California Community Colleges: Second Progress Report on the Student Success Act of 2012

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Improving Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in California

Sep 21, 2016 - We believe the state could implement these changes without additional overall spending. By repurposing some existing DHH funding, the state could achieve better overall DHH outcomes, including better service and achievement for many DHH students in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3498

Common Claims About Proposition 13

Sep 19, 2016 - California ’s Impact Fees Higher Than Many States. Over half of states have impact fees, which pay for the costs associated with new development like new infrastructure. A recent survey of over half of these states (including most of the western states) found California to have the highest average impact fees for construction of a single –family home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3497

2015 Census Data on Incomes [EconTax Blog]

Sep 15, 2016 - Today, the Census is releasing state and local area data from its 2015 American Community Survey (ACS). Household Income Data. The Census data shows that real California median household income grew by an estimated 4.0% in 2015, compared to 3.8% growth in the nation as a whole.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/207

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - Most state funding for highways and roads in California comes from excise taxes on gasoline. Essentially, the gas excise tax serves as a proxy charge for road usage, as taxes paid roughly correspond with miles driven.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

Road Charge Pilot Program Update [Publication Details]

Sep 15, 2016 - In 2014, legislation was enacted that requires the California State Transportation Agency to conduct a road charge pilot program to study the feasibility of charging individuals for each mile they drive as an alternative to fuel taxes. The road charge pilot program officially began in July 2016 and will continue through March 2017. In this post, we provide an update on the pilot program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3499

Poverty in California: Recently Released Census Data [EconTax Blog]

Sep 13, 2016 - We discuss a new Census Bureau report on state poverty rates, including its Research Supplemental Poverty Measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/206

Property Assessment Rules for Businesses [EconTax Blog]

Sep 6, 2016 - The share of properties not reassessed despite some ownership ch ange (like those in 1990 and 2000 in the infographic) is unknown because there is no requirement to report these changes to county assessors or the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/202

Data on Real Income Growth Trends by Percentile, 1990-2014 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 6, 2016 - In general terms, this resembles  the trend spotted in state tax return data over the last two decades (as summarized in a state Franchise Tax Board table at the end of this note). State tax data, however, lacks good information for many low-income Californians, many of whom do not have to file.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/201

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers)

Aug 29, 2016 - Salary increases also increase state costs for overtime and salary-driven benefits, including state contributions to employees ’ pension, Medicare, and Social Security. (In addition —as discussed in greater detail later —the agreement establishes the state ’s contributions to prefund retiree health benefits as a percentage of pay, creating an additional cost that fluctuate with pay levels.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3495