California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

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The 2025-26 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The flagship report of this series, Overview of the Spending Plan, is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2025-26 budget package. As the posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5105

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - In addition to this report, we will release a series of issue ‑specific, online posts that give more detail on the major actions in the budget package. The Budget Problem For the third year in a row, the state faced a budget problem, or deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - This settlement is in regards to payments that the tribe had previously made to the state for operating gaming devices in the state. Other Criminal Justice Programs Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/10

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Related Resources We published an initial set of online posts estimating and exploring federal expenditures in California on January 18, 2017. Here, we add additional, related resources as we develop them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531

The 2023-24 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

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The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - Online Appendices 1 and 2 provide a complete list of solutions by program area. Spending‑Related Solutions Reductions. Under our definition, a spending reduction occurs when the Governor proposes spending less than what is required under current law or policy —more commonly referred to as a spending cut.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - This UC EdBudget table and this CSU EdBudget table (both online) show all base increases, decreases, and deferrals under the budget agreement. State Sets Enrollment Growth Expectations for UC and CSU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

California's Legislative Analyst's Office and the Value of Independence

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The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

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