The 2024-25 Budget: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

Feb 20, 2024 - Some options include: California Competes tax credits, New Employment tax credits, Research and Development tax credits, and the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority ’s sales and use tax exclusion program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4846

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - This percent is applied to the amount of sports wagers made after deducting (1)  any wagers made with free bets or promotional credits (such as a wager made with funds provided by a tribe to a player as a promotion), (2)  all player winnings, and (3)  all federal gaming taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

The 2017-18 Budget: Evaluating the State-County Assessors' Partnership Agreement Program

Mar 27, 2017 - The current funding structure for county property tax administration, including county assessors, raises important questions about intercounty disparities. Because the school share of property taxes varies across counties, requiring counties to cover the schools ’ share of property tax administration costs places a greater burden on some counties than others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3632

^[PDF] 1958 Budget Analysis: Judicial Branch

When a judge is assigned to a court where there is a salary differential, the judge receives such extra compensation plus necessary expenses for travel, board and lodging incurred. ANALYSIS The 1957-58 Budget Act appropriation was $25,000, and an addi- tional $5,000 was allocated from the Emergency Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1958/04_judicial_1958.pdf

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Community Care Licensing

The division is also responsible for investigating any complaints lodged against these facilities and for conducting inspections of the facilities. The state moni tors appro ximately 92,000 homes and facilities, which provide services for almost 1.4  million individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_23_ccl_anl04.htm

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - These sources include (1)  dedicated vehicle license fee and sales tax revenue streams known as “realignment ” funds, (2)  revenues from the Mental Health Services Fund (MHSF) —established by the MHSA and funded through a 1  percent tax on incomes over $1  million, and (3)  federal funding accessed through Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - First Portion of Formula: Provide Funding Directly Tied to County Performance Award Counties for Reducing County Felony Supervision Failure ‑to ‑Prison Rate. First, we recommend awarding grants to counties for diverting people on county felony supervision from prison, similar to the way the original S B  678 formula awarded counties for diverting people on felony probation from prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

Drug crimes. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - Reduced County Criminal Justice System Costs. The measure would reduce the number of people in county jail and under county community supervision in two ways. First, as discussed above, the measure would cause some people to serve their sentences in prison instead of at the county level, reducing the number of people in jail and under county community supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-023

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) used data from 50 counties to inform a new methodology for determining annual county CalFresh administration funding. The new methodology includes updated assumptions and variables such as application volume, case types, and current eligibili ty worker costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/3

U.S. Retail Sales Update: December 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 17, 2024 - U.S. retail sales have grown 0.7 percent over the last 3 months and 5.6 percent over the last 12 months. Both of these growth rates outpaced inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/794