The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook The 2021-22 Budget CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook In this post, we describe our most recent forecast for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program costs and discuss recent caseload trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - For example, budget trailer legislation provides DGS with broader authority to delegate contracting for public works projects to state agencies. Additionally, the budget package includes legislation allowing DGS to use job order contracting for public works projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - For example, budget trailer legislation provides DGS with broader authority to delegate contracting for public works projects to state agencies. Additionally, the budget package includes legislation allowing DGS to use job order contracting for public works projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - As of this writing, DOF is still working on identifying the list of those funds to borrow from to achieve this target. Proposition   98 “Settle Up ” ($1.9   Billion). Proposition  98 (1988) sets a minimum funding requirement for schools and community colleges based on formulas in the State Constitution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

Flexible Funding to California in the American Rescue Plan

Mar 23, 2021 - That guidance will be important to our understanding of how the state can spend the funds —for example, what purposes will be allowable or prohibited —and how some of the specific restrictions will work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4407

The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details]

Apr 21, 2021 - The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details] HTML Description: This report: (1) describes how appropriations limits work for the state, school districts, and local governments in California; (2) explains why the limit is a constraint for state government; and (3) concludes with a variety of short- and long-term policy options—both of which we think the Legislature will need to take—in response to the issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4416

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Under the new policy, families will not be required to report any changes in hours at work or in school between the annual eligibility determinations. Previously, families were required to report any change in income or work hours —even if the change did not affect their eligibility for care —within five days or lose their subsidy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/4

The 2024-25 Budget: Deficit Update

Feb 20, 2024 - For example, in the Great Recession, the programs with some of the largest expenditure reductions were in health and human services, including to Medi-Cal, which provides health coverage to low-income individuals and the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, which provides income assistance to low-inc ome individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4850