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February 18, 1998 - Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill
November 20, 1997 - We estimate that the current year will end with a reserve of $769 million, or $657 million more than the 1997-98 Budget Act estimate. We further estimate that the budget will remain in balance in the future, with the reserve rising slightly to $836 million in 1998-99, before declining to $304 million in 1999-00.
November 1, 1997 - Slideshow summarizing our fiscal outlook for California.
May 19, 1997 - Sharply improving revenues, combined with large caseload-related budget savings, have enabled the administration to propose significant funding increases in the areas of K-12 education, welfare reform, and local government fiscal relief.
May 1, 1997 - The administration is scheduled to release the May Revision to its January budget proposal for 1997-98 on May 14. The updated budget plan released each year in May traditionally contains revised revenue and expenditure assumptions reflecting such factors as economic developments and adjusted caseload projections. In this update we highlight some of the key non-policy-related factors that will affect the 1997 May Revision.
February 19, 1997 - Perspectives and Issues 1997-98
February 19, 1997 - Highlights of the Analysis and P & I 1997-98