It will move to the Senate calendar for possible floor consideration. S. 787 would remove the term “navigable” from the definition of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

A delegation of NACo health policy leaders led by President-elect Valerie Brown met with administration officials at the White House June 15 to discuss this and other health reform policy issues.

The House Highways and Transit Subcommittee on June 24 by a voice vote and with no amendments approved a775-page draft bill that would vastly overhaul transportation funding.

Is your “smartphone” smart enough to save a life? It could be, using an or “app” that King County, Wash.’s emergency medical services helped to develop.

North Dakota has seen higher than expected revenues, increasing wages and the lowest unemployment rate in the country at 4 percent as of June 2009.

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Volunteers lend extra eyes and ears to law enforcement in Washoe County, Nev.

New Castle County Councilman Joe Reda first became involved with the Therapeutic Riding at Carousel (TRAC) program in Wilmington, Del. because he wanted to help improve the lives of children and veterans with disabilities. Reda initiated the program that began in 2006 with eight riders and 10 volunteers.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has passed an energy bill by 15–8 that contains a number of provisions that could increase renewable energy usage, including new transmission line sitings, a national renewable electricity standard, and expanding oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico

NACo continued its campaign to Restore the Partnership with Congress by briefing 36 congressional staff on transportation issues, June 22 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

NACo and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) have announced a partnership to oppose proposed legislation that would significantly expand the federal jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Bylaws amendments to implement four of the 11 recommendations of the NACo Task Force on Governance and Structure will be considered and voted upon by the membership at the Annual Business Meeting, July 28.

EPA announced the availability of up to $10 million in Climate Showcase Communities grants for local and tribal governments to establish and implement climate change initiatives. The deadline for applications is July 22.

Guidance released on Recovery Zone Bonds