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Conference2022 Western Interstate Region Conference
The NACo WIR Conference brings together county officials from the nations fifteen Western states to focus on pressing issues facing counties and our residents.
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County News
Math often adds up against rural health care delivery
For small counties, just staffing 24-hour ambulance service is a challenge. "People volunteering for these positions is almost a thing of the past.” -
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2021 WIR Conference Friday General Session
NACo, NACo Western Interstate Region (WIR) and NACo Rural Action Caucus (RAC) host the 2021 WIR Conference in conjunction with the NACo RAC Symposium in Salt Lake County, Utah. -
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2021 WIR Conference Opening General Session
The NACo Western Interstate Region (WIR) and NACo Rural Action Caucus (RAC) host the 2021 WIR Conference in conjunction with the NACo RAC Symposium in Salt Lake County, Utah. -
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WIR priorities brace for change
Western Caucus Chairman Rep. Dan Newhouse to WIR: Educating Biden administration to avoid WOTUS redux is crucial, federal land policy on extraction could have devastating effects on local economies -
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Western governors pivot on community development
Ravalli County, Mont. Commissioner Greg Chilcott assumed the presidency of NACo’s Western Interstate Region, while Malheur County, Ore. Judge Dan Joyce was elected second vice president in a remote WIR Board Meeting May 13, in lieu of the cancelled WIR Conference scheduled for Mariposa County, Calif. -
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U.S. Forest Service announces the release of FY 2019 Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to counties
On March 31, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced the release of $215 million in FY 2019 Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to 742 eligible counties.
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WIR showcases Utah counties
County officials got a good look at how Utah counties manage public lands at 2023's Western Interstate Region Conference in Washington County, Utah. -
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White House to Establish New National Monuments in Nevada and Texas
On March 21, President Biden issued proclamations creating two national monuments in Nevada and Texas. -
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White House announces preservation of 16 million acres of land and water in Alaska
On March 12, the White House announced that it will take action to extend preservation protections to 16 million total acres of land and water in the Alaskan Arctic.
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2021 WIR Conference Friday General Session
NACo, NACo Western Interstate Region (WIR) and NACo Rural Action Caucus (RAC) host the 2021 WIR Conference in conjunction with the NACo RAC Symposium in Salt Lake County, Utah. -
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2021 WIR Conference Opening General Session
The NACo Western Interstate Region (WIR) and NACo Rural Action Caucus (RAC) host the 2021 WIR Conference in conjunction with the NACo RAC Symposium in Salt Lake County, Utah. -
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Counties testify in support of full PILT funding and SRS reauthorization
Wrangell Borough, Alaska Mayor Stephen Prysunka testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on behalf of NACo at a hearing supporting full PILT funding and SRS reauthorization.
