Advocacy Archives - Page 3 of 50 - Rural County Representatives Of California

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Jul 01, 2026

Advocacy | Health Care and Social Services Low-Cost Loans from State Program Available for Health Facilities

The HELP II Loan Program, administered by the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) within the State Treasurer’s Office, offers low-cost loans to assist eligible health facilities wanting to expand and improve services to their clients and the greater community

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Jun 26, 2026

Advocacy | Air Quality Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 1436 (Ávila Farías) – Private Fleets in Advanced Clean Fleets

RCRC, together with the California Renewable Transportation Alliance, as well as other local government and solid waste stakeholders, is supporting Assembly Bill 1436 authored by Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías (D-Martinez)

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Jun 26, 2026

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force Releases Draft Action Plan

Earlier this month, the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force released its draft Wildfire and Landscape Resilience Action Plan (2026-2031). Announcing its release, the Task Force states

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Jun 26, 2026

Advocacy | Community and Economic Development Adaption Planning Grant Program Round 1 Concludes

On Tuesday June 23, the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) announced Round 1 of the Adaption Planning Grant Program (APGP) has closed. The program invested $8 million across 14 projects meant to address

Jun 26, 2026

Advocacy | Community and Economic Development NACO Issues Update and Action Alert for Signing of Bipartisan Housing Bill Awaiting Presidential Signature

On Wednesday, the National Association of Counties sent an Action Alert regarding the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644)

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Jun 26, 2026

Advocacy U.S. Senate Ag Committee Releases Farm Bill Text

On June 24, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the Senate draft of the Farm Bill, marking the beginning of formal Senate consideration of the legislation ahead of an expected committee markup next month. At a high level

Jun 26, 2026

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship DOI Announces $733 Million in 2026 PILT Funding

On June 23, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that more than 1,900 state and local governments will receive a combined $733 million through the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for 2026

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Jun 19, 2026

Advocacy | Community and Economic Development RCRC Challenges AT&T Service Rollbacks and Defends Reliable Service

RCRC has challenged AT&T’s efforts to prematurely abandon its Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) obligations. RCRC seeks to support the transition to modern communications technologies and ensure that rural communities are not left behind

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Jun 19, 2026

Advocacy Legislature Passes Budget Act of 2026

On Monday, June 15, the Legislature passed the Budget Act of 2026 (Senate Bill 101). RCRC’s “2026-27 State Budget Package Highlights” are focused on areas of interest to California’s rural counties

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Jun 19, 2026

Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship New Mass Timber Coalition Launches in California

Last week, a new coalition was announced to advance the manufacture of mass timber products using woody biomass across the state of California. The California Mass Coalition was recently formed after several months of discussions