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Nevada County staff present 2025 legislative platform; advocates warn federal budget uncertainty could squeeze county services
Summary
County staff outlined a 2025 legislative platform to guide state and federal advocacy and requested direction on how to respond to midyear issues. Outside advocates and lobbyists at the workshop warned that federal budget changes and wildfire recovery needs add uncertainty for counties’ core services and potential state backfills.
Nevada County staff presented a draft 2025 legislative platform at the county’s three‑day board workshop, asking the Board of Supervisors to confirm priorities that will guide the county’s formal advocacy with state and federal lawmakers.
The platform, developed with input from county departments and regional partners, organizes positions into CSAC-aligned policy categories — administration of justice; agriculture, environment and natural resources; government finance; health and human services; and housing, land use and transportation — and identifies about 40 priority projects in the county’s project pipeline.
County analysts said the platform will orient lawmakers to local priorities, enable the chair to sign routine letters on behalf of the board, and give staff a framework to…
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