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Voters choose to restrict eminent domain powers, nix TABOR laws In ballot initiatives across the country, voters protect their property rights, but hold back on reining in taxes. |
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County programs aim to curb youth, gang violence County News explores county efforts to curb youth and gang violence. |
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County emergency management agencies on rise post Sept. 11 In the years since September 11, better than 75 percent of the nation’s counties have established an emergency management agency. |
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‘Graduated sanctioning’ reduces youth crime in Ravalli County, Mont. Juvenile crime has decreased by more than 100 cases in each of the last three years in Ravalli County, Mont. |
NACo seeks model jail transition programs for mentally ill NACo is seeking nominations of model county practices in transitioning jailed persons with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders to the community upon release. NACo is looking for programs that successfully transition individuals with co-occurring disorders from jail to the community with all the community supports needed to successfully reintegrate persons back into the community. |
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Guide for County Officials This guide will help county officials understand what NIMS is and the role counties play in planning to prepare for and respond to emergencies of any type and of any scale. |
County Leadership in Conservation Award The County Leadership in Conservation recognizes leadership and investments in open space, parks, watersheds, recreational lands and wildlife preserves by NACo member counties.
The deadline for submissions is Nov. 17, |
NACo among nation's top nine associations NACo was one of nine “remarkable” associations selected to be a part of a study to determine why successful associations thrive. |