Statewide Tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. [Ballot]

Aug 21, 2018 - Most of their funding comes from federal funds and state special funds. State Spending Limit Proposition  4 of 1979 added to the State Constitution annual limits on state and individual local government spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-004

Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program

Apr 30, 2019 - We estimate the state could offer approximately 2, 000 n ew competitive awards in 2020 ‑21, raising the total number of new competitive awards from the existing statutory level of 25, 750 t o 27,750.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4020

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - First, the state received $2. 6  b illion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds in 2009. The funding agreement for these funds requires the state to provide $2. 5  b illion in matching funds, but allows the state to spend down the federal funds in advance of the state match.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

Second Round of Higher Education Federal Relief Funds

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4315

California State Library Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 16, 2020 - California State Library Budget [EdBudget] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/357

June 2019 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Jul 19, 2019 - Overall employment in the state has grown 1.7 percent over the previous 12 months, slightly ahead of the national pace of 1.5 percent.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/386

California State Library General Fund Changes [EdBudget]

Jan 16, 2020 - California State Library General Fund Changes [EdBudget] 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/Education/EdBudget/Details/358

Tracking Changes in Proposition 98 Funding [EdBudget]

Jan 10, 2019 - Maintenance Factor: After the adoption of the June 2018 budget plan, the state completed a process to true up its previous calculations of the minimum guarantee from 2009-10 through 2016-17. These true-up adjustments showed that the state did not create as much maintenance factor in those years as it previously estimated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/203

Proposition 7 [Ballot]

Nov 6, 2018 - Currently, federal law does not allow states to adopt year-round DST. However, federal law allows states to opt out of DST and remain on standard time all year, as is currently the case in Arizona and Hawaii.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=7&year=2018

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19 [Publication Details]

Mar 23, 2020 - This post summarizes recent federal relief actions in the unemployment insurance program, discusses how these federal actions interact with current state programs, and highlight options the Legislature may want to pursue in responding to the ongoing crisis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4208