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Follow along with County News during NACo’s Annual Conference: policy steering committees, General Session speakers, educational workshops, issue summits and more.
J.D. Clark takes office as NACo president
J.D. Clark stressed the importance of telling the county story as he took office as NACo president.
Former FEMA chief is bearish on reform talks
Former FEMA Administrator Brock Long has yet to hear any proposals for federal disaster reform that would make a significant improvement to the way it operates.
Leading with purpose: Lessons from a four-star general
What do a county leader and a four-star general have in common? More than you might think.
NFL veteran harnesses magic and forgiveness to overcome adversity
No matter what the world throws at you, it’s up to you to chart your own path, NFL veteran and magician Jon Dorenbos told the NACo Annual Conference attendees.
Casey Foundation leader emphasizes support for youth
“When youth are asked what helped them the most, they might name a program, but they will absolutely name a person that believed in them,” Leslie Boissiere told the General Session audience.
Presidential historians’ message: ‘Lead with empathy, optimism, resiliency’
Doris Kearns Goodwin: In today’s divisive political landscape, empathy can feel hard to come by, which makes it that much more important to public service.
Character strengths set rural counties up for entrepreneurship
Rural counties should not be written off as cradles of technology-driven entrepreneurship and the job growth that could follow in its wake.
The arts fuel economic growth in counties of all sizes
A county doesn’t have to be Los Angeles or New York to see the economic benefits from the arts.
AI offers counties potential for hiring, retention
Despite employees’ concerns over the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence adoption in the job market, workforce professionals maintain optimism that the technology, still in its infancy, could lead to better services and products from the public sector.
Public-private partnership creates ‘one-stop shop’ to improve community wellness
The South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center is a “one-stop shop” the city and the children’s hospital created to improve community wellness and make it easier for people to get their needs met.
NACo First-time Attendee Breakfast attracts 350 at Annual Conference
More than 350 attendees are making their first trip to a NACo Annual Conference this year.
NACo kicks off 90th Annual Conference this week in Philadelphia
NACo is celebrating its 90th anniversary the way it knows best — gathering county officials from across the country to immerse themselves in the work they do at the Annual Conference in the city and county of Philadelphia.
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2025 NACo Annual Conference & Exposition
The 2025 NACo Annual Conference brought together elected and appointed officials from the nation’s 3,069 counties, parishes and boroughs.
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OMB proposes major change to federal grant administration
Counties have until July 13 offer comment on a wide-reaching regulation affecting federal grants to counties. A NACo webinar goes into detail about the changes counties need to note as they budget for federal awards.
Reimbursement policy prolongs disaster recovery for counties
Counties that suffer major damage during natural disasters would benefit dramatically from a FEMA Act proposal to do away with reimbursement and instead offer counties recovery grants up front.
Counties regroup after FEMA’s resiliency grant program resumes
As FEMA resumes and restructures its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program, counties are reassessing projects that were put in limbo during its cancellation and creating new hazard mitigation gameplans ahead of its upcoming funding cycle.
FEMA at a crossroads: What county officials need to know about reform efforts
Two overlapping disaster recovery efforts are now unfolding in Washington: a sweeping executive-branch review of FEMA and a bipartisan legislative push to reform the agency through Congress. County officials should understand both tracks, what they could mean for local governments and where each stands today.