The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation [Publication Details]

Apr 3, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Overall, most programs increase employment and earnings among participants while receiving a subsidy. However, the ultimate goal is to improve long-term employment prospects of these workers. Research suggests that it is less common that programs lead to h igher employment or earnings after the subsidy ends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - (Everything in this post reflects our best understanding at the time of publication. We will continue to review and may update this post as more information becomes available.) Public Health Response to COVID-19 Limits Many Californians ’ Income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - Money Transmitters Program. Regulates, supervises, and examines businesses that receive money for transmission and sell or issue payment instruments and stored value. (These can include businesses that issue money orders and traveler ’s checks, as well as those that offer digital payments, such as PayPal and Stripe.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

2017-18 Budget: Control Section 4.11—Position Transparency

Mar 24, 2017 - This new process was intended to allow the Legislature to know —as best as possible —the number of filled positions in a department. Control Section 4.11 of the 2015 ‑16 Budget Act directed the Department of Finance (DOF) to conduct a biennial review of departmental budgets to determine —over the preceding three years —departments ’ average (1) number of filled positions and (2) amount of money spent on personnel versus other operating expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3633

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Lends money for construction of rental housing projects with units restricted for at least 55 years to households earning less than 60  percent of area median income. Multifamily Housing Program. Provides low ‑interest, long ‑term deferred ‑payment permanent loans for new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of permanent and transitional rental housing for lower ‑income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - According the administration, CELL managed this reduction by awarding less money for grants, supporting less professional development, and delaying development of its “best of ” library. Governor ’s Proposals Proposes $30   Million One ‑Time General Fund for New Round of Innovation Awards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Under the state ’s current policy to pay for retiree health benefits, (1)  the state and employees each contribute an amount of money —established as a percentage of pay through the collective bargaining process —to prefund the benefits employees earn today and (2)  the state pays the costs of the benefit for current retirees on a pay-as-you-go basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - Issues for Legislative Consideration This post reflects our best understanding of COVID-19 spending provided to date. Given the Legislature, administration, and/or federal government are likely to take additional actions to spend more money on COVID-19 response, the figures estimated in this post likely will change, perhaps substantially, in the near future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152