Participants discuss infrastructure and housing codes to tackle rural development issues.

After floor amendments increasing county revenue shares, House Bill 2758 — which would have authorized expanded transport of groundwater from the McMullen Valley Basin to La Paz County — failed to receive a do-pass recommendation in the Committee of the Whole; a recorded vote in committee was 28 yeas, 29 nays.

After attending the CCAP conference, Commissioner Brian W. Smith said the state DEP is considering septic updates he finds "very troublesome" for rural Pennsylvania and said he will investigate and urge legislators to act.

Farmers in Eastern Washington call for environmental justice amid renewable energy impacts on communities.

Legislation prohibits exclusive streaming contracts for Ohio public universities' athletic events.

Rural daycare crisis worsens as regulations hinder smaller providers and increase costs for parents.

The board unanimously approved Resolution #23-14 opposing proposed statewide septic-code bills that would require five-year inspections, citing costs to property owners and burdens on local health departments; the resolution will be forwarded to state legislators and neighboring counties.

Officials propose limiting alcohol sales to 24.9% in Yamhill County conditional use permit.

The New Hampshire Association of Counties told the committee a county-based model raises broad questions including appointment or election of superintendents, funding responsibilities, asset transfers, constitutional duties and rural county capacity.

Former San Juan County commissioner Phil Lyman said he is running for the new U.S. House seat covering Utah’s CD‑3 to press state authority over federal lands, prioritize water policy and push for ‘transparency’ in government. He positioned himself to the right of his primary opponent and said local counties should manage land and water decisions.