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

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Proposition  2 requires the state to make minimum annual deposits into the BSA, the state ’s rainy day fund. The budget includes a total Proposition  2 reserve requirement in 2016 –17 of $1.3  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/1

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

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of State Hospitals (DSH)

Feb 22, 2017 - Specifically, DSH operates a total of 1,462 beds in both state prisons and state hospitals —all but the 85 beds for women and condemned inmates. The first inpatient psychiatric program in a state prison opened at the California Medical Facility (CMF) in Vacaville in 1988.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3578

Industry Wage Growth in California [EconTax Blog]

Nov 8, 2017 - Higher-Wage Industries Have Seen Faster Wage Growth in California Compared to Rest of the Nation Higher-wage industries have experienced more wage growth both in California and in the United States overall.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/256

The 2017‑18 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 57

Apr 6, 2017 - Currently, state law requires that a person who is convicted of a felony and who previously has been convicted of one or more violent or serious felonies be sentenced to state prison as follows: Second Strike Offense.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3648

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Human Services Budget

Feb 28, 2017 - TANF Funding in the State Budget State Has Significant Flexibility in the Allocation of TANF Block Grant Funds. As shown in Figure  3, a majority of the state ’s available TANF block grant funds (about 58  percent in 2017 ‑18) is used to support the CalWORKs program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3576/1

The cultivation, use, possession, and sale of marijuana (Amendment No 1). [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2015 - These priorities include ensuring that marijuana is not distributed to minors or diverted from states that have legalized marijua na to other states. Proposal This measure changes state law to legalize the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2015-075

Unemployment Claims Update: January 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 22, 2019 - Source: United States Department of Labor with LAO calculations  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/349

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - Employers pay both state and federal UI payroll taxes. State UI taxes are deposited into the state ’s UI trust fund to pay for benefits to unemployed workers. State UI tax rates are determined in accordance with a series of rate schedules laid out in state law that generally require higher rates, up to a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/3