The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - About 115,000 of Senior Growth Due to Policy Changes Are First ‑Time Medi ‑Cal Enrollees as a Result of Eligibility Expansions Since the Second Half of 2022. Figure  10 shows the average number of Medi ‑Cal enrollees over 65 who are enrolled in Medi ‑Cal for the first time in their lives in four selected time periods —before the continuous
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Such disruptions have also contributed to increased wait times for commercial drive  tests. Proposal Seems Reasonable to Address Current Issues Leading to Increased Wait Times for Commercial Drive Tests … We find that the proposal is a reasonable approach to addressing the two primary factors that have led to increased wait times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Proposed constitutional initiative related to gaming activities. [Ballot]

Aug 1, 2018 - Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in its outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-003

^[PDF] Proposition 27: Allows Online and Mobile Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

It must also pay $1 million each time its license is renewed. A gambling company must pay $100 million when its five-year license is approved. It must also pay $10 million each time its license is renewed.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Prop-27-081022.pdf

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - State Law Increased Testing Time Frame Requirements. Chapter  588 of 2019 (SB  22, Leyva) made the time frames discussed above a requirement on state and local agencies —rather than just a strong encouragement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

^[PDF] Proposition 26: Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

For example, one city estimates cardroom payments are about 70 percent of its General Fund revenues. „ At the same time, tribal-state compacts changed to allow for sports betting could require additional tribal payments to local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Proposition-26-081022.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It. With so much enthusiasm surrounding AI, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. History suggests that the stock market is prone to overreact to major technological advances, even if the technology itself turns out to be revolutionary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - The net fiscal impact of the ind irect effects of the measure is unknown at this time. Summary of Fiscal Effects. We estimate that the measure would have the following major, direct fiscal effect: Increased state costs of about $500 million annually for 25 years to repay the bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026

LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Social Services CalWORKs Program

For many CalWORKs recipients, 60 days would be an adequate amount of time to complete an effective welfare-to-work plan. However, for some individuals, 60 days would not be sufficient time to assess and test the recipient's abilities and barriers, and how those abilities fit with the needs of the local labor market.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/health_ss/hss_16_5180_anl04.htm

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - School staff often do not have the skills or experience to implement key aspects of the community schools model, such as improving community eng agement and building partnerships with other local organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131