Barbed Wire Archives - Page 16 of 26 - Rural County Representatives Of California

Apr 11, 2025

Barbed Wire RCRC-Sponsored Bills Advance Through Policy Committees

Several RCRC-sponsored measures passed their first policy over the last two weeks while two others will be heard after the Legislature returns from Spring Break

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Apr 11, 2025

Barbed Wire | state budget Legislative Action on “Budget Bill Jr.”

Before leaving for Spring Recess on Thursday, the State Legislature approved Assembly Bill 100. Commonly referred to as a “Budget Bill, Jr.” this measure amends a prior Budget Act and makes several program area adjustments

Apr 11, 2025

Barbed Wire Barbed Wire on Hiatus April 18

The RCRC Barbed Wire will be on hiatus next week, April 18th. The California State Legislature adjourned for Spring Recess

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Apr 04, 2025

Barbed Wire | federal issues Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act Reintroduced in the House

On April 2, U.S. Representatives David Valadao (R-Kings County) and Salud Carbajal (D-San Luis Obispo County) reintroduced the Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act. This bipartisan legislation

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Apr 04, 2025

Barbed Wire | federal appointments Public Land Use for Housing a Key Issue in Nomination Hearing for DOI Deputy Secretary Pick Katherine MacGregor

On April 2, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Katherine MacGregor for the role of Deputy Secretary of the Interior. During the hearing

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Apr 04, 2025

Barbed Wire | federal issues Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025 Introduced in U.S. Senate

This week, Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Tina Smith (D-MN) reintroduced the Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025 (one-pager | full text). This measure is designed to modernize Rural Housing Service programs

Apr 04, 2025

Barbed Wire State to Increase Gray Wolf Management Efforts

Earlier this week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced increased efforts to manage the state’s gray wolf population, which has become robust and increasingly problematic

Apr 04, 2025

Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 496 (Hurtado) – Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation: Appeals Advisory Committee: Exemptions

RCRC is sponsoring Senate Bill 496, authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield), This measure creates additional pathways for local agency fleets to receive necessary exemptions under the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulations. To assist our advocacy efforts, RCRC requests that counties send letters of support

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Mar 28, 2025

Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 607 (Wiener) – California Environmental Quality Act

RCRC is co-sponsoring Senate Bill 607 (Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco) with Prosperity California, Housing Action Coalition, and the Bay Area Council. The bill includes several targeted reforms to refocus the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on real environmental issues while preserving

Mar 28, 2025

Barbed Wire | federal issues Congressman LaMalfa Introduces Resolution to Repeal Longfin Smelt Listing in the ESA

On March 21, a group of California Congressmen introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the listing of the longfin smelt as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act