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October 5, 2026 - This post begins by providing an overview of total spending for the departments overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). Next, we discuss certain cross-cutting issues that affect departments in both agencies, including spending from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). We then discuss individual departments that had notable budget changes within each of the two agencies. We conclude with a summary of budget allocations from Proposition 4, the climate bond approved by voters in November 2024.
October 2, 2026 - The Supplemental Report of the 2026-27 Budget Act contains statements of legislative intent that were adopted during deliberations on the 2026-27 budget package.
October 2, 2026 - This post discusses features of the state's spending plan that were not covered elsewhere in the 2026-27 Spending Plan series.
October 1, 2026 - This post fulfills the requirement enacted by Chapter 5 of 2023 (AB 111, Committee on Budget) that our office estimate the number of Californians who were able to exclude student loan forgiveness from state income taxation and the total amount of loan forgiveness excluded as a result of new, temporary income tax exclusions enacted by Chapter 5.
September 30, 2026 - In this post, we summarize some of the most notable components of child care and state preschool program budgets in the 2026-27 state spending plan.
September 28, 2026 - This post summarizes the state’s 2026‑27 spending package for higher education. In this post, we provide an overview of the state’s higher education spending package, then cover spending for the California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), student financial aid, and a few other areas. Our EdBudget tables provide more detail about the 2026‑27 education budget.
September 25, 2026 - In this post, we identify some of the major actions taken in the 2026-27 budget process for judicial and criminal justice programs.
September 22, 2026 - In this post, we summarize some of the most notable components of transportation program budgets in the 2026-27 state spending plan.
September 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 budget package contains a number of major actions pertaining to agency reorganization, housing, homelessness, local government, and other actions, as described in this post.
September 16, 2026 - California's borrowable cash balance reached over $100 billion in 2024—an extraordinary level by any historical measure. This report explains why the balance grew so dramatically, what benefits this balance has conferred, as well as the risks that arise from using it in novel ways.
August 26, 2026 - Each year, our office publishes the California Spending Plan to summarize the annual state budget. In this publication we provide an overview of the 2026‑27 budget package, give a brief description of how the budget process unfolded, and then highlight the major features of the budget approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
August 26, 2026 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The flagship report of this series, Overview of the Spending Plan, is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2026-27 budget package. As the material becomes available, we will add them to the series page.
August 12, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation
August 12, 2026 - Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy
August 5, 2026 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight