^[PDF] Improving State Nursing Programs to Ensure an Adequate Health Workforce

A bonus payment of $5,000 per student would cost $3 million. Regardless of the Legislature’s preferred ap- proach, we recommend that additional funding be provided for a limited time period (such as five years).
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/nursing/nursing_052907.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As a result of the pandemic, State Preschool enrollment experienced a significant decline of roughly 65,000 students in 2020 (Figure 3). While enrollment has increased since 2020, it remains significantly below pre‑pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - The current discrepancy over the size of the state ’s budget deficit —$18  billion under the Legislative Analyst ’s Office estimate versus $3  billion in the Governor ’s budget —fits squarely within that pattern.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Preschool Facility Funds May Be Available to LEAs That Will Not Be Awarded Slots Down the Line. The Governor ’s preschool facility proposal is disconnected from the process that awards LEAs additional State Preschool slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

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

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

^[PDF] The Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998, Amendment No. 1-NS

Class III gambling, which is the subject of this measure, generally includes banked card games (such as blackjack, pai gow, and baccarat), virtually all video or electronic games, slot machines, parimutuel horse race wagering, and craps.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/1998/980065_INT.pdf

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - (The full-year ongoing costs of the slots is $305  million.) This amount would increase the overall number of subsidized child care slots by about 3  percent and reflects new awards issued this spring from a request for applications process administered by the Department of Social Services (DSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - State Made Two Changes That Significantly Increased Stages  2 and 3 Caseload. In 2017 ‑18, the state made changes to income eligibility criteria and a key family reporting requirement. These changes significantly increased Stages  2 and 3 c aseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

^[PDF] The Gaming Control Act of 1998

Existing law prohibits (1) games of chance and wagering that comprise what is com- monly referred to as casino-style gambling (such as roulette, craps, blackjack, and slot machines) and (2) progressive jackpots (where part of each card game’s “pot” of win- nings is carried over to successive games).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/1998/980074_INT.pdf