A student’s right to a high-quality public education. [Ballot]

Dec 16, 2022 - The public school system consists primarily of school districts and charter schools, as well as a small number of schools operated by county offices of education and a few schools operated directly by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-007

Issues That Could Impact Californians' Health Care Coverage in 2023 and Beyond

Dec 16, 2022 - As part of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Congress effectively eliminated the federal individual mandate by setting the penalty for violating the coverage requirement to zero beginning in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4654

U.S. Retail Sales Update: November 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 15, 2022 - U.S. retail sales (seasonally adjusted) declined 0.6 percent from October to November.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/764

New Inflation Poses Not So New Budget Risk

Dec 15, 2022 - This means that a portion of any inflation created by the tax rebate program will be exported to the rest of the U.S. Once dissipated across the nearly $26  trillion U.S. economy, California ’s $9.5  billion in tax refunds represent, at most, a trivial contribution to broader inflationary pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4653

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - For example, Hacienda La Puente Adult School (Los Angeles County) charges $2,980 for a medical assistant program (which takes about a year to complete) compared to $600 at Visalia Adult School (Tulare County).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Nov 18, 2022 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. Proposition 64 created two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/762

October Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Nov 17, 2022 - October Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Brian Uhler October collections from the state 's “big three ” tax revenues —personal income, corporation, and sales taxes —came in far ahead of Budget Act assumptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/761

Why Has Income Tax Withholding Lagged, Despite Job Growth? [EconTax Blog]

Nov 16, 2022 - Why Has Income Tax Withholding Lagged, Despite Job Growth? [EconTax Blog] Why Has Income Tax Withholding Lagged, Despite Job Growth? November 16, 2022 Chas Alamo Why Has Income Tax Withholding Lagged, Despite Job Growth?
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/759

The 2023-24 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2022 - This brief provides our annual fiscal outlook for General Fund spending in Medi-Cal. It summarizes our projections, describes the major factors driving our projections, and highlights several uncertainties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4649

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - Our estimate of the total Proposition  98 spending on schools and community colleges in 2022 ‑23 is $106.7  billion ($78.6  billion from the General Fund and $28.1  billion from local property taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4646