The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - The enacted budget did not include a May Revision proposal by the Governor to transfer $130.5  million in interest earnings from SHA to the General Fund. High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) The budget provides a total of $2.9  billion for HSRA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Eventually, the administration intends for the Climate Catalyst lending program to be self ‑sustaining from fees and interest earnings. Two Ballot ‑Related Proposals. The Governor ’s budget includes two ballot ‑related proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

May 17, 2021 - Department of the Treasury recently released detailed guidance with more detail on how these funds can be used. How the Governor Proposes Allocating the ARP Funds. Figure  4 shows how the Governor proposes allocating the flexible funds in the ARP by program area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly, rural communities that are at greater risk of experiencing water shortages due to droughts tend to be home to large proportions of households with residents of color and who earn lower incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - (Please see the nearby box for additional information on how California ’s liability limits compare to other states.) How Do California’s Liability Limits Compare to Other States? The U.S. Constitution grants states “sovereign immunity ” from lawsuits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - This is because the increase would be applied uniformly regardless of income—so responding to an increased charge of 10 cents per gallon, for example, would require dedicating a larger proportional share of monthly expenditures for a lower‑earning household as compared to households with more resources upon which to draw.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - As recommended by the TAC, participants of the pilot program will not exchange actual money. Pilot participants will receive simulated invoices for their reported mileage and will only make simulated payments for those charges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - If the aim is to increase the number of workers in a field, how will the state determine which fields need additional workers and how many? Further, is lack of workforce training the main impediment to increasing the number of workers in these fields?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - How can the state avoid working at cross purposes with climate resiliency? How can the state incorporate climate change impacts into transportation infrastructure processes? How can the state support local development of climate ‑resilient transportation infrastructure?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576