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Weekly News Clips – The Barbed Wire – June 13, 2025

Jun 13, 2025   

RCRC press releases and related news clips about RCRC and our member counties. Please note that a subscription may be required to read some external publications.

California Democrat to shrink landline phase-out plan, but bill remains on edge | PoliticoPRO

RCRC Policy Advocate Tracy Rhine is quoted in an article from Politico discussing Assembly Bill 470 (McKinnor). The bill, which RCRC strongly opposes, aims to sunset copper-wire landlines in California, leaving the rural residents that still rely on landline service for communication, particularly during disasters, at risk of losing service.

Where 3 key waste and recycling bills stand in California  | WasteDIVE

Key waste-related bills supported by RCRC were recently converted to two-year bills, giving legislators and stakeholders more time to refine language and build consensus before the next session.

‘Patients Will Suffer. Patients Will Die.’ Why California’s Rural Hospitals Are Flatlining. | Capital & Main

Once a week, Rena Salamacha meets with her executive team inside the Mee Memorial Healthcare System’s medical center in King City, California (Monterey County), to figure out how to stretch a dollar.