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DHS Reopened: The House approved a bill by voice vote to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except its immigration enforcement agencies, ending the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown has lasted more than 10 weeks, with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin warning...
By: @Anna Stagg While CSDA’s eNews highlights the most important news of the week, CSDA’s Advocacy News community board and email list keep you up to date on developments from the California state capitol and beyond. Don’t miss out! Get the hottest issues, including breaking news, from...
On April 30, the House passed, by voice vote, the Senate-passed Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7147); President Trump signed H.R. 7147 into law shortly thereafter (P.L. 119-86), ending the 76-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security ...
NEW GRANTS Program Description Infrastructure Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Housing Policy Research Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity Awards made through this NOFO will fund quality research projects that...
By: @Marcus Detwiler On Monday, April 27, CSDA Legislative Representative Marcus Detwiler and Ripon Fire Protection District Fire Chief Eric DeHart testified before the California State Senate Transportation Committee in opposition to a proposal to divert local revenue toward the California...
By; @Kristin Withrow For many small special districts, “audit season” can feel like a scramble. Files are pulled together, numbers are double-checked, and staff—often wearing multiple hats—try to make sense of it all under tight timelines. But according to Samantha Prall, Managing Director...
This content was provided by Amy Greyson, Senior Attorney, Richards, Watson & Gershon. The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has announced a one-year extension of the deadline for public agencies to comply with its Web Content Accessibility Guidelines . These Guidelines, adopted under Title...
By; @Kyle Packham On April 21, 2026, the California Secretary of State determined Initiative 1983 (25-0006A1) is now eligible for the November 3, 2026 statewide ballot. The initiative, which is opposed by CSDA, would retroactively invalidate certain voter-approved special taxes as well as...
By; @Aaron Avery CSDA and its coalition partners have continued leading the way on legislation that could critically impact special districts’ ability to deliver affordable local services to their communities. Among the key workplace technology bills seeing action in April were two of the...
NEW GRANTS Program Description Transportation/Infrastructure Federal Railroad Administration (FRA): FY25-26 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program ...