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June 18, 2021
Treasury releases new Compliance and Reporting Guidance
On June 17, the U.S. Treasury released new Compliance and Reporting Guidance for the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act.
June 18, 2021
Henderson County Sheriff Ed Brady retiring following 52 years in law enforcement
Henderson County Sheriff, Ed Brady, left, poses with Kentucky Sheriffs' Association Executive Director Jerry Wagner at the 2019 KACo Legislative Recetion.
June 14, 2021
New tool from NACo released to help counties calculate revenue loss for ARP
Counties may use Fiscal Recovery Funds (American Rescue Plan Act) to replace lost revenue and use these funds for a broad range of government services, programs and projects outside of explicit eligible uses of recovery funds under the interim rule.
June 11, 2021
Mask mandate, capacity restrictions are lifted
Masks are recommended for people in correctional facilities or homeless shelters and people who are immune-compromised, are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 or have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days.
June 10, 2021
Treasury Guidance for American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funding updated
On June 8, the U.S. Treasury updated guidance on the use of American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act dollars by counties.
June 10, 2021
Hiring, Firing and Everything in Between
This page includes links to resources related to the KACo Leadership Institute course held on June 10, 2021 about hiring and firing best practices.
June 04, 2021
Demand for rare earth elements could mean new opportunities for Webster County
On Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul and officials from across the state met in Webster County to discuss the future of rare earth element mining and processing in Kentucky.