California "Big Three" tax revenues $465 million above projections for September

Oct 16, 2014 - Our office's May 2014 forecast anticipated that PIT collections in April 2015—and perhaps December 2014 and January 2015—will be above administration projections, as taxpayers continue to make payments related to the 2014 calendar year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/814

The 2014-15 Budget: California Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Oct 13, 2014 - The LAO’s annual California Spending Plan publication details the 2014-15 budget package, including legislative and gubernatorial actions through October 2014. (An initial version of this publication was released in early August 2014. This final version of the publication also reflects later legislative and gubernatorial actions concerning the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3049

No Blank Checks Initiative [Ballot]

Aug 4, 2014 - Bonds spread the costs of projects over time, which may make se nse when projects provide services over many years. In addition to bonds, governments in California often use a variety of other funding sources (such as grants, taxes, and fees) to help pay for projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2014-009

Default Prove-Up Process, Chapter 193, Statutes of 2011 (AB 110, Blumenfield) [Publication Details]

Jul 18, 2014 - Default Prove-Up Process, Chapter 193, Statutes of 2011 (AB 110, Blumenfield) [Publication Details] Default Prove-Up Process, Chapter 193, Statutes of 2011 (AB 110, Blumenfield) Format: PDF Description: In recent years, various concerns have been raised regarding the state’s “default prove-up process”—a trial court process related to certain civil cases involving the collection of debt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3047

High School Career Technical Education: Overview of Conference Issues [Publication Details]

Jun 4, 2014 - High School Career Technical Education: Overview of Conference Issues [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3030

Multiyear forecast of state finances under Governor's May Revision proposals

May 21, 2014 - Specifically, the required BSA deposits under our forecast total $2.4 billion in 2015-16, $1.7 billion in 2016-17, and $1.5 billion in 2017-18, compared to around $1 billion per year in the administration's forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/813

Trial Court Operations Funding

May 20, 2014 - Trial courts have differed in the operational choices they have made over the past few years to address their ongoing reductions and increased costs. As such, some trial courts may have been better at controlling their benefit cost increases than others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/811

Proposed pilot unlikely to provide reliable results

May 19, 2014 - Instead, counties pay the schools ’ share of costs as well as their own. Statewide, counties pay about two –thirds of the cost to administer the tax while receiving less than one –third of the revenues they collect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/810

Governor's proposal for pharmacy benefits in Medi-Cal managed care

May 18, 2014 - The administration ’s estimates of budget-year and ongoing savings are based on past state rebate collections from drugs provided through COHS plans. There are currently no requirements for COHS plan s to cover single-source drugs without PA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/809

The 2014-15 Budget: Overview of the May Revision [Publication Details]

May 16, 2014 - The package continues to build reserves and pay down debts, including a new proposal to fund the teachers' pension system over about 30 years. Our May revenue forecast projects $2.5 billion higher revenues compared with that of the administration—not substantially different given the size of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3017