The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program [Publication Details]

Apr 11, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5031

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2025 - In this post, we provide information to support the Legislature’s oversight of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration’s (CDTFA’s) tobacco programs. In particular, we offer background information; comments on revenue trends, CDTFA’s enforcement activities, and the AB 3218 budget change proposal (BCP); and questions that budget subcommittees may wish to ask about these issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4966

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - CDTFA runs three tobacco-focused programs: The Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Program administers a $2.87 per pack tax on combustible cigarettes and a 53  percent tax (adjusted annually) on the wholesale cost of other tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - However, for county social workers to input IP-CANS data and determine the tier, the classification model will need to be automated in CWS-CARES first version (V1). County Claiming of Federal Title IV-E Funding for Eligible Prevention Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code allows states to administer college savings accounts that provide certain tax advantages. SIB launched California ’s 529 program, known as Scholarshare 529, in 1999.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

Were Local School Bond Measures Impacted By Recent Federal Tax Changes? [EconTax Blog]

Nov 30, 2018 - As the graphic shows, 17 counties had a decline in the share of voters in favor, while 13 counties saw an increase.   Looking a little more closely at the 2018 bond measure outcomes suggests that the modest decline in voter support was not related to the changes in the SALT deduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/330

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget

Feb 14, 2020 - DHCS further proposes to implement a county performance monitoring dashboard that makes information on county performance relative to County Performance Standards and other potential measures yet to be identified public.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4161

The 2020-21 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2020 - We also discuss the administration’s recent submittal (late January 2020) of a modified managed care organization (MCO) tax proposal. We then provide analysis and recommendations on a series of key issues: (1) Recently proposed draft federal regulations referred to as the “Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation;” (2) proposals related to the Medi‑Cal pharmacy services benefit;
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4161

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - The two outliers, as discussed above, are the high Community Supports utilization rates in Orange County (3.7  percent) and Imperial County (4.4  percent). Utilization rates across counties vary considerably, with generally lower utilization rates in the central and eastern portions of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

^[PDF] SEIU Local 1000

The proposed agreements would increase the maximum reimbursement rates available to employees for costs related to meals and lodging while traveling on state business. Employees would be eligible for reimbursement for:  Up to $40 for meals (up from $34) in a 24-hour period of travel.  Between $90 and $150 each night (up from between $84 and $140 each night) for necessary in-state lodging, depending on location.  Retired Annuitants and Student Assistants.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/MOU_Fiscal/MOU-Fiscal-Local-1000-062113.pdf