The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2020 - State budgeting for schools and the California Community Colleges is governed largely by Proposition 98. The measure establishes a minimum funding requirement for K‑14 education commonly known as the minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4298

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

October 2019 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Nov 18, 2019 - While the state ’s job market saw broad-based growth in October, the high-paying information and professional/technical services sectors (which together include most of the state ’s tech firms) both lost jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/411

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: September 13 - September 19 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 25, 2020 - Benefit payments from the federal Lost Wages Assistance program, which allows states to temporarily increase weekly benefits by $300, were paid out for the second time last week. The state distributed roughly $1.3 billion in federal benefits under this program during the week ending September 19.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/553

LAO May Outlook Estimates of Proposition 98 Guarantee [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/513

The 2021-22 Budget: Extended Learning and Academic Support

Jan 29, 2021 - These declines suggests that some students who would typically be enrolled in school are currently receiving no formal instruction. 2020 ‑21 Budget Package Included $6.8  Billion in State and Federal Funding to Address Learning Loss and Effects of COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4326

COVID-19 and the National Guard

Apr 8, 2020 - Code in order to support the state ’s COVID-19 response efforts. (Other states have also received this authorization.) From the perspective of the state, this authorization means that the federal government will cover the full cost of eligible activities performed by the guardsmembers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4218

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - The administration estimates CalFresh administrative costs will total about $2  billion in 2020 ‑21, of which $736  million will be state General Fund. Provides $50  Million to Statewide Network of Food Banks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/2

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 23, 2020 - Continued CCR Implementation Since 2012, California has been implementing a series of reforms known as CCR that institute fundamental changes to the way the state cares for youth in the foster care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4286/5

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: August 16 - August 22 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 28, 2020 - Since the pandemic began in March, as shown in the figure below, the state has issued $71 billion in unemployment insurance benefits with nearly three-quarters of that amount from new federal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/534