California New Car Registrations: February 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 7, 2026 - Figure 1 below shows the statewide number of new car registrations from January 2018 through February 2026. This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Slump in Registrations Continued Through February.
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The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Those changes were fully implemented by July 1, 2018. Since then, revenues in the BPPE Fund have been roughly flat in unadjusted dollars. Adjusting for inflation, revenues were 18  percent lower in 2024-25 than in 2018-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - In 2018, the state established Learning Lab. The purpose of Learning Lab is to improve learning outcomes and help close equity gaps, particularly in STEM, at California ’s public higher education segments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Figure 2 shows the total number of subsidized child care slots, as well as total funding, since 2018‑19. Statutory intent language associated with the multiyear agreement would require an additional 44,000 slots in 2026‑27 and 33,000 in 2027‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Changes made to the program in 2018 likely explain much of this trend. Specifically, the 2018 budget package: Removed a requirement that 25  percent of credits be reserved for businesses with less than $2  million in annual revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - The office would consist of the SPI and up to 11 other staff. Of these 11 staff, at least 4 would be nominated by the SPI and appointed by the SBE as required by the Constitution. The Governor ’s budget does not include additional funding for the Office of the SPI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The  2018 amendment revised the salinity objective in the Southern Delta. …But Implementation Has Yet to Begin. SWRCB has delayed implementing 2018 phase one amendments for two related reasons: litigation and consideration of a VA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - For more information on the 2017 IHSS MOE, please refer to our 2018 post titled: Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs . 2019 IHSS MOE. In 2019, DOF found that 1991  Realignment could no longer support the county costs of IHSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In response, the department released guidance on February 11, 2026 indicating that providers will have the opportunity to earn a partial year of quality payments if they come into compliance after the February 27 deadline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2026 - California New Car Registrations: January 2026 [EconTax Blog] California New Car Registrations: January 2026 March 11, 2026 Seth Kerstein As discussed in an earlier post , new car purchases can be a useful, timely economic indicator.
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