Section 1115 Waiver Renewal: Key Medi-Cal Financing Issues Remain Outstanding

Oct 13, 2015 - When a state ’s waiver request is approved by the federal government, the state is permitted to waive certain federal requirements on the basis that the waiver serves to further the purpose of the state ’s Medicaid program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3301

A proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2015 - These priorities include ensuring that mariju ana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijuana to other states. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medicinal marijua na sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-050

Voluntary certification of the accuracy of information cited in political advertisements for federal office (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2015 - As we discuss below, the measure would have one-time and ongoing fiscal effects on state and local governments. One-Time Fiscal Effect. State and local governments would experience one-time costs —possibly tens of millions of dollars —to establish a new IT system that complies with the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-051

Section 1115 Waiver Renewal: Key Medi-Cal Financing Issues Remain Outstanding [Publication Details]

Oct 13, 2015 - The state is currently negotiating with the federal government over the terms and conditions of this waiver renewal. In this post, we examine key issues and concerns related to the availability of federal funding for California’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3301

Upcoming Changes in Medi-Cal Create Fiscal and Policy Uncertainty

Oct 9, 2015 - Beginning in 2017, the state will pay 5  percent of these costs, phasing up to 10  percent in 2020 and thereafter. The administration has estimated that this could result in additional state General Fund costs of roughly $1  billion annually by 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3300

Related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Oct 9, 2015 - These priorities include ensuring that marijuana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijuana to other states. State and local governments currently collect sales tax on medicinal marijuana sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-049

A proposed statutory initiative related to felony sentencing (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Oct 2, 2015 - Offenders convicted of felonies can be sentenced as follows: State Prison. Felony offenders who have current or prior convictions for serious, violent, or sex crimes can be sentenced to state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-048

Amend the California Constitution to generally require physicians to notify a minor’s parent or guardian before performing an abortion on that minor, with certain exceptions. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2015 - The CalWORKs program is supported with both state and federal funds, but because all CalWORKs federal funds are capped, these additional costs would probably be borne by the state. These costs would typically not be significant compared to total state spending for CalWORKs, which is estimated to cost about $5.7  billion in state and federal funds in 2015-16.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-047

2014 GDP Growth: San Jose MSA Leads Western Region [EconTax Blog]

Sep 23, 2015 - Combined, these two Bay Area MSAs make up 27% of California's $2.3 trillion state economy . The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA (Los Angeles and Orange Counties), however, is the nation's 2nd largest, following New York-Newark, with $867 billion of GDP that makes up 37% of California's economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/134

Framework For Cap-And-Trade Investment Plan Needs Further Development

Sep 22, 2015 - How should the state take this interaction into consideration when allocating cap-and-trade funds? Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3298