The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
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Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - In this post, estimates of total federal expenditures by county include: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, federal civilian wages, military wages, government contracts, veterans ’ benefits, Supplementary Security Income (SSI), the refundable portion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
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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).
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The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Creates an online community college ($20  million ongoing, $100  million one time). Healthcare and Mental Health Allocates $1.3  billion in Proposition  56 revenues to Medi ‑Cal, largely for provider payment increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/1

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal

Feb 4, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal 100 a Partial exclusions. Note: Includes proposals using General Fund surplus monies greater than $100 million. For a complete list of all proposals, see: https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4492/Overview‑Appendix‑011422.pdf .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4515

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 17, 2019 - (Costs associated with this change are expected to increase to nearly $ 100  m illion General Fund annually in future years.) This change effectively increases grants for families who earn more than $ 225 p er month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4083

State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020 - For example, UC expects to be able to cover some of these costs with higher education and health funding provided in H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act as well as potentially receiving reimbursements from FEMA similar to those described above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4223

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

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - The budget expands the state ’s existing Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC) to families with no earnings. Previously, the YCTC provided an additional $1,000 refundable tax credit to most families who qualify for the state ’s Earned Income Tax Credit (or CalEITC) who also have children under the age of 6.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

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