^[PDF] 2003-04 Budget Overview

LAO 60 YEARS OF SERVICE 6L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E March 25, 2003 Effects of Senate Republican Plan on 2003-04 Expenditures Relative to the Governor’s proposal, the Senate Republican plan would have a lesser adverse impact on local governments, but would result in deeper cuts in other state-funded programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/FO/2003/032503_budget_overview.pdf

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

^[PDF] The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major UC Proposals

UC also must ensure that its pension system has sufficient funds to pay for pension benefits. State Has Primarily Supported UC Operations Through Unrestricted Base Increases. In recent years, the state and UC have used three main means to cover its operational cost increases: (1) state General Fund augmentations,
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4511/major-uc-proposals-020222.pdf

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 1 - August 27 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 7, 2021 - Through the 25th, federal withholding was up 18.9 percent from last year, slightly below the state ’s pace.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/692

^[PDF] After Furloughs: State Workers' Leave Balances

The state will pay these liabilities when the employees separate from state service. We note the state also may have incurred other costs due to the furlough policy, such as increased overtime expenses or costs to pay growth in the state’s unfunded pension liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/stadm/leave-balances/state-workers-leave-031413.pdf

Proposition 98 Funding Changes by Segment and Source [EdBudget]

May 16, 2023 - Proposition 98 Funding Changes by Segment and Source [EdBudget]     a Includes funding for the portion of State Preschool funded through Proposition 98 and direct instructional services provided by state agencies. b Reflects the size of the deposit (+) or withdrawal (-) from the Proposition 98 Reserve established by Proposition 2 (2014).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/728

^[PDF] Faculty Recruitment and Retention at the University of California

The university’s budget plan also assumes increases in state funding to cover these faculty salary increases and various other university priorities. In particular, UC’s budget plan assumes additional spending to increase student enrollment and reduce student-to-faculty ratios (both of which require additional faculty), as well as to cover the increased costs of its pension benefits (which support faculty and other employees).
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/edu/uc-faculty/uc-faculty-121312.pdf

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

May 19, 2023 - Statutory Changes to Rename SQ the “San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. ” The Governor proposes to change the name of the prison as written in state law from “California State Prison at San Quentin ” to the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

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

May 15, 2023 - The State Constitution ’s balanced budget provision prohibits the state from enacting a negative SFEU balance for the upcoming fiscal year, in this case, 2023 ‑24. While historically the state mostly has enacted SFEU balances between $1  billion and $4  billion, the Legislature can choose to set the balance at any level above zero.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4769

State Revenue Tracking: Focus on Four Key Months [EconTax Blog]

Jul 18, 2018 - Results from some months are more important than results from other months due to when different types of tax payments are submitted to the state. To help budget watchers better assess the state ’s revenue situation, we explain these patterns with a particular focus on the state ’s main revenue source —the personal income tax (PIT).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/289