An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on Oct. 30, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)
The National Association of Counties is planning a guide to help local governments upgrade their systems and comply with new requirements soon to be enacted via H.R.…
General views of the Lahaina community memorial honoring those lost in the devastation of the 2023 Maui wildfires on July 6, 2025 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AaronP / Bauer-Griffin / GC Images)
County leaders from 15 states are pushing for legislation that would establish a universal disaster application and create a new website to allow the public to track…
People gather at a public hillside memorial to Lahaina wildfire victims on August 7, 2024 in Lahaina, Hawaii. August 8 marks the one-year anniversary of the Maui wildfires, which killed 102 people and devastated the historic community of Lahaina in West Maui. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
A new task force led by the National Association of Counties plans to seek reforms from several federal programs that aid with response and recovery from disasters.
"This is not a big-city or blue-state problem," the Republican mayor of Arlington, Texas, told reporters as local governments face a severe budget crunch from the pandemic.