California Student Aid Commission Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 13, 2021 - Justice Program, Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Scholarships, and State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education For Nursing Faculty. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/472

Annual Tuition and Fees by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget]

Jan 13, 2021 - CSU amount reflects average for both undergraduate and graduate students. d Includes postbaccalaureate programs other than teacher credential programs. e Reflects maximum charges for four campus service fees authorized by state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/460

November 2020 Cap-and-Trade Auction Update [EconTax Blog]

Dec 4, 2020 - Based on the preliminary results, the state will receive an estimated $587 million in revenue from the auction. As shown in Figure 1, this amount is somewhat more than what the state received from the August 2020 auction ($474 million).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/588

Home Sales Update: May 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 24, 2021 - Historically low mortgage rates, strong income growth among the state’s higher earners, and possibly the increased emphasis on working from home have contributed to the recent boom, although it now appears that the sharp increases in prices in most of the state may be causing buyers to balk.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/669

September 2020 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Oct 16, 2020 - The figure below shows how employment has evolved in both the state and the nation since the start of the pandemic. Overall employment in the state as of the middle of  August  was 9.2 percent below the level of February, somewhat worse than the national figure of 7.0 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/564

Improving California’s Response to the Environmental and Safety Hazards Caused by Abandoned Mines

Aug 4, 2020 - Historically, these funds have been insufficient to address all known federal and state orphan sites. For that reason, DTSC prioritizes funding the state share of costs associated with federal NPL sites with remaining funds prioritized to the worst state orphan sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4258

Federal COVID-19 Funds by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget]

Jan 13, 2021 - As of October 2020, recipients have not yet been announced. cFunds were allocated as part of the state's 2020-21 budget package. Colleges have until December 30, 2020 to spend these funds.   COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/457

^[PDF] LAO 2005-06 Budget Analysis: Transportation Chapter

Unlike regular service retirements, IDR retirees do not pay state or federal income taxes on half of their annual pension amount. Workers’ Compensation Costs Increasing; IDR Incidence for Uniformed Staff High.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/transportation/trans_anl05.pdf

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal to transition state administration of child care programs. We further provide options the Legislature could consider to support child care programs during the pandemic. Correction (2/18/2021): A previous version of this post stated DSS released a draft of the transition plan. This version is corrected to state DSS released a transition plan guide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4363

The 2021-22 Budget: Assessment of CalHEERS Dashboard

Mar 25, 2021 - (SAWS is made up of multiple IT systems which support such functions as eligibility and benefit determination, enrollment, and case maintenance at the county level for some of the state ’s major health and human services  programs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4408