Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/462

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - State Has Provided Significant Funding to Support SGMA ‑Related Activities in Recent Years. To support DWR ’s SGMA ‑related responsibilities, the state has provided roughly $ 160  m illion total for the department ’s state ‑level activities since 2014 ‑15, primarily from the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

Homelessness and the 2020-21 Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2020 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 On Health and Human Services Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 On State Administration
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4169

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

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

Middle Class Scholarship Program [EdBudget]

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^[PDF] Although these public employees perform a variety of jobs

Although these public employees perform a variety of jobs across the state and receive varying levels of total compensation, they often receive a compensation package that consists of (1) salary, (2) health benefits for active employees and their eligible dependents, and (3) retirement benefits (often including pension and retiree health benefits).
https://lao.ca.gov/letters/2022/Cooley-Cunningham-CalCare-031722.pdf

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

Building Permits Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2021 - Single family activity has rebounded strongly since the pandemic-driven spring slump, as prices have been rising in most of the state ’s metropolitan areas. This was the seventh straight month in which the total exceeded the recent average for the month.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/633

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: September 20 - September 26 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 2, 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 third time last week. The state distributed roughly $900 million in federal benefits under this program during the week ending September 26.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/555