Industry Wage Growth in California [EconTax Blog]

Nov 8, 2017 - Higher-Wage Industries Have Seen Faster Wage Growth in California Compared to Rest of the Nation Higher-wage industries have experienced more wage growth both in California and in the United States overall.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/256

Transportation-related taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2017 - The State Constitution requires the Legislature to spend revenues from the excise taxes, some diesel sales taxes, and truck weight fees on transportation purposes, including state highways, local streets and roads, and mass transit.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-033

Homeowners’ and renters’ tax relief. [Ballot]

Nov 2, 2017 - Proposition  2 (2014) requires the state to make minimum annual debt payments and reserve deposits using a formula specified in the state constitution. Generally, this formula is based on the size of the state ’s General Fund and the amount of taxes paid on capital gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-032

State income taxes and various charges collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles. [Ballot]

Nov 1, 2017 - The measure does not require the state to forgive more than the first $100,000 of an income tax debt, so some amount of existing debt wou ld remain collectible. As the measure eliminates the currently available administrative measures used by the state to enforce state income tax laws, the measure could also reduce annual state income tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-031

Review of the California Competes Tax Credit

Oct 31, 2017 - California Competes will reduce state revenues by up to $780  million over about 15 years, resources that state policymakers could otherwise use to fund other state programs, reduce debt, or allow for alternative tax reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3709

Taxes to fund public schools and colleges [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2017 - The State Constitution requires the Legislature to provide for a system of free K-12 schools. The Constitution establishes the University of California (UC) system and authorizes funding of a state public education system, which currently consists of K-12 schools, community colleges, and state universities and colleges (including the UC and California State University [CSU] sys tems).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-028

Taxes on Californians who are age 55 and older. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2017 - This measure amends the State Constitution to prohibit the state and local governments from levying income or property taxes on any Californian age 55 or over. The measure also creates a constitutional ban on state or local estate taxes (although a prior voter initiative essentially already bans such taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-029

Proposes a constitutional amendment related to parental rights. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2017 - Some states grant parents greater or fewer rights than California. As an example of the former, a few states allow parents to remove their children from any class that they find objectionable. Proposal Amends State Constitution to Give Parents the “Sole Authority and Responsibility ” for Raising Their Children.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-030

Consumer privacy [Ballot]

Oct 23, 2017 - State and Federal Privacy Laws. The State Constitution guarantees individuals the right to privacy. State and federal law also include various other provisions related to privacy. Such provisions include: Information Sharing Limitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-027

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Budget Overview State Spending Figure  1 displays the administration ’s June 2017 estimates of total state and federal spending in the 2017 ‑18 budget package. As shown in the figure, the budget assumed total state spending of $180  billion (excluding federal and bond funds), an increase of 7  percent over revised totals for 2016 ‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694