The extraction and recovery of oil and gas, as well as fossil fuel consumption. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - State Appropriations Limits Consideration. The State Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year, with exceptions like spending on infrastructure and emergencies. In recent years, the limit has been an important consideration in state budgeting decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-028

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - The ARP Act allows states to draw down enhanced federal funding for HCBS funded through the Medicaid program, provided that states spend the additional federal funding on HCBS program enhancements. Under this provision of the ARP Act, California is eligible to draw down an estimated additional $3  billion in federal Medicaid funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - To qualify for CalWORKs, families must generally earn less than about 80  percent of the federal poverty level (the exact amount is specified in state law and varies based on family size). Under prior state law, the first $90 monthly per earner did not count towards a family ’s income when applying for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/2

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - State Title IV-E Prevention Plan Background. To opt in to Part I, states must submit a five-year Title IV-E prevention plan (state plan) to be approved by the federal Administration of Children and Families (ACF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Counties paid for 100  percent of costs over the state participation cap. (Currently, the state participation cap increases as the state minimum wage increases, remaining $1.10 per hour above the state minimum wage.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/4

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - At the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 public health emergency in the spring of 2020, the state anticipated significant decline in state revenue and an ensuing budget deficit. As a result, the 2020 ‑21 budget implemented a number of funding reductions across multiple state programs, including the child support program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/5

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Code —to include all individuals living in households with incomes up to the maximum that a state may adopt (which U.S. Code specifies may not exceed 125  percent of the official federal poverty line).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/6

State and local government tax rules. [Ballot]

Nov 22, 2021 - Background State Government Taxes and Fees. This year ’s state budget spends over $255  billion in state funds. Over 90  percent of the state budget is funded with revenues from taxes. These include, for example, sales taxes paid on goods and income taxes paid on wages and other sources of income.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-026

October 2021 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Nov 19, 2021 - The figure below shows how employment has evolved in both the state and the nation since the start of the pandemic. Overall employment in the state as of the middle of September  was 5.0 percent below the level of February 2020, considerably worse than the national figure of 2.8 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/716

California New Business Creation: October 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 19, 2021 - California New Business Creation: October 2021 [EconTax Blog] California New Business Creation: October 2021 November 19, 2021 Brian Uhler The extent of new business creation in California can be a useful gauge of the health of the state ’s economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/715