State Fiscal Health Index: November 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 9, 2020 - State Fiscal Health Index: November 2019 [EconTax Blog] State Fiscal Health Index: November 2019 January 9, 2020 Justin Garosi Bottom Line: Data provides a mixed message about the condition of the state ’s economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/426

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18 (Psychiatric Technicians)

Jan 9, 2020 - For both pensions and retiree health benefits, the state ’s policy generally is that employees and the state each contribute one-half of the normal cost to prefund the benefit and the state takes full responsibility of any unfunded liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4134

Assessing Vulnerability of State Assets to Climate Change [Publication Details]

Jan 9, 2020 - Assessing Vulnerability of State Assets to Climate Change [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4133

Assessing Vulnerability of State Assets to Climate Change

Jan 9, 2020 - Assessing Vulnerability of State Assets to Climate Change January 9, 2020 Assessing Vulnerability of State Assets to Climate Change In this post, we discuss current efforts being made by state departments to assess the potential for severe risks to state facilities posed by climate change, such as sea level rise and more wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4133

FI$Cal IT Project Update—Special Project Report 8

Jan 8, 2020 - STO = State Treasurer ’s Office; FI$Cal = Financial Information System for California; SCO = State Controller ’s Office; and CAFR = Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The FI$Cal project implemented Milestones  1 and 2 i n October 2018, and some of Milestone   3 i n December 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4132

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes [Publication Details]

Jan 6, 2020 - Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4128

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - Reporting on State Cases Sometimes Did Not Occur. State law requires annual reporting on asset forfeiture cases that are resolved through state proceedings to the CA DOJ. However, 41  p ercent of the state ’s 58 c ounties did not report such data in at least one of the past eight years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - State law establishes other requirements about what types of RECs may be used to comply (such as a maximum percent of RECs from renewable energy that was generated in other states, but not delivered to California).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

Chronic Dialysis Clinics [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2020 - No Other Fiscal Effects Apart from the relatively minor impact on state costs that is covered by fees, we find that the measure would have no other significant effects on state and local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-030

Proposed Constitutional and Statutory Measure Related to Gaming [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2020 - This measure amends the State Constitution, as well as state law, to authorize sports wagering —beginning January 1, 2022 —at (1)  tribal casinos on tribal lands if authorized by their tribal-state compacts and (2)  the state ’s existing racetracks.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-029