by Cole Arreola-Karr | Feb 8, 2025 | AASD, Data
Special districts are not well represented in federal data and reporting on the health of local governments across the country, and the populations they serve are not federally recognized due to a glitch in federal law preventing recognition of special district’s...
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Feb 7, 2025 | Resources
AASD Professional Network Insights: Sara Carroll, Owner, AZ Districts Solutions Fostering good employer / employee relationships through staffing decisions paired with strong policies and guidelines are paramount for success of a special district. Crafting this...
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Jan 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
A District Court Judge in Washington, DC, has delayed the Office of Management & Budget directive to pause federal grant and finance programs pending agencies’ review and alignment with Administration priorities. The White House Office of Management and Budget...
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Jan 28, 2025 | Infrastructure
UPDATE — January 28, 2025, 4:15 p.m. MT: A District Court Judge in Washington, DC, has delayed the Office of Management & Budget directive to pause federal grant and finance programs pending agencies’ review and alignment with Administration priorities. U.S....
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Jan 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Build America, Buy America” policy requiring federal infrastructure investments use iron, steel, construction material, and other products manufactured in the United States has received a one-year wiaver for projects funded through the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving...
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Jan 23, 2025 | Legislation
American Association of Special Districts’ Members receive policy highlights and insights, as well as governance perspectives, in the Associaiton’s biweekly newsletter, the Special Districts Download. This article was originally published in the January...
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Jan 10, 2025 | AASD, Events, Resources
The American Association of Special Districts has announced the first two of six regional conferences for special district leaders and officials to gather for networking, advocacy, professional resources, and best practices on governance issues. Special district...
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Dec 20, 2024 | Legislation
The American Association of Special Districts (AASD) established Wednesday its State and Federal Policy Platform and adopted founding policy priorities to advance and strengthen America’s 35,000+ special districts through a focused set of advocacy goals uniting all...
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Dec 4, 2024 | AASD, Legislation
In a December 2 letter to Senate Leadership, special district stakeholders from across the country underscored their support for landmark legislation to federally define “special district” and urged Lame Duck action on the bill. The American Association of Special...
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Nov 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will open its Fiscal Year 2024 Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) application period on Tuesday, November 12 – and the nation’s 7,000+ special districts providing emergency services are eligible to apply....