A spike in gas prices contributed to Los Angeles-area consumer prices rising substantially faster than the nation as a whole in July, according to new federal data.
Updated information about July 2015 major tax collections in California's General Fund has been released.
We discuss one of the likely consequences of rising California housing costs: intergenerational differences in homeownership and housing costs.
California's Employment Development Department has released June 2015 state and metropolitan area job data.
In total, 2014-15 General Fund agency cash revenue collections exceeded the Governor's estimate, as incorporated in the 2015-16 budget plan he signed into law last month, by $732 million.
Collections of the state's three major General Fund taxes combined for 2014-15 were over $650 million above the Governor's projections as incorporated into the budget act signed on June 24.
At a meeting of the special session Assembly committee considering Medi-Cal and developmental services funding, we were asked several questions concerning some state tax increase options.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and California's Employment Development Department have released May 2015 state and metropolitan area job data.
Preliminary data on California's gross domestic product shows that the state's economy again was the seventh or eighth-biggest in the world in 2014. This ranking varies depending on the data source used.
2014 California GDP growth outpaced the nation's in most economic sectors.
This note discusses recent international trade statistics for California and the likely negative effect of the strong U.S. dollar and seaport congestion on California exports.
The California Air Resources Board released summary results for the cap-and-trade auction conducted on May 21, 2015.
The Employment Development Department released its preliminary California jobs report for April 2015 on Friday, May 22.
We discuss 2014 personal income tax data from both our May Revision revenue estimates and those of the administration.
The Governor's May Revision to his 2015-16 budget proposal increases estimates of cap-and-trade auction revenue.