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Barbed Wire   |   Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - June 20, 2025

Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties. Marta Barlow, of El Dorado Hills, has been appointed Chief Counsel at the Office of the Inspector General. Barlow has been an Attorney IV...

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Barbed Wire   |   state budget Legislature Sends Budget to Governor's Desk Ahead of June 15th Deadline

On Friday, June 13, both houses of the Legislature passed the Budget Act of 2025 (Senate Bill 101), on a largely party line vote, following approximately four hours of floor discussion. The Budget Act now proceeds to the Governor’s desk for action. RCRC has prepared some key highlights of the 2025-26 Budget Package, by topic area, that may be of interest to California’s rural counties. View the highlights here.

To view RCRC’s earlier highlights of the Governor’s May Revise, find the Rural Rundownhere.