In this special edition focused on content from NACo's 2025 Legislative Conference, NACo's Resource Roundup is highlighting key conference activities, new opportunities, reports, upcoming events and other tools for county leaders.

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The NACo Legislative Conference brings together nearly 2,000 elected and appointed county officials to focus on federal policy issues that impact counties and our residents.

Were you unable to join the 2025 NACo Legislative Conference, or are you looking for a recap from a high-impact session? County News has you covered.

• Reporting live: NACo's County News team is here at the conference providing daily recaps of each day's sessions and keeping you informed of resources being released at the conference.
• Bookmark the County News conference spotlight page and explore all of our recent stories here. New articles will be published throughout the conference.
• Video highlights: In addition to County News coverage, we are releasing videos throughout the conference, including session recaps, highlights of new NACo resources and more.

Watch the latest edition of the 'First 100 Days' membership series, produced live at the conference

NACo's First 100 Days membership series provides weekly updates and analysis on key federal developments impacting counties during the first 100 days of the Trump administration and the 119th Congress.

• Live recording: Today we hosted this series live at the conference, offering an interactive and expanded discussion of federal funding, regulations and intergovernmental partnerships.
• Catch up: Click here to watch all of recordings and explore upcoming events in the series.

Advocate for county policy priorities at the conference and in your home county

The NACo Legislative Conference is the premiere opportunity to advocate on the wide range of federal policy issues critical to counties, and tomorrow we are delivering our message to our federal partners with the Advocacy Day of Action.

• Take action from your home county: Help grow our collective impact around this Advocacy Day of Action. Contact your senators and representatives to highlight policy issues important to your county.
• Explore NACo's 2025 federal policy priorities publication to prepare for your advocacy efforts.

NACo EDGE Q&A

The NACo EDGE team has been active at this year's conference, but what exactly is NACo EDGE and what are NACo EDGE solutions?

NACo EDGE is the enterprise arm of NACo, tasked with delivering value-added, cost-cutting solutions to counties by evaluating their needs and harnessing the collective purchasing power of counties nationwide.

• Public Promise Procurement is a cooperative purchasing platform helping counties save time and money while satisfying the requirements of the competitive public bidding process.
• Public Promise Insurance helps counties attract and retain talent through enhancing county-employer benefits package offerings while helping to save counties time and money.
• NACo’s Deferred Compensation Program in partnership with Nationwide focuses on retirement outcomes and continues to develop needed solutions such as the Protected Income solution with national oversight by county officials.
• ClearGov provides transparent and efficient budgeting and strategic planning software for county finance departments.
• cashVest by three+one is liquidity analysis software that helps county finance departments maximize interest while maintaining necessary cash flow.
• NACo’s High Performance Leadership Academy provides world-class leadership training for county employees.
• Mental Health First Aid training in partnership with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing prepares county staff to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in the workplace and community and teaches them how to talk about mental health and remove stigma.

Explore some of the conference's most popular resources

See below for popular reports, toolkits and briefs featured in the conference resource center.

Join us in celebrating county innovation with the 2025 NACo Achievement Awards

Throughout the conference, county leaders highlighted innovative solutions. Now we want to hear yours! Apply today for NACo’s 2025 Achievement Awards.

• Why apply: Achievement Award winners earn recognition that can include local media coverage, features in County News or other NACo publications and a spotlight at the 2025 Annual Conference.
• Dates to remember: This year's early bird deadline is Friday, March 14, with a final deadline of Monday, March 31.
• New this year – application fees are waived for select counties: Counties with a population of fewer than 50,000 residents will have no application fee.
• Learn more and share your county's innovative program. Our team is here to answer any questions at awards@naco.org.