The Uncertain Affordable Care Act Landscape: What It Means for California

Feb 17, 2017 - Some states such as Kentucky and Maine identify which states can sell plans in their state. Other states such as Georgia and Wyoming allow plans approved for issuance in any state to be sold in their state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3569

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Below, we present an interactive graphic that helps the reader visualize how the state budget spent $167  billion in total state revenues. (We exclude money from the federal government and from bond issuances in order to focus on state revenues.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/12

The 2018-19 Budget: The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

Mar 13, 2018 - OES maintains the State Emergency Plan —which outlines the organizational structure for emergency response to natural and man-made disasters —and assists local governments and other state agencies in developing their own emergency preparedness and response plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3782

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - Limits on a licensee holding state licenses in multiple categories Generally, may hold state licenses in no more than two license categories. May hold state licenses in multiple license categories (with certain exceptions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - The state also distributes most federal funds for education to school districts and local education agencies. However, despite these ultimate beneficiaries, we categorize all federal payments that are first distributed to the state as “payments to the state government. ” We take a similar approach for payments to local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/1

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control [Publication Details] The 2018-19 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Format: HTML Description: The Governor proposes $207,000 from the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund in 2018-19, rising to $265,000 in 2022-23 and annually thereafter to fund additional rental costs associated with ABC occupying privately owned leased space
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3739

The 2017-18 Budget: Bus Driver Training Program

Mar 10, 2017 - Of this amount, about $100,000 in total State Penalty Fund revenue goes unspent. The unspent amount generally reverts back to the fund and is reappropriated for State Penalty Fund programs each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3614

The 2017-18 Budget: State Treasurer’s Office

Feb 3, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: State Treasurer’s Office The 2017-18 Budget State Treasurer ’s Office The State Treasurer ’s Office (STO) is a constitutionally established office led by the elected State Treasurer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3545

Looking at the Early Effects of Federal Tax Changes on Housing [EconTax Blog]

May 4, 2018 - State and Local Tax Deduction. Under prior law, taxpayers could deduct the amounts they paid for local property taxes plus state income taxes or state and local sales taxes. Under the new law, these deductions are limited to $10,000 per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/281

Update on COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 28, 2017 - Background Statutory COLA Determined by Price Index for State and Local Governments. State law specifies that certain school and community college programs are to receive an annual COLA. The statutory COLA rate is tied to a national price index developed by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (a division of the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3657