NACo applauds 3% withholding tax repeal
NACo applauds Senate passage of legislation to repeal a mandate that state and local governments withhold 3 percent from payments to their vendors for goods and services and send it to the Internal Revenue Service. Repeal of this unfunded federal mandate has been a NACo legislative priority since 2006. Read news release
NACo survey: Counties settling into the ‘new normal’ of revenue, staffing and service
A new National Association of Counties (NACo) survey shows that counties large and small appear to be settling into the “new normal” of revenue, staffing and service delivery levels after years of revenue losses in a U.S. economy struggling toward recovery. Read news release / Read survey
Federal budget deficit cannot be solved on the backs of state and local governments
NACo President Lenny Eliason today urged the 12 members of the so-called Congressional “super committee” tasked to cut billions in federal spending to close the budget deficit by Thanksgiving to exercise a “balanced approach.” Read news release / Read letter
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