2024 NACo Legislative Conference General Session

More than 2,000 county officials from across the nation are visiting Washington, D.C., for NACo 2026 Legislative Conference, at the Washington Hilton Feb. 21-24.

Congress introduced the final FY 2026 Appropriations package, including key county priorities related to transportation, housing, health, emergency management and public safety

The National Association of Counties (NACo) announced today that Abby Davidson has been promoted into the role of Chief Research Officer. Davidson joins Chief Government Affairs Officer Eryn Hurley, announced earlier this month, and 2025 additions Lori Dicker, Chief Public Affairs Officer, and Luis Guardia, Chief Financial Officer, to round out a series of additions to the association’s senior leadership team. 

Counties across the country emerged from the pandemic with a historic legislative achievement and a roadmap to making more out of the intergovernmental relationship.

U.S. House and Senate appropriators passed a “minibus” appropriations package containing Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Interior-Environment, Commerce-Justice-Science and Energy-Water spending bills.