^[PDF] Retirement benefits for state and local governmental employees in California (Amendment No. 1).

(In addition to the 1.45 percent tax towards Medicare, high earners pay an additional 0.9 percent of pay on earnings above a certain threshold; however, the employer does not pay this additional tax.)
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150535.pdf

^[PDF] Retirement benefits for state and local governmental employees in California (Amendment No.1).

(In addition to the 1.45 percent tax towards Medicare, high earners pay an additional 0.9 percent of pay on earnings above a certain threshold; however, the employer does not pay this additional tax.)
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2015/150536.pdf

2001 Budget Analysis:Department of Fish and Game

As a consequence, the suit alleged amounts charged were not fees but rather they were taxes. Further, because the Stat e Constitution requires that new state taxes be enacted by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature, the suit argued that the fees violated the State Constitution in that they were ena cted only with majority vote of the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/resources/res_9_3600.htm

Additional Child Welfare Realignment Issues

Aug 18, 2011 - Prior State-County Sharing Ratios. The Legislature should clarify that funding provided to counties in the Local Revenue Fund 2011 is in lieu of General Fund. Some realigned children ’s programs have previously established state and county sharing ratios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/456

Major Potential State Fiscal Risk Averted Following Withdrawal of Proposed Federal Medicaid Financing Regulation

Sep 21, 2020 - For example, MFAR effectively would have prohibited health care-related taxes that place different tax rates on taxpayers based on their levels of Medicaid (versus non-Medicaid) activity. In their current forms, both the hospital quality assurance fee and the MCO tax likely would have run afoul of these rule changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4269

Ending California’s “top two” primary. [Ballot]

Oct 10, 2017 - In some cases, these changes could increase these state and county costs. For instance , under this measure, counties would print distinct primary ballots for each party. In other cases, the measure would reduce election costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2017-020

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Many urban water suppliers are public entities —such as cities, counties, or special districts —while some are private investor ‑owned utilities. Public water suppliers serve about eight in ten Californians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

^[PDF] 1971 Budget Analysis: Transmittal

This raises the policy issue of why the state should be fully reimbursed for its Medi·Cal costs while counties and private providers would bear all of the reductions. Whether the federaJ govern· ment and the courts will approve of this arrangement, is open to question.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1971/01_transmittal_1971.pdf

A Look at Housing Markets Outside of California's Major Metros [EconTax Blog]

Mar 17, 2015 - Majority of State ’s Counties Are Outside the Major Metros.   The state 's major metros are comprised of 18 of the state 's most populous counties.  Forty of the state ’s 58 counties, however,  are located outside of the state ’s major metros.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/65

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - Though some of these Ca lifornians nevertheless file taxes (in many cases to qualify for federal tax credits), an unknown number do not. (The federal deadline to file 2019 tax returns was recently extended to July 15, and anyone filing by that date would appear to be eligible for the assistance.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214