Reject Governor's proposal to suspend elections mandates

Mar 13, 2013 - Analysis and Recommendations State Has Interest in Election Uniformity. The state has a significant interest in maintaining uniformity in its elections. Many of the state ’s elected officials serve districts that span multiple counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/723

Cal Facts: 2013 [Publication Details]

Jan 2, 2013 - Cal Facts: 2013 [Publication Details] HTML Description: With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, it would be impossible to quickly summarize how its economy or state budget works.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2674

2012-13 revenues on track to end above both Governor and LAO projections (Updated July 1)

Jul 1, 2013 - State Began June Significantly Ahead of Governor ’s Revenue Projections. As of the end of May, state revenues were running significantly ahead of the Governor ’s May Revision revenue projections, which were incorporated into the 2013-14 state budget package recently passed by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/773

February 2014 California income taxes far above projections

Mar 11, 2014 - Further Detail This note provides updated  information concerning California ’s February 2014 collections of major state tax revenues. Information provided in this note is tabulated using the “agency cash ” method: the method that is based on real-time collections by the state 's tax agencies.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/797

California Out-of-State Correctional Facility (COCF) program.

Feb 23, 2010 - (Since most inmates are transferred out of state involunt arily, the program would likely cease to exist if CDCR could only transfer inmates on a voluntary basis.) Housing inmates in other states —especially states located thousands of miles away from California —raises a number of concerns regarding the ease of access to these institutions for inmates ’ families and the public.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/126

State Park Fees [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - State Park Fees [Publication Details] Description: We recommend that user fees in state parks be increased to avoid park closures as proposed by the Governor and to provide additional funding for state park maintenance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1757

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's May Revision Medi-Cal Budget Proposal [Publication Details]

May 17, 2017 - We also recommend that the Legislature, should it approve the Governor’s plan to cancel the planned transition of Newly Qualified Immigrants from Medi-Cal to Covered California, consider trailer bill language that repeals existing state statutory language that calls for the transition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3674

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

^[PDF] The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Specifi cally, the budget earmarks (1) $96 million (one time) from Proposition 2 funds to supplement payments made by UC toward its unfunded pension liability, (2) $25 million (one time) for deferred maintenance (provided through a budget control section), (3) $6 million (ongoing) to support two UC centers on labor research and education, (4) $1 million (one time) for the
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/3302/2015-16-spending-plan.pdf

The 2013-14 Budget: Overview of the May Revision [Publication Details]

May 17, 2013 - While the state's fiscal condition has improved, there are many good reasons for the Legislature to adopt a cautious budgetary posture. After years of "boom and bust" budgeting, California's leaders now have the opportunity to build a budget for future years that gives the state more choices about how to build reserves in times of healthy revenue growth, prioritize future state spending, and pay off past debts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2745