Overview of Federal COVID-19 Research Funding [Publication Details]

May 13, 2020 - This post describes the major research and development provisions of recent federal relief measures. It also highlights some key issues for the Legislature to consider relating to research and the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4230

Strong Business Creation Continued in August [EconTax Blog]

Sep 3, 2020 - Strong Business Creation Continued in August [EconTax Blog] Strong Business Creation Continued in August September 3, 2020 Brian Uhler The extent of new business creation in California can be an important gauge of the health of the state ’s economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/537

September 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Oct 3, 2018 - September 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Carolyn Chu September is not one of the four key months for revenues; however, due to federal filing requirements for individuals and corporations, September can see higher revenues compared to other months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/311

Building Permits Update: October 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 10, 2019 - The state has averaged about 9,500 units per month since April,  a faster pace than the previous seven months (about 8,000) but slower than the period from March 2017 to August 2018 when it averaged more than 10,300 per month.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/418

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Conformity [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - This post describes the 2019-20 budget actions changing state individual and business tax provisions (partial tax conformity).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4100

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Housing and Homelessness

Oct 17, 2019 - Allocations to each local entity are based on the entity ’s share of the statewide homeless population in 2019, however, entities must apply for funding by describing their current efforts to address homelessness and how the state funds would be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4102

The 2020-21 Budget: California Arts Council [Publication Details]

Feb 7, 2020 - In addition, the state budget has recently included funds for the Arts Council to distribute to specific museums and other cultural institutions. The Governor’s budget proposes $49 million, mostly from the General Fund, for support of the Arts Council in 2020‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4148

The 2020-21 Budget: Cal Grant Cost Estimates

Nov 21, 2019 - State law specifies the number of new competitive awards available each year (currently 41,000). Cal Grants Are Supported by State and Federal Funds. The 2019 ‑20 Budget Act provides $2.6  billion for Cal Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4114

Building Permits Update: December 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 6, 2020 - The “San Francisco Bay Area ” consists of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin counties, which have about 20 percent of the state population.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/433

The 2019-20 Budget: The Governor's Individual Health Insurance Market Affordability Proposals

Feb 7, 2019 - State CSRs Likely More Challenging to Implement and Administer Than State Premium Subsidies. For at least two reasons, state CSRs would likely be more complex to administer than state premium subsidies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3927