Cap-and-Trade Revenues: Strategies to Promote Legislative Priorities

Jan 21, 2016 - Opportunities to Reduce Taxes. Auction revenue can be used to provide economic benefits. For example, revenue could be used to reduce broad –based taxes (such as income or sales taxes), which could help reduce negative impact on economic activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3328

Post Election Manual Tally Mandate

Jan 13, 2016 - The commission determined that because federal law requires counties to use voting systems in federal elections, all counties would be subject to the manual tally regulations for close contests in 2008 (a presidential election year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3327

Cap total annual compensation for executives at specified hospitals—including private nonprofit and for-profit hospitals—at the level of compensation received by the President of the United States. [B

Jan 11, 2016 - A public hospital is operated by the state of California, a county, a city, the University of California, a local health district or authority, or any other political subdivision of the state. A private hospital is typically operated by a corporation (either for-profit or nonprofit).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-111

The 2016-17 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 11, 2016 - This publication is our office’s initial response to the 2016-17 Governor’s Budget proposal. Estimates of state personal income taxes and required school funding are up significantly. In allocating discretionary resources in the 2016-17 budget, the Governor prioritizes growing state budget reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3324

The 2016-17 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 11, 2016 - LAO Comments Administration ’s Estimate of Local Property Tax Revenue Too Low. The administration estimates that local property tax revenue counting toward Proposition  98 will be $19.2  billion in 2015 –16 and $20.6  billion in 2016 –17 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3324

Redirect up to $10.7 billion in previously authorized general obligation bond authority to certain water-related projects and amend the constitution to prioritize certain uses of water (Amendment #1).

Jan 8, 2016 - The measure provides $900  million to increase the surface storage water capacity of existing facilities and specifies that San Luis Reservoir (in Merced County) and Shasta Dam (in Shasta County) projects are eligible for such funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-107

What Is the Adult Education Block Grant?

Jan 6, 2016 - Formal membership in consortia is limited to school and community college districts, county offices of education (COEs), and joint powers agencies (JPAs). Each formal member is represented by a designee of its governing board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3323

Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

Jan 5, 2016 - The Legislature will want to consider whether to authorize additional sanctions and/or continue or modify existing sanctions (such as wage garnishments, tax liens, or holds on drivers ’ licenses). For example, under current law, collection programs can only direct the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend the driver ’s license of an offender who fails to pay once .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3322

Electronic voting in elections in California. (Amendment #1.) [Ballot]

Jan 4, 2016 - County elections officers administer elections and receive ballots (cast by voters either at a polling station or in the mail), count ballots, and report election results. Proposal The proposal seeks to establish an information technology system —subject to requirements established by the measure —that would allow people to vote in California elections from any electronic device or computer.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-108

1,000 percent sales tax on some political advertisements. [Ballot]

Dec 29, 2015 - In addition, executive branch entities and the courts would have to determine how exactly the $1  million tax exemption in the measure would work. Fiscal Effect Highly Uncertain. The amount of tax money the proposed sales tax would generate for public education is highly uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-106