State Fiscal Effects of California’s Minimum Wage

Nov 15, 2017 - (In a 2016 blog series , we presented some data on the workers who will be affected by this policy.) As shown in the figure below, this policy will affect the state’s General Fund in multiple ways. The magnitudes—and in some cases, the direction—of these effects are uncertain, but we expect them to grow as the minimum wage increases over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3714

The 2018-19 Budget: Census Outreach

Mar 8, 2018 - As we outlined in recent blog posts— here and here —part of the reason California’s population growth has been slower is the net loss of some residents to other states. Recommend Funding Census Outreach Now.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3780

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - The department also indicates that courts have com plained about the quality of the work carried out by some clinicians. Reduces Quality of Care. This workload takes away time clinicians could otherwise spend treating their patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723