The recent turmoil on Wall Street is adding insult to injury for counties already hurting from the national economic downturn and the foreclosure crisis.
“This long awaited victory comes following nearly three years of dedicated lobbying by NACo legislative staff, NACo members, and a coordinated coalition of forest counties and schools,” said NACo Executive Director Larry Naake.
Rural public lands counties won big on Sept. 3 when President Bush signed into law a measure that will fully fund the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for four years.
NACo has released a new publication titled Reentry for Safer Communities. It focuses on effective county practices in jail-to-community transition planning for offenders with both mental health and substance abuse disorders.
Foreclosure evictions have resumed in two Midwestern counties after their sheriffs had halted them because tenants in good standing were being evicted without notice.
