The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - As a result of BPPE ’s structural deficit, the state has taken several actions to keep the BPPE Fund solvent in recent years. Most notably, in 2021-22, DCA issued a $12  million loan to the BPPE Fund from the Bureau of Automotive Repair ’s Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Providing the proposed funding for such activities is consistent with the Legislature ’s previous actions in enacting these bills and would allow LCI to meet its statutory requirements and avoid implementation delays.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - This means that the Legislature has time to fully understand the proposal and its implications before taking action. Introduction For the In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, the Governor ’s 2026 ‑27 budget proposes approximately $12.5  billion General Fund, an increase of $1.1  billion (9.7  percent) from the Governor ’s revised 2025 ‑26 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Each participant agrees to specific actions or concessions —such as water allocations, habitat restoration, flow contributions, and/or funding —in exchange for regulatory flexibility or other benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The federal funds include administrative allowances from various grants to cover CDE ’s costs of reviewing and approving district grant applications, providing technical assistance, and taking corrective action when a district is out of compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Over the past several years, the Legislature has taken actions intended to mitigate barriers to service access and utilization. In 2016, the Legislature appropriated ongoing funding for the Disparity Funds Program, which awards grants to RCs and community ‑based organizations for strategies to reduce disparities in service authorizations, utilization, and spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - As such, the Legislature might not become aware of an action taken by the administration that is inconsistent with legislative priorities until after the action has been taken. In addition, the Legislature would not necessarily be informed in a timely manner if the work falls behind schedule or savings erode further from what is estimated at the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

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

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - (The administration indicates it may request that the Legislature take early budget action on the current-year proposal.) As shown in Figure  1, the proposal includes funding for ten categories of activities, with the three largest relating to vehicles (insurance, new vehicle purchases, and fuel).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152