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Record high Capitol Hill meeting schedule pushes public lands funding
More than three dozen public lands county officials conducted 80 meetings with congressional staff to advocate for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Secure Rural Schools programs.

FEMA reform bill advances to House floor
The Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act would overhaul Public and Individual Assistance and accelerate mitigation programs and make the Federal Emergency Management Agency an independent, cabinet-level agency.

Dedicated members drove NACo’s early days
For the first two decades of NACo’s existence, the organization was unrecognizable to the modern county official.

Pacific Northwest counties prepare for ‘The Big One’
Counties in Oregon and Washington are preparing for the devastating earthquake and tsunami that scientists say is coming in the next 50 years.
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J.D. Clark is up to a Texas-sized challenge
NACo's new president got his start in county government covering meetings for his local newspaper as a high school student.

County officials shed light on childhood education and care
Inadequate childcare causes American workers to lose between 9 million and 26 million hours of work in any given week and has a negative impact on children’s development.

County repurposes airport’s lost and found items for animal shelter
Broward County, Fla. staff made use out of items left behind at the county airport.

Garden helps county residents heal from mass shooting
El Paso County, Texas built a “healing garden” where people could gather to remember residents lost to a mass shooting.

Maryland county invests in community ‘villages’
Baltimore County, Md. created a volunteer network or “village” to help with everything from groceries to doctor’s appointment to fighting isolation.
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