Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis

Jun 14, 2023 - In particular, the data reflect transactions that businesses identified as medicinal donations in calendar year 2022. Number of Patients Served. In 2022, licensees identified 47,371 transactions as medicinal donations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4777

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - We recommend that state law specify which bargaining units are included in each reporting year and that the law divide the two reporting groups such that roughly one-half of the state ’s bargaining units are reported in each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update: May 2023 [EconTax Blog]

May 23, 2023 - Nevertheless, now that cannabis excise taxpayers have filed returns for three of the four quarters of 2022-23, we are starting to get a clearer sense of the revenue total for the fiscal year. Current LAO Estimate for 2022-23: $509 Million.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/776

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2023 - As a result, the Legislature would need to address this additional budget problem as part of the 2024 ‑25 budget process. (This would add to the double ‑digit budget problem for 2024 ‑25 already projected under both our and the administration ’s estimates, as we describe below.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4772

CCC Capital Outlay Projects Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 22, 2023 - Due to additional seismic work recently identified by the Division of the State Architect, the May Revision provides these supplemental amounts, bringing cumulative state costs in 2023-24 to $19.9 million, state costs in all years of $21.3 million, and total costs of $41.8 million.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/718

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - We estimate that the Governor ’s proposed $360.6  million in lease revenue bond authority to build the educational and vocational center would require about $25  million General Fund in annual debt service payments for 25 years, beginning as early as 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

High-quality public education (Version 1). [Ballot]

May 16, 2023 - Background State Required to Provide a Public School System . The California Constitution requires the state to organize and fund a system of public schools that operates at least six months per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-001

High-quality public education (Version 2). [Ballot]

May 16, 2023 - File No. 23-0002) related to high-quality public schools. Background State Required to Provide a Public School System . The California Constitution requires the state to organize and fund a system of public schools that operates at least six months per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-002

High-quality public education (Version 3). [Ballot]

May 16, 2023 - File No. 23-0003) related to high-quality public schools. Background State Required to Provide a Public School System . The California Constitution requires the state to organize and fund a system of public schools that operates at least six months per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-003

The 2023-24 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 15, 2023 - We define a delay as an expenditure reduction proposed for the budget window (2021‑22 through 2023‑24) with an associated cost increase in a future year of the multiyear (2024‑25 through 2026‑27). That is, the spending would be moved to a future year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4769