Firearms and ammunition (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Dec 16, 2015 - As permitted by federal law, California is one of 13 states that chose to receive all requests from firearms dealers, allowing the state to search NICS and various state databases to ensure that individuals seeking to purchase or receive firearms are not prohibited.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-098

Unemployment Claims Update: July 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 24, 2018 - Source: United States Department of Labor with LAO calculations.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/302

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

The Repeal of the Charter Schools Act (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Jan 25, 2016 - Since the state first allowed charter schools in 1992, the number of students attending charter schools has grown steadily. The state currently has 1,230  charter schools serving about 580,000 students (9  percent of all students in the state).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-114

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

Sep 1, 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/2015-039

A proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment #2). [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2015 - State Legalization of Marijuana-Related Activities. Under the measure, individuals age 21 or over could legally possess, sell, transport, process, and cultivate marijuana under state law. The measure also states that state and loca l governments are prohibited from enforcing federal prohibitions on marijuana.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-052

Death penalty. [Ballot]

Dec 9, 2015 - The state incurs costs for the Supreme Court to hear such cases and for court-appointed counsel to provide legal representation to condemned individuals. The state also incurs costs for attorneys employed by the state Department of Justice to uphold death sentences in the appeals process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-096

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

2017-18 Proposition 98 Changes [EdBudget]

Jul 12, 2017 - Of the increase, $98 million is for apportionments. c Budget also includes $86.3 million in settle-up funding for this purpose. d In addition to the amounts reflected in the table, these programs might receive state funding through other community college student support programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/39

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Of that amount, roughly $10 billion was passed on to local governments from the state and the remaining $8 billion was provided directly to local governments directly. Most of the federal funds from the state support county costs for health and human services programs, like Medi-Cal and CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/5