Emma Murphy
County Government and Politics Reporter at The Press Democrat
Curious & coffee-fueled @NorthBayNews reporter covering Sonoma County government and politics. Also find me on Threads and Bluesky
Articles
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Emma Murphy
Sonoma County has joined a lawsuit by dozens of local governments across the country accusing federal departments of coercing them to comply with the White House’s political agenda via new requirements attached to federal funds.
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1 week ago |
sonomanews.com | Emma Murphy
Critical funding for runway upgrades at the growing county airport as well as federal support for other costly projects and programs is at stake, officials said.
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2 weeks ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Emma Murphy
Under the cloud of looming federal and state funding cuts, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday swiftly approved a roughly $2.8 billion budget designed to preserve existing services and limit to expenditures. The board’s budget hearings typically last a few days, but the supervisors stuck largely to the spending plan recommended by staff.
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2 weeks ago |
petaluma360.com | Emma Murphy
Under the cloud of looming federal and state funding cuts, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday swiftly approved a roughly $2.8 billion budget designed to preserve existing services and limit to expenditures. The board’s budget hearings typically last a few days, but the supervisors stuck largely to the spending plan recommended by staff.
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2 weeks ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Emma Murphy
Bracing for major changes in federal and state funding streams, Sonoma County’s budget officials have delivered a recommended $2.7 billion spending plan to the Board of Supervisors with a few words of caution: flexibility is essential. Minus collected tax revenue distributed to other agencies, the proposed 2025-2026 budget represents a 3.8% increase over the current $2.5 billion budget.
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The Board of Supervisors swiftly approved a $2.8 billion budget yesterday. Likely state and federal cuts, plus stagnant property tax revenue from property taxes - the main source of county discretionary dollars - left supervisors with little to debate. https://t.co/HRJShE3QMn
It's the first day of #SonomaCounty's budget hearings. The Board of Supervisors will be deliberating over the recommended $2.7 billion and how to spend limited discretionary funds amid fiscal uncertainty at the state and federal levels. https://t.co/Mb1P5saJis
A branch of the ACLU is suing #SonomaCounty over the use of drone surveillance for code enforcement. “We’re seeing agencies across California look at deploying drones, but no program matches the scale or sophistication of what Sonoma is doing.” https://t.co/Qb0NT34TxC