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Barbed Wire   |   Keeping Up Keeping Up - The Barbed Wire - June 6, 2025 Edition

Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties. Jonathon Porter, of Tulare, has been appointed to the 24th District Agricultural Association Tulare County Fair Board. Porter has been a Risk Management Consultant...

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Barbed Wire $800 Million Available in New Prop 1 Grants

On May 30th, the Department of Health Care Services announced the opening of the application for grants for the second round of Proposition 1 Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Bond funding. The Unmet Needs Request for Applications (RFA) represents the final round

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Barbed Wire   |   federal issues Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Update

Last week, U.S. House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) released a schedule to markup all 12 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY ’26) spending bills over the next 10 weeks of June and July, with the goal of completing all markups before the August recess

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Barbed Wire   |   Special Feature Special Feature! AI Agents Are Invading Our Rural Counties

AI agents are showing up in rural California counties, and Agentic AI—AI that can act on its own within set boundaries—is finding its way into county operations. In this special feature to the Barbed Wire, Steve Monaghan, retired Director of Nevada County’s Information & General Services Agency, discusses how Agentic AI systems can work independently to achieve specific goals, make decisions, and handle tasks with minimal human input– and why it matters.

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Barbed Wire RCRC Affiliate Updates - May 2025

A monthly update regarding the important work of RCRC’s affiliate entities, providing innovative services for the benefit of rural communities. RAI Leads “Beyond the Lettuce Curtain” Immersive Learning Experience in Monterey County In early May,...