New Clean Water Act heading to Senate floor 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).
Obama proposes Medicaid cuts to pay for health reform 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.
Recovery Act Reporting Guidance Issued On June 22, the White House Office of Management and Budget released guidance for required reporting under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. First report due Oct. 10.
Proposed NACo Bylaws Changes Bylaws amendments to implement four of the 11 recommendations of the NACo Task Force on Government and Structure will be up for approval at NACo Annual Conference.
NACo Voting Credentials Now Available Voting credentials information for the 2009 NACo election was mailed to each member county's chief elected official May 22.
