Recent News

4/24/25

The National Association of Counties (NACo) kicked off a new weekly webinar series to help counties stay informed and equipped to navigate the changing federal government landscape.

The First 100 Days series, provides timely analysis on developments in the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

The webinars focus on policies and actions that directly impact counties, including federal... Read more

4/17/25

Saluda County Council Chairman Jim Moore testifies before the Senate Finance Subcommittee.The Senate worked through several bills on the floor and took up ... Read more

4/10/25

SCAC Director of Governmental Affairs Kent Lesesne testifies before a Senate Judiciary committee on the Freedom of Information Act bill, S. 6. The full Senate met in perfunctory session this week while the Senate Finance Committee debated and passed their version of the budget bill, H. 4025,... Read more

4/3/25

Aiken County Register of Deeds Julie Stutts and Dorchester County Register of Deeds Margaret Bailey attended a House Judiciary Committee meeting this week as it took up a bill on the law enforcement/judicial personal privacy protection.The Senate spent the week debating H. 3309, the... Read more

3/28/25

The U.S. Department of Treasury this week announced it will enhance compliance checks on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) obligation data submitted by counties as part of its efforts to ensure taxpayer funds are used in accordance with program requirements. Treasury intends to recoup funds obligated or expended impermissibly and to recapture funds that were not obligated by the deadline. Counties that are deemed noncompliant... Read more

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