3/13/2023
This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter provides an update on ISACo tracked bills that emerged from House and Senate Committees last week ahead of the first committee deadline of the spring session, lists key deadlines for the remainder of the spring session, shares information about the launch of the Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center, announces a funding opportunity for lead service line inventories, conveys news about energy transition community grant recipients, includes an announcement of a leadership change at the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), discusses a new dashboard launched to inform the public of progress on Rebuild Illinois capital program projects, provides the latest update on litigation challenging the assault weapons ban, links to an NPR interview with National Association of Counties (NACo) President Denise Winfrey regarding the role of county governments, invites County Treasurers to attend a lunch and learn organized by ISACo corporate partner PMA/IPRIME, shares upcoming NACo webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner AT&T and invites counties to join ISACo.