How Trump's Big Beautiful Bill and CA's budget could impact Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno County Board of Supervisors was presented with an update pursuing the transition of President Trump's spending measure and California's authorities budget.

County Administrative Officer Paul Nerland addressed the Board of Supervisors connected Tuesday to supply an update connected imaginable impacts of cuts, and sermon section fund talks.

He archetypal stated that astir departments took a 5 percent chopped but that inactive hasn't covered a "decent-sized deficit" that the region is moving to close.

Medicaid, oregon Medi-Cal, is rolling retired caller requirements, including enactment check-ins each six months, truthful that volition make further enactment for the county.

The county's SNAP program, known arsenic Cal Fresh, volition not beryllium affected successful the adjacent year, but successful October 2026, Nerland says it's expected to outgo an further $6.5 cardinal since national publication is dropping from 50 percent to 25 percent.

Supervisor Luis Chavez said it's important to cognize the fig of radical who could beryllium impacted by cuts due to the fact that 52 percent of residents person a region service.

"I deliberation we request to pass to our section folks precisely however galore radical are going to get kicked disconnected SNAP, however galore radical are going to spell without aesculapian services. Cause I deliberation that's going to assistance america triage however we respond to that," helium said.

As for authorities funding, 1 of the items highlighted was the state's determination not to summation wealth for homelessness successful its $321 cardinal budget.

The region says existing wealth should let for continued section efforts.

The region is inactive evaluating fiscal impacts with fund hearings scheduled for September.