The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor ’s budget maintains an already planned withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, which we think is a reasonable choice. Since 2023 ‑24, the Legislature has addressed a cumulative total of $82  billion in budget problems, but even including the withdrawal for 2025 ‑26, has only used about half of the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Figure 7 Governor Still Uses Budget Solutions Despite Historic Revenue Growth Budget Solutions From 2020 Maintained in 2021 May Revision (In Billions) Reserve Withdrawals Make Budget Stabilization Account withdrawal $7.8 Make Safety Net Reserve withdrawal 0.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The state has many types of solutions —or tools —for addressing a budget problem, but the most important include: reserve withdrawals, spending reductions, revenue increases, and cost shifts (for example, between funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - If the Proposition  98 guarantee were to drop, the Legislature would be able to withdraw this amount to maintain funding for programs. (In some cases, the constitutional formulas would require withdrawals.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - This allows counties to offer a wide variety of additional SUDT services, including case management, withdrawal management, and several forms of MAT medication not available under standard Drug Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - This means the state took a number of actions to balance the budget —including making withdrawals from reserves and shifting costs —that were larger than necessary. In light of that fact, as well as continued economic uncertainty and anticipated future deficits, we think it is important that the state restore most or all of that resilience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2017-18 Budget: Federal Receiver for Inmate Medical Services

Mar 3, 2017 - In some cases, the inmate could decide to withdraw the appeal (such as in cases where staff were able to address the inmate ’s concerns). Appeals that are not denied, referred to a health care discipline, or withdrawn, move to the next stage of the process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3601

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor's Proposals for CDCR Operations

Feb 8, 2022 - This can result in strong physical cravings, withdrawal that interferes with treatment, and/or medical complications. MAT is intended to combine SUD treatment services (such as CBT) with medications designed to reduce the likelihood of inmates relapsing while undergoing SUD t reatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Public defense providers or lawyers file motions asking a court to stop the assignment of new cases and to withdraw from current cases, as may be appropriate, when workloads are excessive and other adequate alternatives are unavailable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposals related to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686