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On September 16, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee held a markup of the Agricultural Act of 2026, the Senate's version of the 2026 Farm Bill.

The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision to allow the Trump administration to move forward with its Executive Order 14399 directing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to compile official U.S. citizenship lists to be used in voter citizenship verification and the U.S. Postal Service to impose new mail-in ballot restrictions.

On September 10, the U.S Census Bureau published a proposed rule to the 2030 Decennial Census that would create two new parts of the 15 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that among other changes would a) define “usual residence” that excludes foreign persons previously counted that are not U.S. citizens or lawful residents, and b) would eliminate any questions about race, ethnicity and sexual orientation from the census questionnaire used to enumerate the population. The proposed ruling outlines only 30 days for public comments, which are due on October 13.  

New HUD notice signals revised CoC NOFO coming

When counties' housing markets price out workers, they lose a population that participates in civic live, volunteerism and community building.

Montgomery County, Md. is using a $100 million revolving loan fund to develop more than 3,000 affordable housing units across the county. 

Join us for an overview of the proposed rule with explanation of what is changing, how it could affect local government funding, and what counties need to know as the comment deadline approaches on October 13.

Join NACo for a bi-weekly webinar offering an overview of the full federal policy landscape impacting counties.

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET

Learn how your county can access over 300 million products and hundreds of thousands of third-party sellers through this new, nationally solicited Amazon Business contract, featuring fixed-term price ceilings across eight categories to keep your everyday purchasing compliant and cost-effective.

This contract works alongside your county's existing Amazon Prime membership, not in place of it, and activates through your current Amazon Business account executive; no new relationships required. You'll also get tools to customize how your county spends, including the ability to prioritize local and in-state businesses.

Hear directly from Douglas County, Neb., the Lead Public Agency behind this solicitation, on how the contract came together and learn how NACo's member-governed, peer-reviewed process gives your county confidence in every purchase.

Join NACo for a bi-weekly webinar offering an overview of the full federal policy landscape impacting counties.

Join NACo for a bi-weekly webinar offering an overview of the full federal policy landscape impacting counties.
 

Join NACo for a bi-weekly webinar offering an overview of the full federal policy landscape impacting counties.