The 2019-20 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Apr 24, 2019 - In 2018 ‑19, $ 43  m illion ( 74  p ercent) of its ongoing funding came from student tuition and fees, $ 14  m illion ( 24  p ercent) came from state General Fund, and $1. 6  m illion (2. 7  p ercent) came from various other sources (including the state lottery and investment income).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4011

The 2018-19 Budget: Fire Recovery Proposals

Mar 1, 2018 - State Provides Various Funding for Fire Response. The state funds the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), which provides fire response in wildland areas that the state is responsible for protecting, known as state responsibility areas (SRAs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3767

September 2018 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Oct 30, 2018 - Overall employment in the state has grown 2.0 percent over the past 12 months compared to 1.7 percent for the nation.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/313

Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - California , a state appellate court found the state was responsible for a levee failure along the Yuba River in 1986. The state eventually paid a $ 464  m illion settlement to the nearly 3, 000 p laintiffs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3769

Need-Based Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget]

Aug 27, 2018 - Need-Based Financial Aid Award Amounts [EdBudget] 4,000 — Figure shows state and institutional aid programs supported with core funds (state General Fund and student tuition revenue). See "Financial Aid Award Coverage" for a description of each type of award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/190

The 2020-21 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 5, 2020 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The final version of Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2020-21 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4330

Evaluation of a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Manufacturers

Dec 11, 2018 - As discussed elsewhere in this report, reductions in out ‑of ‑state production likely offset a large share of the increase in in ‑state production, so this assumption likely overstates the net global increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3907

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Mar 6, 2020 - The state levies two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax. January Budget Assumptions. The Governor ’s January budget proposal assumed that 2019-20 cannabis tax revenue would be $479 million and that 2020-21 revenue would be $550 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/441

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - By longstanding practice, the annual state budget has limited contract FTEs to no more than 10  percent of total FTEs. The State Constitution, however, allows the state to contract for architectural and engineering services without limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

Building Permits Update: January 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 5, 2020 - The multifamily housing permit total of 4,259 was right in line with the January average over the past five years, although nearly a third lower than the 6,356 units the state recorded last January. The single family housing permit total of 4,938 was in the middle of the narrow range of monthly totals we have observed since March 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/440