Savings Continue to Add Up for Participants
Way to go Calvert County, Maryland.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Budget fight could hurt Beltway-area local governments
This article on The Washington Post website is from a new blog launched just last month called "Gov Beat: The Pulse of State and Local Government." This one quotes NACo on municipal bonds.
This article on The Washington Post website is from a new blog launched just last month called "Gov Beat: The Pulse of State and Local Government." This one quotes NACo on municipal bonds.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Manatee County Wins Third NACO Award for Smart Justice Month
A little coverage in The Brandenton Times for Manatee County, Florida for winning a National County Government Month Award this year.
A little coverage in The Brandenton Times for Manatee County, Florida for winning a National County Government Month Award this year.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Public official Chris Rodgers has made his shots count — on the court and off
A fitting and warm column in the Omaha World-Herald by Mike Kelly about Chris Rodgers, commissioner, Douglas County, Neb., who this week wrapped up his year serving as NACo President in Tarrant County, Texas.
A fitting and warm column in the Omaha World-Herald by Mike Kelly about Chris Rodgers, commissioner, Douglas County, Neb., who this week wrapped up his year serving as NACo President in Tarrant County, Texas.
Monday, July 15, 2013
County leaders to set national policies, explore innovations during NACo annual conference
Attention Texas: Here comes NACo!
Attention Texas: Here comes NACo!
Monday, July 8, 2013
Local Officials Asked to Help on Health Law
New York Times reports that counties are being asked to help HHS on ACA implementation, especially encouraging the young and healthy, to sign up and purchase health coverage through the exchanges. Secretary Sibelius will likely be discussing this when she visits NACo's Annual Conference on July 22 in Tarrant County, Texas.
New York Times reports that counties are being asked to help HHS on ACA implementation, especially encouraging the young and healthy, to sign up and purchase health coverage through the exchanges. Secretary Sibelius will likely be discussing this when she visits NACo's Annual Conference on July 22 in Tarrant County, Texas.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Analysis: Disparity Exists in Condition of Local vs. State Bridges
Governing magazine reports: An analysis of 2012 FHA inspection data showed the disparity in bridge conditions to be widespread:
•About 15 percent of all bridges local governments own in the U.S. are structurally deficient, compared to 7 percent for states.
•Of states with at least 1,000 locally-owned bridges, only Colorado has a higher share of structurally deficient state than locally-owned bridges.
•Counties are responsible for more than half of the nation’s nearly 67,000 structurally-deficient bridges.
The disparity in bridge conditions largely hinges on funding, said Bob Fogel, senior legislative director for the National Association of Counties.
Local governments typically lean heavily on real estate taxes for general fund revenues. Smaller or rural counties don’t have expansive enough tax bases to pay for upgrades. And urban localities often need permission to levy taxes funding transportation projects from both state governments and taxpayers – a major hurdle.
A smaller share of bridge funding trickles down from states and the federal government, varying greatly from system to system. Michigan, for example, distributes a portion of gas tax revenues to cities and counties, some of which is set aside for its Local Bridge Program. Other states also share fuel or motor vehicles taxes with localities, but even this added money doesn’t begin to cover all the costs.
“Our members feel the federal government and most state departments of transportation don’t provide county governments with the share of funds generated by gas taxes that are reflective of the condition of bridges owned by counties,” NACO’s Fogel said.
Governing magazine reports: An analysis of 2012 FHA inspection data showed the disparity in bridge conditions to be widespread:
•About 15 percent of all bridges local governments own in the U.S. are structurally deficient, compared to 7 percent for states.
•Of states with at least 1,000 locally-owned bridges, only Colorado has a higher share of structurally deficient state than locally-owned bridges.
•Counties are responsible for more than half of the nation’s nearly 67,000 structurally-deficient bridges.
The disparity in bridge conditions largely hinges on funding, said Bob Fogel, senior legislative director for the National Association of Counties.
Local governments typically lean heavily on real estate taxes for general fund revenues. Smaller or rural counties don’t have expansive enough tax bases to pay for upgrades. And urban localities often need permission to levy taxes funding transportation projects from both state governments and taxpayers – a major hurdle.
A smaller share of bridge funding trickles down from states and the federal government, varying greatly from system to system. Michigan, for example, distributes a portion of gas tax revenues to cities and counties, some of which is set aside for its Local Bridge Program. Other states also share fuel or motor vehicles taxes with localities, but even this added money doesn’t begin to cover all the costs.
“Our members feel the federal government and most state departments of transportation don’t provide county governments with the share of funds generated by gas taxes that are reflective of the condition of bridges owned by counties,” NACO’s Fogel said.
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Jim Philipps is NACo's Media Relations Manager. He has worked in media and government communications inside and outside of Washington, D.C. for nearly 20 years.
