MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - The study compared four state classifications with local counterparts: Firefighter II, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Fire Captain (Range A), and Battalion Chief. Survey Identified Significant Lag in State Compensation Relative to Local Governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Feb 23, 2022 - The state levies two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax. Preliminary Total for Second Quarter of 2021-22: $196 Million. The administration currently estimates that retail excise tax revenue was $157 million and cultivation tax revenue was $39 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021-22 (October through December).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/726

Cap-And-Trade Auction Update and GGRF Projections

Dec 6, 2021 - Based on the preliminary results, the state will receive an estimated $1.3 billion in revenue from the auction—the highest amount for any quarterly auction in the program’s history. As shown in Figure 1, this amount is somewhat more than what the state received from the August 2021 auction ($1.1 billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4480

^[PDF] 1983-84 Budget Analysis: Miscellaneous

The budget requests $2.0 million in 19~ to reimburse local govern- mental agencies for the costs incurred in connection with (1) Ch 1021/73, which. reduced the period during which a worker must be disabled in order to qualify for temporary disability benefits and (2) Ch 1023/73, Item 9800 MISCELLANEOUS / 1971 which established a life pension for workers who suffer industrial
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1983/14_misc_1983.pdf

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - To qualify for CalWORKs, families must generally earn less than about 80  percent of the federal poverty level (the exact amount is specified in state law and varies based on family size). Under prior state law, the first $90 monthly per earner did not count towards a family ’s income when applying for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

Education Proposals Excluded From State Appropriations Limit [EdBudget]

Jan 13, 2022 - Education Proposals Excluded From State Appropriations Limit [EdBudget] 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/Education/EdBudget/Details/594

California State University Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jan 12, 2022 - California State University Funding by Source [EdBudget] 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/Education/EdBudget/Details/573

Changes in California State University General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Jan 12, 2022 - Changes in California State University General Fund Spending [EdBudget] 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/Education/EdBudget/Details/574

Home Prices Update: July 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 25, 2021 - The next figure shows the month to month change in home prices in the state and the nation. The state has seen more price growth than the nation in each of the last twelve months. In July, the state growth rate of 2.58 percent was below the previous month ’s rate for the first time since October, but still the second highest monthly growth rate in the history of the series.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/689

California Venture Capital Funding, 3rd Quarter 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 5, 2021 - As the graph below shows, the pandemic has not disrupted the flow of VC funding to state firms and may have caused many firms that provide services that cater specifically to remote work to become more attractive VC investments.   
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/711