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 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - This budget approach leaves the Legislature without a clear understanding as to how the segments will use their funding increases, and it raises the potential for some allocation decisions made by the segments to be poorly aligned with broader legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Jan 13, 2022 - For example, the Governor proposes a major expansion of the Part ‑Time Faculty Health Insurance program (increasing the existing $490,000 allocation by $200  million), without a clear explanation of how this augmentation works in concert with the Governor ’s other proposals to expand health care coverage and reduce associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - In other words, consumers are less likely to buy and use ZEVs if they have concerns that there will not be sufficient infrastructure to support their driving patterns, often referred to as “range anxiety. ” However, the market is less likely to invest in this infrastructure if it is not confident that a sufficient number of consumers will be driving ZEVs in the future to make the investment pay off.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Should the Legislature believe deeper investments in clean transportation efforts are necessary through 2035, reauthorizing the A B  8 fee revenues could provide a consistent funding source without raising new taxes or fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

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

May 17, 2021 - If the Legislature wants to make different decisions about this spending (without statutory changes or fund shifts), it can either: (1)  use the funds to make tax rebates and additional payments to schools, (2)  spend on other SAL-excluded purposes, or (3)  use the funds to reduce taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - How can the Legislature ensure that planning agencies ’ intentions to incorporate the effects of climate change into their processes manifest into effective action and implementation? How can the Legislature ensure that state transportation projects will be resilient, long ‑lasting, and a worthwhile investment of state funds?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - Using SHA to Backfill Reductions in Other Programs Means Less for Highways … While utilizing SHA funds to backfill General Fund reductions would come with some benefits, this approach is not without trade ‑offs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

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

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - The TAC also recommended that participants of the pilot program make simulated payments without actual money being exchanged. In addition to recommendations on the implementation of the pilot program, the TAC also recommended specific criteria to evaluate the program after it is completed, such as the administrative costs of collecting a road charge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499