Other Budget Issues

Also, selected information from the list can be downloaded to an Excel spreadsheet. Filter by Subject Area or Budget Item All Subject Areas Transportation, Business and Housing Resources and Environmental Protection Criminal Justice Higher Education K-12 Education Social Services Health Revenues General Government Child Care All Budgets 0.5-Crosscutting 0250-Judiciary 0552-Office
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations?Year=2012

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - However, in many cases, the residual positions in question supported by special funds do not have a direct impact on the General Fund and thus do not factor directly into efforts to balance the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

Initiative Analyses

This measure would require the Secretary of State to develop a system that allows voters to view initiative, referendum, and recall petitions on a statewide internet website and do either of the following: (1) electronically sign the petition (with necessary identifying information) via that website or (2) download, print, and sign a petition document in the "portable document format " (known as PDF).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiatives?page=5

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The other pathway —more traditionally regulatory —would apply to water users that do not choose to be part of the VA program. Key features of the two pathways include: VA Pathway Includes Flows and Habitat Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Other Budget Issues

Also, selected information from the list can be downloaded to an Excel spreadsheet. Filter by Subject Area or Budget Item All Subject Areas Transportation, Business and Housing Resources and Environmental Protection Criminal Justice Higher Education K-12 Education Social Services Health Revenues General Government Child Care All Budgets 0.5-Crosscutting 0250-Judiciary
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations?SubjectArea=23&Year=2010

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor’s proposal to eliminate certain vacant state environmental positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5124

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Broadband Infrastructure

Oct 27, 2021 - The remainder of the funding will be allocated based on the rural or urban county ’s proportionate share of households without access to internet service that provides at least a 100 megabits per second download speed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4467

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - EPA authority to (1)  identify and investigate hazardous waste sites that need cleanup, (2)  clean up contaminated sites or direct responsible parties (RPs) to do the cleanup themselves, and (3)  require RPs to pay cleanup costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - These drugs do not come with rebates, because federally require d price reductions already occurred at the front end when the pharmacy purchased the drugs. Federal guidance also directs states to exclude claims that do not come with a federal share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The state's initiative, referendum, and recall processes. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - Within six months from this measure 's approval by voters, the Secretary of State would be required to develop a system that allows voters to view initiative, referendum, and recall petitions on a statewide internet website and do either of the following: (1) electronically sign the petition (with necessary identifying information) via that website or (2) download, print, and sign a petition document in the "portable document format " (known as PDF).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-007