Sales Tax Rates: Prop. 30 and Comparisons to Other States [EconTax Blog]

Dec 15, 2016 - Sales Tax Rates: Prop. 30 and Comparisons to Other States [EconTax Blog] Sales Tax Rates: Prop. 30 and Comparisons to Other States December 15, 2016 Seth Kerstein Sales Tax Rate Reduction on January 1 st .
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/227

California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog] California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness September 30, 2025 Chas Alamo Recap: What Does the Main Monthly Jobs Report Tell Us?  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/839

California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog] California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness September 30, 2025 Chas Alamo Recap: What Does the Main Monthly Jobs Report Tell Us?  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/839

May Revision: Proposition 30 Estimates, Accrual Uncertainties [EconTax Blog]

May 17, 2015 - Proposition 30 Revenues Fade Over Several Fiscal Years, Not All At Once. The state budgets on a fiscal-year basis (July 1 through June 30). The structure of Proposition 30 is such that its temporary  revenues do not go away all at once in a single fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/106

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 18 (Psychiatric Technician)

Sep 9, 2025 - The result is that the state has a large unfunded liability associated with retiree health benefits for state employees —estimated to be $91.5  billion as of June 30, 2024 (the most recent actuarial valuation ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

Personal Income Tax Much More Volatile Than Economy [EconTax Blog]

Dec 8, 2014 - The state government's largest revenue source, the personal income tax, is much more volatile than "personal income," one key economic statistic that measures the overall size of the economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/8

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - Since June 30, 2025, the administration signed tentative agreements with Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists). The Unit 16 agreement is a proposed successor MOU to the expired Unit 16 MOU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Specifically, the contributions would be suspended from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. Telework Stipend. The agreement would end the telework stipend effective June 30, 2025. Vacation and Annual Leave Cap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - As of June 30, 2023, the state and Unit 16 have set aside $78 million to prefund the benefit and the unfunded liability associated with Unit 16 is $365 million. The most recent actuarial valuation of Unit 16 retiree health benefits (as of June 30, 2023) estimates that the Unit 16 funding plan is now on track to fully fund Unit 16 retiree health benefits by 2042.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

University of California Core Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jul 15, 2025 - A FTE student equates to 30 credit units for an undergraduate and 24 credits units for a graduate student. The resident undergraduate count includes the replacement of nonresident students with resident students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/993