The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies [Publication Details]

May 24, 2023 - As part of the May Revision, the Governor proposed amending Section 19826 of the Government Code to establish a biennial compensation report for state employees. This post is our analysis of the Governor’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4773

The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution

Feb 13, 2023 - As a result, the federal subsidies have largely supplanted the state subsidies. We provide more details on the specific state and federal actions regarding premium subsidies, and the interactions between the state and federal subsidies, in the following paragraphs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4681

The 2023-24 Budget: Health Workforce Budget Solutions

Feb 21, 2023 - The state departments that play a key role in health workforce development include the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), the state ’s workforce development departments, and the state ’s higher education segments, among others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4691

The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - Absent making changes to its existing policies, UC very likely will face cost increases in the budget year for its health and pension benefits. It also likely will face cost increases for its equipment purchases and utilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2023 - If children are unable to return to their parents, the state provides assistance to establish a permanent placement for children, for example, through adoption or guardianship. California ’s counties carry out children and family program activities for the state, with funding from the federal and state governments, along with local funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698

CCC Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 13, 2023 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/717

State Fiscal Health Index: January 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 14, 2019 - Knowing when the state ’s next budget slowdown will happen is impossible. Many economic factors outside the state ’s control influence state revenues. Despite this, certain data points can help us understand whether shifting economic conditions are likely to lead to growth or declines in state revenues in the coming months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/352

Fiscal Outlook: Focus on Revenues [EconTax Blog]

Nov 15, 2017 - In addition to our estimates of capital gains, we also see upside in PIT revenue from wage and salary income, which generally comes to the state in the form of withholding. PIT withholding growth has been consistently strong through the first ten months of 2017 and is 9% higher than across the same ten months of 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/257

2020-21 Fiscal Outlook: Recent Job Losses Concentrated Among Childless Workers, Dampening Caseload Growth [EconTax Blog]

Dec 8, 2020 - Specifically, while workers under 25 years old represent 11 percent of the state ’s overall workforce, these workers account for 24 percent of recent job losses. These younger workers are less likely to have children than older workers —6 percent of workers under 25 years old are parents, whereas almost half of workers over 25 years old are parents.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/591

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - The Legislature could consider additional revisions to the current A B  8 ‑funded programs that would allow them to better support the state ’s GHG and air quality goals. For example, new state regulations will promote greater adoption of medium ‑ and heavy ‑duty ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708