Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - Civil penalties on covered co mpanies may be assessed as a percentage of annual gross revenue, beginning at 5 percent for initial violations and increasing to as much as 100 percent for violations that remain u ncured over specified time periods.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

^[PDF] The Master Plan at 50: Connecting Financing With Statewide Goals for Higher Education

Ira Ruskin, Co-Chair Hon. Gloria Negrete McLeod, Co-Chair The Master Plan at 50: Connecting Financing With Statewide Goals for Higher Education L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E April 7, 2010 1L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E April 7, 2010 I’ve been asked to discuss how higher education fi nancing can better be con- nected with statewide goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2010/sb_testimony_mp50_040710.pdf

Administration’s Cap-and-Trade Report Provides New Information, Raises Issues For Consideration

Apr 15, 2016 - Although the report describes the types of co-benefits that each program is expected to achieve, it does not include quantitative estimates of co-benefits. According to the administration, it focused its initial quantification efforts on GHGs and greater focus will be on co-benefits in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3445

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

Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Nov 5, 2025 - Makes a major change to how the MCS program is funded by locking in award coverage, funding the program one year in arrears, and using a General Fund loan to pay for budget-year co sts. Rejects funding for College Corps and the California College of the Arts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/992

Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Nov 12, 2025 - Makes a major change to how the MCS program is funded by locking in award coverage, funding the program one year in arrears, and using a General Fund loan to pay for budget-year co sts. Rejects funding for College Corps and the California College of the Arts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1024

^[PDF] Special Education: Study of Incidence of Disabilities Final Report

ORANGE 3002 *SOLANO CO. OFFICE OF EDUCATIO 10488 SOLANO COUNTY 4801 BENICIA UNIFIED 70524 SOLANO COUNTY 4801 DIXON UNIFIED 70532 SOLANO COUNTY 4801 FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED 70540 SOLANO COUNTY 4801 TRAVIS UNIFIED 70565 SOLANO COUNTY 4801 VACAVILLE UNIFIED 70573 SOLANO COUNTY 4801 *SONOMA CO.
https://lao.ca.gov/1998/special_education_0998/special_ed_incidence_by_air.pdf

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Aging

In general, this proposal would provide local governments greater ability to adjust programs to meet the needs of their com munities and experiment to determine which efforts improve program outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_08_4170_anl04.htm