Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - Emergency Federal Leave Goes Further Than State ’s Leave Laws. Under state law, employees may take up to 12  weeks of unpaid job-protected leave to care for themselves or a family member who is ill. Regarding paid sick leave, in 2014, the state enacted Chapter  317 (AB  1522, Gonzalez), which requires employers to provide employees a minimum of three days paid sick leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

The 2020-21 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - We find the state has: Ongoing Surplus of $3   Billion Under Baseline Expenditure Scenario. In our baseline expenditure scenario, we find the state has an ongoing surplus of around $ 3  b illion. Importantly, this scenario assumes the federal government approves the managed care organization (MCO) tax and the state faces no major disasters over the next few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4111

^[PDF] The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s State Office Building Proposal

Of course, as it makes these decisions, the Legislature will want to consider how it prioritizes spending on state office buildings against other potential priorities for infrastructure funding— such as repairing roads and highways—as well as other priorities for General Fund spending—such as addressing pension liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Reports/2016/3347/state-office-building-020516.pdf

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: April 5-April 11 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 16, 2020 - Level of Claims in California in the Middle of the Pack Among Large States. Over the last three weeks California has processed about 2.8 million unemployment claims. These claims represent about 16 percent of the state ’s workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/452

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: March 29-April 4 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 9, 2020 - Level of Claims in California in the Middle of the Pack Among Large States. Over the last three weeks California has processed about 2.2 million unemployment claims. These claims represent about 12.5 percent of the state ’s workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/449

California State University Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Oct 13, 2020 - California State University Capital Outlay Projects [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/395

Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California

Dec 17, 2019 - Cannabis Subject to Various State and Local Excise Taxes. As shown in Figure  1, California ’s state and local governments levy a variety of excise taxes on cannabis, including: State Cultivation Tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4123

Exploring Recent Trends in California Births [EconTax Blog]

Aug 30, 2021 - For example, changes in the flow of adults into or out of California could have affected the total number of births in the state. Factors Entirely Unrelated to COVID-19? Suppose, for example, that birth declines over the last half-decade are due to gradual changes in various social and economic determinants of fertility.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/691

Stem cell research. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - The state ’s share of the income is deposited into the state General Fund (the state ’s main operating account), which is available to support any state program. Over the years, CIRM ’s governing board has developed specific revenue-sharing policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-022

Proposed statutory initiative related to consumer privacy. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - Under the measure, each fiscal year after offsetting the state court and DOJ costs, 91  percent of remaining funds would be invested by the State Treasurer with any interest or earnings transferred to the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-021