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This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes an announcement about new ISACo staff members, shares information about the latest COVID-19 shot approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and endorsed by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), makes counties aware of a Lead Service Line Inventory grant opportunity, provides an update about Illinois' unemployment rate, links to upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner Illinois Public Reserves Investment Management Trust™ (IPRIME™) and invites counties to join ISACo. 

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes information about National Preparedness Month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, shares an article about policy proposals for replacing motor fuel taxes, makes counties aware that the Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund (ILHAF) is closing its application period, announces that applications are being accepted for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), links to ISACo's 2023 Public Acts Report and State Mandates Report, extends an invitation for counties to submit legislative proposal ideas to ISACo as well as suggested amendments to ISACo's County Platform, highlights ISACo corporate partner Mahoney, Silverman and Cross, LLC and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes a link to ISACo's 2023 State Mandates Report, offers a reminder about the upcoming Veto Session, shares information about a scheduled House Personnel and Pensions Committee hearing, includes a link to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund's (IMRF) new Employer Access Website, conveys an announcement by Governor Pritzker concerning awards for Illinois land trusts to support stewardship on land protected by the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission (INPC), provides information about grant funding to support Public Library Services and Literacy Efforts, makes county officials aware of new appointments by Governor Pritzker to various boards and commissions, includes an invitation for counties to submit legislative proposal ideas to ISACo as well as suggested amendments to ISACo's County Platform, announces upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner Comcast and invites counties to join ISACo. 

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes a link to ISACo's 2023 Public Acts Report, invites counties to submit legislative proposal ideas and amendments to ISACo's County Platform, shares a funding opportunity to offset the cost impact to local governments for asylum seekers, conveys a federal announcement about Illinois counties subject to disaster designations for drought, shares an announcement about water infrastructure loans awarded to local governments, makes counties aware of the recipients of a Megasites Investment Program, identifies legislators serving on a newly-created Sustainable Fuels Caucus, highlights corporate partner Nationwide and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes an overview of the new U.S. Treasury guidance for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) flexibility, Governor Pritzker's veto and amendatory vetoes, the Illinois Supreme Court decision concerning the assault weapons ban law and upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) webinar opportunities. Additionally ISACo highlights corporate partner Illinois Public Reserves Investment Management Trust™ (IPRIME™) and invites counties to join ISACo. 

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes green infrastructure grant opportunities, information on the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) homeownership program, proposed amendments to the primary drinking water standard, funding opportunities through the clean jobs workforce network, proposed amendments to compensate local governments for emergency planning and participation in nuclear response exercises, and July's revenue report from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA). Additionally ISACo highlights corporate partner Mahoney, Silverman and Cross, LLC, and invites counties to join ISACo. 

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter shares the Illinois Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the SAFE-T Act, provides information about newly adopted rules related to the SAFE-T Act that pertain to law enforcement training requirements and qualifications for certification of law enforcement officers, links to a Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation for storm damage, provides a final reminder to register for the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference in Travis County, Texas, beginning later this week, highlights ISACo corporate partner Comcast and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes an update on recent bill signings, links to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) proposed 2024-2029 Highway and Multimodal Improvement Program report as well as an advisory report on lead service line replacement, references a tentative contract agreement between the State and its largest employee labor union, shares the Illinois Department of Revenue's (IDOR) latest Local Tax Allocation Division Newsletter, links to ISACo's County Quarterly Newsletter for Summer 2023, provides a reminder to register for the upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference in Travis County, Texas, highlights ISACo corporate partner Nationwide and invites counties to join ISACo. 

This ISACo Federal Legislative Update lists 2023 PILT payments for Illinois counties, includes U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) guidance on accessing Clean Energy Tax Credits, conveys that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is accepting applications for the Safe Streets for All Grant Program, shares information about the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, informs about a Notice of Funding Opportunity through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing and Battery Collection Program, makes counties aware of bipartisan legislation concerning Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorizations, provides an update on investments established by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) and shares information about a recent Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision that could expose states and local governments with Medicaid-funded nursing homes to litigation. 

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter links to our updated Bills Approved by Both Chambers Report, provides an update on the funding of health care benefits for non-citizens, links to a new report issued by Governor Pritzker's Commission on Workforce Equity and Access, shares information about an emergency rule pertaining to co-branded alcoholic beverages, announces the award of federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), provides a reminder to register for the upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference in Travis County, Texas, highlights ISACo corporate partner PMA-IPRIME and invites counties to join ISACo.