This NACo toolkit for new Members of Congress highlights the county role in implementing key federal policies and programs as well as the importance of a strong intergovernmental partnership.

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Advocacy

Policy Insider – March 16, 2026

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News

Census Bureau cancels key rural test sites ahead of 2030 Count

NACo advocates for the reinstatement of key decennial census testing of rural areas and other planned canceled testing criteria.  

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) discusses bipartisanship during his speech to NACo members at the Feb. 23 General Session. Photo by Denny Henry
County News

House Majority Whip: ‘We are all members of the same team’

While acknowledging Republican power in the Congress and White House, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer called for the country’s two political parties to work together.