The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health [Publication Details]

Oct 22, 2021 - The spending plan provides $33.7 billion General Fund for health programs. This is an increase of $6.7 billion, or 25 percent, compared to the revised 2020‑21 spending level. This year-over-year increase primarily is due to significant growth in projected General Fund spending in Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4465

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - For those higher incomes, no state or federal subsidies were available, meaning there was no state or federally guaranteed limit on what they may have to pay Covered California insurance. …That Free Up General Fund Dedicated to State Subsidy Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Sep 13, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget plan states intent to provide an additional $3 million ongoing General Fund for this center beginning in 2024-25. h The 2022-23 budget plan provided $2.4 million for this institute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/793

^[PDF] The 2003-04 Budget Bill (AB 1765), as amended July 27, 2003

Other borrowing includes issuance of pension obligation bonds and tobacco securitization bonds. Relies on $2.2 billion in new federal funds to cover state costs in 2002-03 and 2003-04 combined. Relies on new revenues from the triggered vehicle license fee rate increase, renegotiated tribal gaming compacts, and a second tobacco securitization bond sale.
https://lao.ca.gov/2003/sen_floor/7-26-03_sen_floor_AB1765.pdf

State Converts CSU Student Housing Grants to Revenue Bonds [EdBudget]

Jul 18, 2023 - State Converts CSU Student Housing Grants to Revenue Bonds [EdBudget] $52.0 a Reflects state cost. Some projects supplement state funds with campus reserves or nonstate funds. b The 2023-24 budget package rescinds upfront one-time General Fund cash for CSU student housing projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/767

July 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Aug 10, 2018 - July 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Carolyn Chu July is not a major revenue month for the state, with only about 5 percent of total projected 2018-19 General Fund revenues collected. As shown in the table below, collections from the state’s three main taxes came in $246 million below the June 2018 budget projection.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/297

State Converts UC Student Housing Grants to Revenue Bonds [EdBudget]

Jul 18, 2023 - State Converts UC Student Housing Grants to Revenue Bonds [EdBudget] $33.5 a Reflects state cost. Some projects supplement state funds with campus reserves or nonstate funds. b The 2023-24 budget package rescinds upfront one-time General Fund cash for UC student housing projects. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/750

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget package provides a total of $33.2 billion for transportation-related programs in 2023-24, including for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), local streets and roads (shared revenues), California Highway Patrol (CHP), Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and High-Speed Rail Authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4804

Psilocybin legalization. [Ballot]

Jun 29, 2023 - The measure would also result in a reduction in state and local costs for the enforcement of psilocybin-related offenses and the handling of related criminal cases in the state court system. However, the measure would increase state and local government costs due to pr ocessing petitions for the sealing of psilocybin-related convictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-004

Updated Unemployment Insurance Fund Forecast Shows Structural Deficit [EconTax Blog]

Jul 7, 2023 - State Forecasts UI Trust Fund Condition Twice Each Year. The Employment Development Department (EDD) oversees the state ’s UI program. The EDD pays UI benefits for unemployed workers out of the state ’s UI Trust Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/779