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Friday, January 27, 2012


How Property Taxes Climb, Even If Home Value Drops
Interesting story here which aired on National Public Radio last week on the tricky relationship between local property taxes and the assessed value of homes. NACo's Director of Research, Jacqueline Byers, was interviewed for the story, which focused on Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Cleveland).   

Monday, January 23, 2012

Prescription drug discount available for county residents 
Adair County, MO is saving big on prescriptions thanks to its membership in NACo.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Cuts in federal funding threaten public health emergency response
Good story here in NACo's County News about the struggle of counties to find funding to detect and respond to disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies, at risk because of federal and state budget cuts.
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