The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - By  comparison, other state programs are likely more cost ‑effective. For example, current cap ‑and ‑trade allowance prices are about $30  per ton and Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits are about $150 per ton.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

California Student Aid Commission Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 12, 2022 - Justice Program, Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Scholarships, State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education For Nursing Faculty, and Student Opportunity and Access Program. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/577

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor's Proposals for CDCR Operations

Feb 8, 2022 - State law requires state agencies to purchase products and services offered by CalPIA whenever possible. Accordingly, the majority of goods and services produced by CalPIA are sold to state departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

LAO May Outlook Estimates of Proposition 98 Guarantee [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/606

Water supply. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - State Appropriations Limit Consideration. The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year. However, certain types of spending, most notably for infrastructure, are excluded from this limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-014

Emergency shutdown orders. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Imposes a curfew or quarantine on a majority of the residents of the state or any city or county within the state. Prohibits travel into or out of the state or any city or county within the state. Requires the majority of residents of the state, or any city or county within the state, to remain inside their residences for more than 72 consecutive hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-018

The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update [Publication Details]

Jan 31, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update [Publication Details] Description: In this post, we discuss the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB’s) efforts to update the water quality control plan for the Sacramento‑San Joaquin Bay‑Delta and its source rivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4506

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Support Program Proposals

Feb 18, 2022 - The administration projects that the state will collect roughly $150 million in total CalWORKs recoupment in current CalWORKs cases in 2022‑23. The state could choose to fully pass through current support payments to current CalWORKs families instead of retaining a portion of these payments for government CalWORKs recoupment purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4550

Taxing very high-income taxpayers and dedicating revenues to pandemic prevention. [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2021 - Total state funding for K-12 education is around $67 billion annually. In recent years, the state has spent a bout $1.5 billion per year to support school facilities projects, primarily from voter-approved general obligation bonds paid for by the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-022

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update

Apr 29, 2022 - (These funds do not count toward the state appropriations limit.) By comparison, the administration’s January cap-and-trade expenditure plan included nearly $1 billion in discretionary expenditures. February Auction Revenue Similar to LAO Base Forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4591