March 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Apr 9, 2018 - March 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein Overall, March is a minor revenue month for the state ’s three main taxes. As shown in the figure below, collections from these taxes exceeded the administration ’s January 2018 projections by $547 million (8 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/272

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

Transportation funding, Amendment #1. [Ballot]

Jun 26, 2017 - Background Current State Transportation Funding Funding for transportation in California comes from numerous state, local, and federal sources, totaling roughly $28  billion a year. Currently, state funding for transportation primarily comes from several state transportation taxes and fees, including gasoline excise taxes, diesel excise and sales taxes, and vehicle weight fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-004

Rent control. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2017 - Although the state receives no property tax revenue, property tax collections affect the state ’s budget. This is because state law guarantees schools and community colleges (schools) a minimum amount of funding each year through a combination of property taxes and state fun ds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-041

The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter

Apr 25, 2017 - The Secretary of State is the state ’s chief elections official and oversees the administration of elections across the state, including certifying voting equipment that may be used in California elections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656

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

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions [Publication Details]

Mar 25, 2020 - This post describes key actions taken to increase Californians' access to food in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We focus on key actions taken by the state and federal government through April 10, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4211

Measuring CalWORKs Performance

Sep 6, 2017 - State Priorities Diverge From Federal Priorities, Requiring Balance At the same time the state has worked to come into compliance with the WPR requirement, the state has enacted policies that reflect priorities beyond simply meeting the federal WPR thresholds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3702

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Such funds are remitted to the state by counties that collect more property tax than state law allows them to spend on education. The budget also appropriates $ 15  m illion from the Trial Court Trust Fund on a one ‑time basis to support start ‑up costs associated with the implementation of the state ’s new pretrial process as required by Chapter   244 o f 2018 (S B  10 , Hertzberg).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/11

General obligation bonds to provide funding for certain hospitals that treat children. [Ballot]

Jan 2, 2018 - Fiscal Effects This measure would allow the state to borrow $1.5  billion by selling additional general obligation bonds to investors, who would be repaid with interest using the state ’s general tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-045