The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Transportation Budget

Jan 18, 2017 - For DMV, the Governor ’s budget proposes total expenditures of $1.1  billion, which is about the same as the current-year estimated level. About 95  percent of all DMV expenditures would come from the MVA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3533

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - For example, the refundable portion of the EITC is estimated on a tax year basis (which runs from January 1st to December 31st) and defense contracts on a federal fiscal year basis (October 1st to September 30th) .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/1

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - In 2007, the Tax Foundation published estimates , using FFY 1981-2005 data, that showed California received $0.78 in federal spending for every dollar paid in federal taxes (in the most recent year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/2

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Federal Spending in California Federal Spending in California Federal Expenditures to Local Governments In this post, we describe the federal funding paid directly and indirectly to California local governments —excluding schools —and how those funds are used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/5

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - Over the past 26  years, actual school funding has been higher than the workload –based simulation 13  years and lower the other 13  years. Over the long term, schools have not received notably more or less than they would have received under this traditional budgeting approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - These funds also inclu ded about $300 million in payments to telecommunications companies to provide discounts to schools and libraries for internet access and other telecommunication services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/3

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - In this post, we provide more detail on federal funding for the state's natural resources and environmental protection programs, with a focus on the five state departments that receive the most federal funds last year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - The federal government provided $55 billion in funding for Medi-Cal in fiscal year 2014-15, which makes it the largest source of federal funds to the state government. This total includes roughly $3 billion in funds for the Children ’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provides healthcare coverage to children in families who earn too much money to qualify for Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/4

Understanding the Veterans Services Landscape in California

Jan 17, 2017 - By law, all Proposition  41 funds must be used to serve veterans and their families, and at least 50  percent of the funds must serve veterans with extremely low incomes (which HUD defines each year by region).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3525

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2017 - Under this proposal, schools would receive 13 months of payments in 2017 –18 —12 normal monthly LCFF payments plus a one –time payment of $859  million related to the prior –year deferral. About Half of New Community College Funding Is for Apportionments, Half for One –Time Initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3528