The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - For instance, decreasing fuel excise taxes —absent any state funding backfill —would reduce revenues used to support state transportation projects, such as maintaining highways and local streets and roads.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options [Publication Details]

May 12, 2022 - In response to increasing prices across the economy—particularly fuel prices—the Legislature is contemplating a number of policies for providing fiscal relief to Californians. In this post, we identify key questions for the Legislature to consider when analyzing the merits of the options proposed by the Governor and in designing its own relief package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4597

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - Over the Long Term, State Likely to See Continued Declines in Enrollment. As the effects of the pandemic on schools continue to diminish, the state could see short ‑term increases in enrollment in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2022-23 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

May 10, 2022 - Figure 1 State Has Provided Hastings With Base Augmentations Most Years (Dollars in Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4593

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals [Publication Details]

May 10, 2022 - The Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is tasked by state law to support statewide planning and research activities. Among its many activities, the office has overseen certain higher education initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4594

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals

May 10, 2022 - Certain Capital Projects Are Excluded From State Appropriations Limit (SAL). As we noted in our recent report The State Appropriations Limit , the California Constitution limits the amount of revenue the state can appropriate each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4594

The 2022-23 Budget: Pesticide Enforcement

May 5, 2022 - Pesticide Use Violations Also Subject to State Civil and Criminal Penalties and Federal Penalties. Pesticide users who violate state laws can also face civil and criminal enforcement actions. Civil and criminal cases can be filed by a county district attorney at the request of a CAC or by the state Attorney General’s Office at the request of DPR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4592

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update

Apr 29, 2022 - (These funds do not count toward the state appropriations limit.) By comparison, the administration’s January cap-and-trade expenditure plan included nearly $1 billion in discretionary expenditures. February Auction Revenue Similar to LAO Base Forecast.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4591

Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Apr 26, 2022 - In 95 percent of our simulations, the state encountered a budget problem by 2025-26. Notably, the likelihood of a budget problem largely is impervious to the future trajectory of state tax revenues. That is, whether revenues trend upward or downward from here, the state likely faces budget deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4590

Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook

Apr 26, 2022 - In 95 percent of our simulations, the state encountered a budget problem by 2025-26. Notably, the likelihood of a budget problem largely is impervious to the future trajectory of state tax revenues. That is, whether revenues trend upward or downward from here, the state likely faces budget deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4590