HOPE Academy Teaches Juvenile Felons Responsibility, Job Skills

Every other week, NACo's County Countdown reviews top federal policy advocacy items with an eye towards counties and the intergovernmental partnership. This week features a first 100 days update, testimony on rural road safety and more.

On January 29, President Trump signed the bipartisan Laken Riley Act into law, requiring the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to detain any undocumented immigrant who has been arrested for violent or property-related crimes and giving states new authority to sue the federal government over certain immigration-related decisions.  

On January 16, the 9-1-1 Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services (SAVES) Act was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation aims to officially reclassify 9-1-1 dispatchers as first responders, granting these professionals the recognition they deserve for their vital contributions to public safety.