^[PDF] Major Features of the 1996 California Budget Budget Brief

State COLA. Budget legislation extends the suspen- sion of the state COLA for one year. Prior law would have resumed the state COLA, which—because of the interaction with the federal COLA—would have re- sulted in a state savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/071096_bud_major_features/pb71096.pdf

^[PDF] Chapter 2 Economic and Demographic Projections

Numerically, we expect the state to add somewhat over 525,000 persons annually, with total population reaching 34.1 million by 1999. -100
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/112196_fiscal_outlook/outlook96_chapter_2.pdf

California's Fiscal Outlook 1996-97 Through 1998-99 Chapter 4

Adjustments for State Operations. For most state operations programs, we have applied a growth adjustment equivalent to the state/local price deflator in lieu of making specific price and workload adjustments.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/112196_fiscal_outlook/outlook96_chapter_4.html

March 1996 California Update

We note that using in-state cigarette sales as a measure of state consumption trends may overstate the actual consumption declines, to the extent that cigarette purchases are made outside the state in response to higher California tax rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/cal_update/cup0396.html

^[PDF] update

We note that using in-state cigarette sales as a measure of state consumption trends may overstate the actual consumption declines, to the extent that ciga- rette purchases are made outside the state in response to higher California tax rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/cal_update/cup0396.pdf

California Update, May 1996

Historically, the performance of withholding has been a good general indicator of the state of California's economy. For example, withholding fell sharply in the early 1990s, ref lecting the severe nature of the recession that hit California at that time.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/cal_update/cup0596.html

^[PDF] MAY 1996 UPDATE

Historically, the performance of withholding has been a good general indicator of the state of California’s economy. For example, with- holding fell sharply in the early 1990s, reflecting the severe nature of the recession that hit California at that time.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/cal_update/cup0596.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of the 1997-98 May Revision Budget Brief

For the second straight year, the improving California economy has produced major upward revisions to state tax revenues. Along with major
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/051997_may_revision/pb051997_may_revision.pdf

Major Features of the 1997 California Budget

This increase is due to a number of factors, including increases in spending to accommodate the projected growth in the state's prison and parole populations, declining federal support (and thus increased state costs) to pay the costs of incarcerating undocumented felons in state prison, and increases in state support of the trial courts financed primarily by increases in court filing fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/082297_bud_major_features/8_97_major_features_of_the_97_california_budget.html

^[PDF] SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF THE 1997 BUDGET ACT 1997-98 FISCAL YEAR

Conform to State Rules, Regulations, and Procedures. The department of Insurance shall conform with all rules, regulations, and procedures for developing and implementing the state budget which apply to other entities of state government.
https://lao.ca.gov/1997/082997_sup_report/1997_Supplemental_Report.pdf