The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Child care services are temporary until family finds longer ‑term child care solution. d 3,245 a Unless otherwise specified, child must be under age 13 and families must earn at or below 85  percent of the state median income to be eligible for subsidized child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - Notably, the water rights associated with the VAs account for most of the  water use (roughly 85  percent) in the Sacramento/Delta watershed. Other water users in the watershed would remain outside of the VA program for various reasons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - The Nasdaq composite, which includes the California headquartered companies Nvidia, Google, Facebook, Apple, AMD, and Broadcom, has doubled since 2023. The meteoric rise in the value of these companies has led to sizable gains for their investors and their employees via stock options, which has led income tax collections to grow at double-digit rates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - The Nasdaq composite, which includes the California headquartered companies Nvidia, Google, Facebook, Apple, AMD, and Broadcom, has doubled since 2023. The meteoric rise in the value of these companies has led to sizable gains for their investors and their employees via stock options, which has led income tax collections to grow at double-digit rates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - In 2024 ‑25, UCRP ’s funded status (comparing assets to liabilities) was 85  percent and is expected to reach  90  percent in 2025 ‑26. UCRP ’s funded status has tended to be better than other California state retirement plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - The Governor proposes $200  million on a one ‑time basis ($115  million from GGRF and $85  million from APCF), along with associated budget trailer legislation to create a new incentive program for light ‑duty ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Of the $879  million spent on financial aid in 2024 ‑25, 85  percent was for SUG. From 2019 ‑20 to 2024 ‑25, spending for institutional financial aid increased by $118  million (15  percent), largely as a result of tuition increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - CDTFA ’s inspections of licensed smoke shops frequently result in seizures of illegal cannabis and/or tobacco products. 85  percent of the department ’s tobacco seizures include products that violate the flavor ban.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, CDCR psychologists, according to the state Auditor, earn between $56 and $85 per hour —well above the average hourly rate paid in other states. According to 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, California is the highest paying state for psychologists with the average hourly wage at $64 per hour, whereas psychologists nationwide earned a median of $53 per hour (21  percent less).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - For example, the state could begin by only allowing schools with an EL/LI percentage that is 85  percent or greater to be eligible in 2026 ‑27, then expand to all schools with 65  percent EL/LI or higher over multiple years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131