The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details]

Feb 2, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) 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/4514

The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 2, 2022 - The state has full discretion over whether and how to provide increases to the SSP portion of the grant. Until 2011, the state had a statutory annual COLA. (Despite the state statutory COLA, there were many years prior to 2011 when the COLA was not provided due to budget constraints.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4514

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: September 1 - September 24 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 24, 2021 - Through the 25th, federal withholding was up 19.6 percent from last year, somewhat below the state ’s pace.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/702

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

^[PDF] Initial Assessment of Proposed Labor Agreements: Units 1, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, and 21

There are several notable shortcomings with this methodology including: (1) the study omits overtime, which is equivalent to roughly 24 percent of gross regular pay in 2022; (2) the employers surveyed are not representative of where correctional officers work as demonstrated by the fact that only 18 percent of Unit 6 members work in one of the six counties surveyed and zero state
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/state_admin/2023/Labor-Agreement-Assessments-082923.pdf

California's Fiscal Outlook LAO Projections 2004-05 Through 2009-10

Last year, a Superior Court ruled that the state could not sell a pension obligation bond without voter approval. For the purposes of our forecast, we have assumed that the administration successfully issues the pension obligation bond authorized in 2004-05.
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/fiscal_outlook/fiscal_outlook_04.htm

^[PDF] The 2020-21 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Augmenting apportionments can help community colleges cover employee salary increases, health care premiums, and pension costs . We estimate that districts’ pension costs alone are likely to increase by about $120 million in 2020-21 .
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2020/4168/higher-ed-analysis-022020.pdf

State Fiscal Health Index: August 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 3, 2018 - State Fiscal Health Index: August 2018 [EconTax Blog] State Fiscal Health Index: August 2018 October 3, 2018 Justin Garosi Bottom Line: Little change from July. Economic conditions continue to be consistent with historically strong state revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/310

State Grant Accountability and Transparency [Publication Details]

Jun 27, 2023 - State Grant Accountability and Transparency [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/4779

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - Other unusual questions relate to: (1)  disaster unemployment assistance, a special federal program for workers in disaster areas; (2)  pension income; (3)  workers ’ compensation and disability benefits for injured workers; (4)  the worker ’s prospects of starting a self ‑employment business; (5)  whether the worker is the officer of a private corporation; (6)  whether the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615