The 2014-15 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 20, 2013 - The 2014-15 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details] Press Conf Description: The 19th annual edition of the LAO's Fiscal Outlook--a forecast of California's state General Fund revenues and expenditures over the next six years--reflects continued improvement in the state's finances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2814

The 2014-15 Budget: An Analysis of Local Libraries' Internet Speeds [Publication Details]

Mar 27, 2014 - The 2014-15 Budget: An Analysis of Local Libraries' Internet Speeds [Publication Details] The 2014-15 Budget: An Analysis of Local Libraries' Internet Speeds Format: HTML Description: In this report, we assess the Governor's proposal to provide state funds for the California State Library to contract with the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) in an effort to increase Internet speeds at local libraries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2984

FTB Spring 2015 Revenue Exhibit Data Posted [EconTax Blog]

May 14, 2015 - In 2013, the "top 1% " of California resident PIT filers (those with returns that have adjusted gross income [AGI]  of $501,478 and above) reported 21.8% of all the state 's AGI and paid 45.4% of total personal income taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/102

Fewer tax refunds than projected in March. 13-14 revenues still above Governor's forecast.

Apr 16, 2014 - LAO Contacts: Jason Sisney and other analysts in the LAO's State and Local Finance section. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/802

Counting special fund loan interest could free up $27 million of General Fund resources in 2015-16

May 21, 2015 - Under the Governor ’s budget plan, the state also would pay $26.8 million in interest related to those loans in 2015-16. (Such payments are budgeted annually in Item 9620 of the state budget act.) Relative to the  administration ’s January 2015 estimates, counting special fund loan interest toward meeting Proposition 2 requirements —and reducing other proposed
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/838

Governor's proposal to suspend tuberculosis (TB) control mandate

Apr 4, 2013 - State Law Prescribes a Process to Identify Reimbursable Mandates. State law establishes the mandate determination process, which has three phases. In the first phase, a local government files a test claim with the Commission on State Mandates (CS M) alleging that a new state law or regulation creates a reimbursable mandate and
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/741

Frequently asked questions concerning Facebook and California's General Fund

Aug 1, 2012 - Moreover, it takes many months for data concerning a tax year's payments to be processed by the state's tax agencies. At some point in the future, for these and other reasons, state revenue estimates likely will change to display Facebook-related revenues as simply "lumped in" with the state's other taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/618

The 2013-14 Budget: Obtaining Federal Funds for Inmate Medical Care--A Status Report [Publication Details]

Feb 5, 2013 - Most recently, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the associated Low-Income Health Program (LIHP) created as part of the state's "Bridge to Reform Waiver" have expanded the number of inmates eligible for the state's Medicaid program (known as Medi-Cal) and have increased the total amount of reimbursements the state can receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2685

Various changes to charter school petitions and oversight.

Mar 19, 2013 - A countywide charter school, for example, receives a single score for state and federal accountability purposes and can apply only as one entity for various state and federal progra ms. The number of individual sites at the 28 countywide charter schools is not tracked by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/729

TANF and SLOF adjustments for Cal Grant program.

Mar 15, 2013 - The state, in turn, increased its share of CalWORKs support. These actions helped the state meet the CalWORKs maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirement (whereby a certain level of state support must be maintained).
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/713