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The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

March 4, 2025 - This brief provides an overview and analysis of the Governor’s proposals for school nutrition.


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Overview of Proposition 1 Funding Changes and Assessment of Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program

March 4, 2025 - Assembly Committee on Health


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Overview of Transportation Funding in California

March 3, 2025 - Presented to: Assembly Committee on Transportation Senate Committee on Transportation


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The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Film Tax Credit

February 28, 2025 - This brief discusses California's film tax credit and assesses the Governor’s Budget proposal to raise the amount of tax credits available for the California Film Commission to allocate to $750 million starting in 2025‑26.


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The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

February 28, 2025 - In this brief, we provide an update on Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship cost estimates, as well as analyze the Governor’s budget proposals for California College of the Arts and California Student Aid Commission’s state operations.


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The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

February 27, 2025 - In this brief, we analyze the state’s budget plan relating to UC’s core operations and enrollment.


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Overview of State Funding for Affordable Housing Production

February 27, 2025 - Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration


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The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

February 27, 2025 - Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education


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Proposed Proposition 4 Spending Plan

February 27, 2025 - Presented to: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy


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The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

February 26, 2025 - This post provides an overview of the Proposition 35 spending plan under the 2025-26 Governor’s budget and raises key oversight issues for the Legislature.


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The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

February 26, 2025 - In this post, we assess the administration’s estimate of the level of spending required by Proposition 47 (2014), which reduced punishment for various crimes and requires the resulting state savings be spent on certain grant programs. In particular, we focus on the administration’s estimate of the effects of Proposition 36 (2024)—which reversed parts of Proposition 47—on the level of required state spending under Proposition 47.


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The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

February 26, 2025 - In this post, we provide background on the state’s English learner identification process, describe and assess the Governor’s proposal to provide $10 million for a multilingual learner screener in transitional kindergarten, and provide our recommendations to the Legislature.


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Cap-and-Trade: Overview and Affordability Considerations

February 26, 2025 - Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies


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The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

February 25, 2025 - This brief analyzes the state’s budget plan relating to CSU’s core operations and enrollment, as well as the Governor’s proposal to increase salaries for the Capital Fellows program.


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Overview of the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO)

February 25, 2025 - Presented to: Joint Legislative Budget Committee