Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Two programs that primarily benefit retirees—Social Security and Medicare—make up 83 percent of these payments. In 2015, the federal government provided nearly $83 billion in direct payments to individuals for the Old-Age, Survivor, and Disability Insurance programs (Social Security).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/3

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - This is a decrease of about $5.1  billion (36  percent) compared to 2015 –16 estimated expenditures. Most of the reduction in spending is related to estimated bond expenditures, such as expenditures from the 2014 water bond (Proposition  1).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/8

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The Governor signed the 2016 –17 Budget Act and other budget –related bills on June  27, 2016; July  1, 2016; September  13, 2016; and September  14, 2016. These bills are detailed in Figure  8. The Governor did not veto any appropriations in the 2016 –17 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/2

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - Constitutionally required spending is higher under the administration ’s estimates by about $13  billion across the budget window. This  increases the administration ’s estimate of the deficit relative to our forecast, partially offsetting some of the revenue improvement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Debt Liabilities

Oct 17, 2019 - Undoing this deferral, conversely, means the state must reflect an additional month of payroll —13 months —in a budget, carrying an additional cost. The spending plan allocated $707  million General Fund to undo the payroll deferral.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4106

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This year, for example, our outlook reflects our best estimates of the effects of H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the state budget but does not make assumptions about future federal policy changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Figure 1 compares federal, state, and local funding in Medi-Cal, K-12 education, and transportation. In Medi-Cal, the federal government represented over two-thirds of the program’s total $83 billion in expenditures in FY 2014-15.
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The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Under the language, DOF can increase spending by up to $ 36  m illion at any point in the fiscal year and can increase or decrease spending by up to $13. 3  m illion on or after January 1, 2019. Compensation Cost Adjustment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/10

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - State Aims to Reduce Reliance on Costly Group Home Foster Care Placements While foster children living in family settings outnumber foster children living in group homes by approximately 9  to  1, total spending (all funds) is split roughly equally between the two groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3511/3

The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - Figure 1 The State ’s New Wall of Debt (In Billions)
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