The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Slots Budget Package Increases Funding for State Preschool Slots. The budget provides $34  million for the State Preschool program to annualize the cost of preschool slots added January 1, 2015. The budget also provides $8  million for 2,959 new full –day State Preschool slots at LEAs starting April  1, 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/4

The 2017-18 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2016 - Under our current projections, assuming no changes in existing state and federal policies, we estimate the state will end the 2017-18 fiscal year with $11.5 billion in total reserves. This includes $8.7 billion in required reserves, which must be deposited into the rainy day fund, and $2.8 billion in discretionary reserves, which the Legislature can appropriate for any purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3507/1

EdBudget Tables (January 2017)

Jan 13, 2017 - CalSTRS = California State Teachers ’ Retirement System and CalPERS = California Public Employees ’ Retirement System. Posted January 2017. $423 $1,161 a Excludes state special schools and charter schools that have closed since 2013-14.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3529

Enrollment by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/237

California State Library General Fund Changes [EdBudget]

Sep 24, 2018 - California State Library General Fund Changes [EdBudget] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/192

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs [Publication Details]

Dec 5, 2017 - In accordance with the reporting language, we focus on Caltrans’ vehicle liability insurance costs in the report, though some of our findings could have implications for vehicle insurance costs for other state departments as well as state liability for other incidents besides vehicle collisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3721

Voluntary Contribution Tax "Check-Offs" [EconTax Blog]

Apr 17, 2018 - State taxpayers may voluntarily contribute to one or more charitable funds and programs when they file their personal income tax returns.  As we show in the below figure, this year 's personal income tax return for the 2017 tax year  includes 24 of these Voluntary Contribution Funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/275

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - In this post, we provide more detail on federal funding for the state's natural resources and environmental protection programs, with a focus on the five state departments that receive the most federal funds last year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview [Publication Details]

Dec 21, 2018 - This report provides a conceptual overview of the potential economic effects of policies intended to help meet these goals—both positive and negative—as well as identifies some key issues for the Legislature to consider when designing and evaluating state climate policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3911

Tariffs and California Agriculture [EconTax Blog]

Apr 16, 2018 - Tariffs and California Agriculture [EconTax Blog] Brian Uhler In recent months, the United States and China have engaged in a series of back-and-forth threats to impose tariffs —taxes on imported goods —on goods commonly traded between the U.S. and China.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/274