Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Feb 23, 2022 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. The state levies two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/726

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Board of Equalization (0860)

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Board of Equalization (0860) Board of Equalization (0860) The Board of Equalization (BOE) is one of California ’s two major tax collection and administration agencies. In terms of its responsibilities, BOE: (1) collects state and local sales and use taxes (SUTs) and a variety of business and excise taxes and fees,
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08009.aspx

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Proposals

Feb 20, 2022 - (The Orange County pilot included two planes, one that provided 24 ‑hour coverage and one that provided 12 ‑hour coverage.) However, it is unclear whether this additional level of service is necessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4551

Investment of Tobacco Settlement Funds for Health

If state tax revenues, as estimated by the Legislative Analyst's Office, are forecasted to be lower in the budget year than in the current year, the Governor may propose and the Le gislature, by two-thirds vote in each house, may allocate tobacco settlement funds in the budget year for any state government purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/1999/990903_INT.html

^[PDF] Investment of Tobacco Settlement Funds for Health (Version A)

The local share will be further split among counties and specified cities. Under the terms of the MOU, the state’s 58 counties will receive 90 percent of the local share. These monies will be distributed to the counties based on population.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/1999/990903_INT.pdf

California's Fiscal Outlook: LAO Projections 2007-08 Through 2012-13

In the social services area, our projections do not include the costs of providing COLAs for the foster care program or county welfare administration costs. Based on recent experience, the Legislature has considered these latter costs on an annual basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/fiscal_outlook/fiscal_outlook_07.aspx

K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 2018 - The number of school districts in each county also varies across the state, with seven counties containing a single district each, and the most populous county (Los Angeles) containing 80 districts. Figure 3 California School Districts Vary Greatly in Size 2016 ‑17 100% a Based on average daily attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3736

^[PDF] Integrating Care for Seniors and Persons With Disabilities

Figure 3 shows that 30 of the state’s 58 counties—generally those counties with greater populations—have operating Medi-Cal managed care systems. Currently, Medi-Cal managed care is not available in 28 mostly rural counties, where beneficiaries exclusively receive their medical care from FFS providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/health/integrating-care-021712.pdf

^[PDF] • For programs such as tax credits and housing

• For programs such as tax credits and housing assistance for which existing national research already has demonstrated a link to reduced child maltreatment (as described on page 34 of this report), how can the state ensure that eligible families have access to them and are opting in?
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4897/disproportionalities-disparities-child-welfare-042424.pdf

Proposed constitutional initiative regarding how Californians vote and the composition of the State Senate. [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2019 - Total county costs to administer elections are estimated to be in the range of the low to mid-hundreds of millions of dollars per year; however, the cost per county varies widely depending on the population, size of the county, and number of candidates, among other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-013