Income Tax Withholding Tracker: November 9 - November 13 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 13, 2020 - Federal withholding this week was down 16 percent from 2019, and California withholding this week in 2009 was down 25 percent from 2008.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/579

LAO 2005 Budget Perspectives and Issues: An Overview of State Expenditures

This is down sharply from the $15.1  billion in spending shown for the current year, and $7  billion in the prior year. The comparatively larger amounts in the current- and prior year are related to the allocation of recently approved K-12 education bonds to specific school district projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/2005_pandi/pi_part_4a_anl05.htm

LAO 2003-04 Budget Analysis: Education, Class Size Reduction

We suggest that participating schools be allowed to select fr om among the following five reform strategies. Three of the strategies would involve some variant of class size reduction, in which participating school districts could reduce cert ain classes even further (for example, to 15 students per class), while ensuring remaining classes were enlarged by no greater magnitude (for example, no more than 25 students per class).
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/education/ed_9_class_size_anl03.htm

^[PDF] Personal Responsibility Act of 1995: Fiscal Effect on California

April 25, 1995 Legislative Analyst's Office Page 2 Figure 1 summarizes the effect of the PRA on federal funds allocated to California. It shows that the net fiscal effect is estimated to be a loss of $580 million in federal funds in 1995-96 (state fiscal year) and $13 billion over the first five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1995/policy_brief_personal_responsibility_act_of_1995_fiscal_effect_on_california.pdf

^[PDF] Restructuring California’s Child Care and Development System

In 2012-13, 25 percent of children served in the state’s subsidized child care system were infants and toddlers (birth through age three), 34 percent were preschool-aged children, and 41 percent were school-aged children.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/education/child-care/restructuring-child-care-system-040414.pdf

2009 Initiative Analysis: The McCauley-Rosen Wealth Tax and Oceans Preservation Act

The measure transfers $25  billion from the Environmental Superfund to the General Fund for three consecutive years. Beginning in the fourth year, the measure transfers $10  billion annually from the superfund into the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090802.aspx

^[PDF] The McCauley-Rosen Wealth Tax and Oceans Preservation Act

Impact on the General Fund The measure would increase General Fund revenues by $25 billion for five years and $10 billion annually thereafter. These funds could be used for any state program. The bill specifically exempts these funds from constitutional spending requirements which typically dedicate a portion of new revenues for K-12 schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2009/090486.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of California Ports

. „ Recent General Fund budget surpluses have allowed the state to also make significant one-time investments in ports, planned to be provided across multiple years. Recent State Budgets Have Included Significant Funding for Ports General Fund Unless Otherwise Noted (In Millions) Item Department 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Port of
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2023/Ports-Overview-081723.pdf

Big Three state taxes above projections in March. Personal income taxes strong.

Apr 8, 2011 - Final payments from corporations for tax year 2010 were low, and estimated payments for 2011 were near the expected level. (April, however, is the first major estimated CT payment for the 2011 calendar year.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/397

Federal Welfare Reform (H.R. 3734): Fiscal Effect on California

Figure 4 Personal Responsibility andWork Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996Title I: Block Grants forTemporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesWork Requirements Provisions Work requirements on total caseload Total number of families participating in work activities must increase from 25 percent (of federally funded cases) in federal fiscal year (FFY) 97 to 50 percent in FFY 02.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/082096_fed_welfare_reform/fed_welfare_reform_pb082096.html