have a place to stay before meeting their sponsors after the federal government abruptly discontinued its “Safe Release” program, leaving local governments and non-profits to fill the void. -
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Sacramento County reducing black child deaths
County government welcomed Phil Serna with a punch to the gut. Over the last eight years, he and the rest of Sacramento County, Calif. have fought back.
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County officials announced as appointees to FEMA's National Advisory Council
On February 12, the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) announced ten appointees to its National Advisory Council (NAC), including three officials representing county governments. -
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FY 2019 spending complete as president signs omnibus funding bill
On February 15, President Trump signed into law (H.J.Res.31), a 1,165-page, $333 billion spending package for FY 2019. The omnibus package includes appropriations bills for the following seven agencies: U.S. -
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New legislation to combat homelessness introduced in U.S. House
On February 13, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee introduced a series of four draft bills aimed at addressing homelessness and the shortage of affordable housing. If enacted, the four bills would make new investments in federal housing programs, expand eligibility for U.S. -
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Getting Started on Preparing for Climate Change: Alameda County’s Adaptation Workshops Guide
Photo: Members of the Public Health Department participate in a break-out group at Alameda County’s Public Health Workshop in April 2018.
