by Cole Arreola-Karr | May 7, 2025 | AASD, Grassroots, Legislation
Leaders of special districts providing essential local public services across the west Phoenix Metro gathered Wednesday with representatives of the West Valley Congressional Delegation on federal issues impacting service to their communities. The “West Valley Special...
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Apr 11, 2025 | Grassroots, Legislation
The American Association of Special Districts strongly supports legislation introduced to federally define the term “special district” in efforts to address the primary problem impacting special districts’ engagement with federal projects and access to...
by Cole Arreola-Karr | Feb 21, 2025 | AASD, Infrastructure, Legislation
The Issues, Policy Perspectives, and a Panel Discussion The recent wildfire disaster in Los Angeles has restarted the conversation around adequate water infrastructure for firefighting – or, rather, the lack thereof – in communities across the country, especially in...
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 | 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...
