Child custody and juvenile dependency. [Ballot]

Dec 24, 2018 - This measure could result in an ongoing increase in county workload to the extent that jurisdictional hearings that currently are decided by a judge are instead decided by a jury. For example, child welfare departments and/or county attorneys may need to spend more time preparing for jury trials because of the different rules related to how and what informa tion can be presented to a jury.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-011

Federal Approval of a Reauthorized Managed Care Organization Tax Now Appears More Likely [Publication Details]

Dec 21, 2018 - Federal Approval of a Reauthorized Managed Care Organization Tax Now Appears More Likely [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/3915

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview

Dec 21, 2018 - For example, revenue from cap ‑and ‑trade auctions could be used to reduce other state taxes that reduce economic activity, such as income taxes and certain types of sales taxes. Types of Social Costs In concept, economic costs occur when people give up something valuable as a result of actions taken to reduce emissions —also referred to as
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3911

Federal Approval of a Reauthorized Managed Care Organization Tax Now Appears More Likely

Dec 21, 2018 - MCO Tax Package Included Changes to Other Taxes Paid by Some MCOs. The MCO tax package cut other taxes paid by some MCOs and certain affiliated health insurance companies. Specifically, certain types of income currently subject to the corporation tax is exempted from taxation and certain premium revenue is
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3915

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - For the CalTrans and DGS programs, the funding is coming from existing state taxes and fees. So, spending from these programs represent an opportunity cost of not being able to spend these funds on other allowable purposes or lower taxes and fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912

Analyzing Recent Changes to State Support for Fiscally Distressed Districts

Dec 20, 2018 - Counties are more likely than the state to be enmeshed in the political challenges facing their distressed districts. Even counties that have constructive relationships with their fiscally distressed districts may not want to be heavily involved in imposing deep district budget reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3914

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs [Publication Details]

Dec 14, 2018 - Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs [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/3913

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - To the extent that both County A and County B implemented a $1.00 local wage increase sometime in 2018, the state and county share of costs would depend on the level of the state participation cap. As shown in Figure  3, due to the state participation cap, the state and county share of cost for a $1.00 wage increase is different for County A than County B.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California

Dec 13, 2018 - Administrative records that the Bureau will use include: tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment information, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program records, and property tax and deed data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3909

November 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Dec 12, 2018 - November 2018 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein November 2018 State Tax Collections Personal Income Tax (PIT) Collections in November Higher Due to Processing Issue. As noted last month , a processing issue caused a delay in the receipt of October withholding.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/334