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A place where CSAC, county officials and stakeholders can voice their thoughts on governance and issues that impact California’s 58 counties.

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State Budget Action Impacts — Hear All About It

David Liebler

As CSAC continues to strengthen and broaden its communications tools, we have begun to branch out into audio.  On our Web site, we are now providing audio-casts by CSAC legislative staff describing the impact of state budget cuts on California counties. If you don’t have time to read one of our detailed Budget Action Bulletins, you can now spend just a few minutes hearing about these impacts.

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Demand Up, Funding Down. What Next?

David Liebler

It seems like every day we hear another disturbing report regarding the “perfect storm” facing our members: the recession has caused the demand for services to skyrocket. At the same time, revenues to provide these services continue to drop.

The latest news was by New America Media in a piece titled “Indigent Health Care Program Battered by Recession.”  The article focused on the County Medical Services Program (CMSP), which provides health care to indigent adults in California.

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David Liebler

The County Voice is a web-log for the California State Association of Counties.

Readers will get to read, and respond, to CSAC’s take on legislation, issues and other matters that impact California’s 58 counties.

Primary bloggers are CSAC officials and legislative staff. On occasion, CSAC members may post a guest commentary.

Questions about The County Voice can be sent to our blog administrator – David Liebler, CSAC Deputy Director of Public Affairs & Member Services, at dliebler@counties.org.

 

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