The 2019-20 Budget: Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2019 - In practice, the state typically allocates funds to grantees over a three ‑year period. State ’s Allocation of VOCA Has Increased Substantially in Recent Years. Starting in 2000, Congress placed a cap on the amount of VOCA funds available to be distributed to states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3961

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California

Dec 13, 2018 - By determining the size of each state ’s congressional delegation, the Census determines the level of representation each state has in electing the President. Federal Funding to the State. In some cases, the Census population count affects how much federal funds each state receives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3909

The 2019-20 Budget: Student Food and Housing Insecurity at the University of California

Apr 25, 2019 - Most of the state ’s undergraduate financial aid programs are need based, meaning that students qualify for aid based on their household ’s financial resources and the cost to attend school. Students in California who qualify for need ‑based aid often receive a mix of federal and state grants to cover costs, including the federal Pell Grant and the state Cal Grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4014

Proposition 4 [Ballot]

Nov 6, 2018 - The state borrows money to pay for long-term capital projects by issuing general obligation bonds. The repayment of these bonds is guaranteed by the state ’s general taxing power. The state repays general obligation bonds from the General Fund, the state ’s main operating account.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=4&year=2018

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - State Assets. What steps should the state take to protect assets for which the state has primary responsibility —such as highways and state ‑owned buildings —from the effects of SLR? Does the state have a long ‑term adaptation plan —including time lines, cost estimates, and identified funding —for these assets?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

2002 Budget Analysis: P&I, Major Expenditure Proposals in the 2002-03 Budget

The proposed PERS deferral would reduce the state's contribution amount for the budget year by $1.029  billion, resulting in General Fund savings of $621  million. In exchange for lowering the state's retirement contributions earlier than scheduled, the administration has agreed to support legislation that would maintain the purchas ing power protection of
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/2002_pandi/pi_part_4b_anl02.html

Proposition 2 [Ballot]

Nov 6, 2018 - This is because the state would have gone forward with No Place Like Home in any case. If the courts would have rejected the state ’s plan, the state would not have been able to move forward with No  Place Like Home.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=2&year=2018

January 2019 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Mar 15, 2019 - Overall employment in the state grew 1.4 percent over the previous 12 months (as of January), somewhat below the nation ’s 1.9 percent growth rate. As the figure shows, the state added jobs at a slower pace than the nation in all but one (professional and technical services) of the 12 largest sectors, although in most cases the gap between the state and national growth rates was fairly small.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/353

Amid Good Fiscal Times, Planning for the Future Is Crucial [Publication Details]

May 21, 2019 - The idea here is that in good times—when revenues are strong—the state spends somewhat below its capacity, sequestering the difference in reserves. Later, when the economy and tax receipts weaken, the state can draw upon its accumulated savings to fund a spending level above what revenues would otherwise support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4051

COVID-19: Federal Health-Related Response [Publication Details]

Mar 23, 2020 - We discuss three sets of federal actions—(1) a federal legislative package focused on public health infrastructure, (2) a declaration of national emergency that opened the door for the state to apply for increased flexibility in the delivery of Medicaid services, and (3) a federal legislative package that provides for increased federal Medicaid funding and universal coverage of COVID-19 testing without cost sharing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4209