Oct 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Fix Our Forests Act Advances Out of Senate Agriculture CommitteeOn October 21, 2025, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry convened a markup to consider the Fix Our Forests Act (S.1462 | one pager). The measure passed out of committee
Oct 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues DOI Layoff Plans RevealedA court filing submitted Monday, October 20, in a federal court in San Francisco revealed that the Department of the Interior plans to lay off
Oct 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Federal Legislation Aims to Restore Rural Hospital Access in Glenn CountyGlenn County’s only hospital, Glenn Medical Center, closed its doors on September 30 after losing a federal designation critical to its financial survival. U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) have introduced legislation that would
Oct 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - October 24, 2025Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties.
Oct 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | Weekly News Clips Weekly News Clips - The Barbed Wire - October 24, 2025RCRC 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.
Oct 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | Special Feature Modoc County Nonprofits Receive Record Proceeds from RCRC's County Basket Drawing and AuctionThis week, RCRC President and CEO Patrick Blacklock presented $115,200 to ten Modoc County nonprofits at the Modoc County Board of Supervisors meeting. The funds were raised by rural community and business leaders from across the state, during RCRC’s County Basket Drawing and Auction
Oct 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Interim Recess Update: RCRC Sponsored Measures and more…On October 13, the Governor took action on the measures that remained on his desk for consideration. Of the 917 bills sent to the Governor’s desk during this legislative year, 794 were signed, and 123 vetoed. Of those measures, RCRC-sponsored
Oct 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | CPUC CPUC Seeks Public Input on PG&E’s 2027 General Rate CaseThe California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced upcoming public forums for PG&E customers to share feedback on the utility’s proposed 2027 General Rate Case (GRC). PG&E is seeking an 8 percent increase
Oct 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues EPA Issues Policy Guidance to Help Prevent Catastrophic Wildfires, Promote Use of Prescribed Fires for Mitigation EffortsOn October 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued policy guidance directing regional offices to
Oct 17, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues Update on Federal Government ShutdownThe federal government shutdown continues with no agreement in sight. On Thursday this week, the Senate once again did not advance the House-passed stopgap funding bill. The House remains out of session