Income Tax Withholding Tracker: October 1 - October 31 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 3, 2021 - Through October, federal withholding was up 19.5 percent from last year, slightly below the state ’s pace.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/710

California Public Utilities Commission and wildfires. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2021 - One-time state costs in the low tens of millions of dollars to relocate California Public Utilities Commission staff to other state agencies. Ongoing net state savings of several million dollars annually or one-time state revenues of $100 million to $200 million, depending on use of the existing commission headquarters in San Francisco.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-020

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: Home- and Community-Based Services Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Nov 1, 2021 - This post summarizes the state’s 2021-22 spending package for Home- and Community-Based Services. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4469

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: Home- and Community-Based Services Spending Plan

Nov 1, 2021 - This post summarizes the state’s 2021-22 spending package for Home- and Community-Based Services. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4469

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness [Publication Details]

Oct 29, 2021 - The budget also provides funding in other areas of the budget that could be used to address homelessness and/or housing affordability, including, the health, human services, veteran services, courts, transportation, higher education, and labor areas of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4468

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Specifically, to expedite construction of projects that have successfully acquired some state funding, this program provides accelerated funding in lieu of waiting for state tax credits. Project Roomkey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

Child custody and juvenile dependency. [Ballot]

Oct 28, 2021 - However, some or all of the county costs resu lting from increased workload could potentially be shifted to the state. This is because the California Constitution generally requires that the state fund child welfare-related co st increases resulting from state legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-019

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Broadband Infrastructure [Publication Details]

Oct 27, 2021 - This post details the key actions and events that preceded the 2021‑22 budget agreement, outlines the agreement (including a breakdown of the 2021‑22 appropriations), and describes key components of accompanying changes in state law—Chapter 112 of 2021 (SB 156, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4467

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Broadband Infrastructure

Oct 27, 2021 - Of the $1.072  billion, $550  million is from the state ’s ARP CCPF allocation and $522  million is from the state ’s allocation from the ARP ’s fiscal relief funds. These funds are to be deposited into a new Federal Funding Account within CPUC ’s CASF program to provide last-mile broadband infrastructure project grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4467

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CHP = California Highway Patrol; and DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448/1