By: National Special Districts Coalition The U.S. House and Senate are both in session this week. Among other items, the House will consider legislation (S. 870) that would reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), as well as two programs that benefit local fire departments, namely...
By: National Special Districts Coalition After a short recess, Congress returns to action this week. It should be noted that both chambers were in session briefly last week to clear a foreign aid package that will provide a total of $95 billion in military assistance for Israel, Ukraine,...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The National Special Districts Coalition (NSDC) prepared for CSDA members a Special Report Summary of the Recent FY 2024 Appropriations Acts (combined, the two measures fund the entirety of the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year)...
In a recent survey concluding March 15, 2024, CSDA received responses from 509 of the state’s 2,000 special districts on the potential impacts of Initiative 1935, dubbed the “Taxpayer Deception Act” by its opponents. The initiative is eligible for the November 2024 statewide ballot and seeks to...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opened on Monday the Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) application period. Special districts providing fire protection services are eligible to apply to be among 2,000 to receive a...
By @Kyle Packham The last day for propositions to qualify to appear on the November 5, 2024 Statewide General Election Ballot is June 27, 2024. Below is an overview of the state-of-play and an executive summary of the most significant measures affecting special districts and the...
By @Ophelia Szigeti CSDA Chief Executive Officer Neil McCormick responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2024-25 State Budget proposal by stating, “We appreciate Governor Newsom’s proactive efforts to maintain the State’s commitments in the face of declining revenues. To succeed, it is all...
By @Dane Wadlé Over 50 representatives from state and federal legislative offices recently attended CSDA’s Virtual Special Districts Tour, this year highlighting the need for partnership in funding water infrastructure for firefighting. This annual event showcases how local special...
By: National Special Districts Coalition Congress closed out 2023 with passage of the annual National Defense Authorization Act while both the U.S. House and Senate agriculture stakeholders continued to squabble over a path forward to reauthorize the 2018 Farm Bill. The House is in recess...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The 118th Congress is wrapping up its first session this week with a slate of bills on the suspension calendar – meaning the legislation would require a 2/3 majority for passage – including legislation ( H.R. 6503 ) that would extend the authorization...
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