MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Jan 10, 2017 - The proposed agreements have notably longer terms—ranging from between three years and five years in duration. The 13 proposed agreements tend to end about one year later than the agreements the Legislature has ratified since 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3520

December 2016 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Jan 5, 2017 - For example, some taxpayers are likely deferring capital gains and other income realizations into calendar year 2017 on the assumption that the new Congress and the President-elect may reach an agreement to reduce federal capital gains and other tax rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/228

Evaluation of CSU's Doctor of Nursing Practice Pilot Program

Jan 5, 2017 - –granting programs (including UC ’s schools of nursing) and (2) previous attempts to develop joint CSU/UC doctoral programs in nursing “were unsuccessful. ” The committee also noted that launching a Ph.D. program at CSU would require “significant growth ” within nursing schools to boost research productivity among current faculty members and secure external funding to support that research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3521

Income Mobility in California Across Generations

Jan 4, 2017 - Better Performance on Some School Metrics. Places that produce greater mobility tend to have schools with higher student test scores, lower student dropout rates, smaller class sizes, and more expenditures per student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3518

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds [Publication Details]

Jan 3, 2017 - Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds [Publication Details] 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/Publications/Detail/3519

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - Additionally, the Legislature included a requirement in Proposition 1E that all the funds be appropriated by the Legislature within a ten-year period. Ten Years Later, Most Funds Have Been Provided to Projects, but Billions Still Unspent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - Under Proposition  64, adults 21 years of age or older can legally grow, possess, and use cannabis for nonmedical purposes, with certain restrictions. Prior to passage of Proposition  64, it was generally illegal to grow, possess, or use cannabis for nonmedical purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

A Look at Recent Progress Toward Statewide Housing Goals [EconTax Blog]

Dec 15, 2016 - The process generally is completed every 8 years. Progress toward RHNA goals has been mixed in recent years. The figure below compares home building permits in the state ’s 15 largest counties over the last three years to their RHNA production targets.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/226

Sales Tax Rates: Prop. 30 and Comparisons to Other States [EconTax Blog]

Dec 15, 2016 - Many Local Rates Will Increase Later in the Year. In the November 2016 election, voters in many parts of California passed local measures that will increase sales tax rates later in 2017. As a result, California ’s average SUT rate will increase to roughly 8.5 percent, and the state ’s highest SUT rate will increase to 10.25 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/227

The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment [EconTax Blog]

Dec 15, 2016 - (The minimum wage will continue to increase along with inflation in subsequent years.) In this post, we discuss one of the most widely debated and heavily studied aspects of minimum wages—their effects on employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/225