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Board directs staff to explore state legislation to enable local revenue options amid looming federal and state cuts
Summary
Facing possible deep federal and state funding reductions, the Board instructed county staff to work with the Sacramento delegation and other stakeholders to identify state legislative changes that would permit new local revenue mechanisms to support critical county services.
The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to direct county staff to work with Santa Clara County’s Sacramento delegation and local stakeholders to identify state legislative changes that would permit the county to consider new local revenue sources to support essential services.
President Lee opened the discussion noting the county faces “potentially devastating” cuts from federal and state proposals affecting Medicaid and other safety‑net funding. County staff earlier briefed the Board on a U.S. Senate proposal that would…
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