The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - Background Major Federal and State Broadband Infrastructure Programs and Projects Underway. In recent years, the state has initiated a few significant programs related to broadband, in part due to funding provided by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposed Reductions to State Operations [Publication Details]

May 21, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Proposed Reductions to State Operations [Publication Details] The 2024-25 Budget: Proposed Reductions to State Operations Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s May Revision proposes to (1) administratively establish a new ongoing unallocated 7.95 percent reduction to state operation expenditures and (2) make the 2024-25
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4903

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposed Reductions to State Operations

May 21, 2024 - Difficult to Achieve Savings Without Affecting State Employees. Employee compensation is a significant portion of state operation expenditures. In some departments, more than 80  percent of state operation expenditures are for state employee salaries and benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4903

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - Under the direction of the Attorney General, DOJ provides legal services to state agencies. State agencies can request —and are generally billed for —DOJ services to initiate legal action, defend or represent them in legal actions filed by others, or provide legal advice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure [Publication Details]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4867

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Federal and state broadband programs define unserved and underserved in different ways using various criteria. All of the major federal and state programs, however, estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of households in areas of the state without broadband access.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

Key Fiscal and Policy Issues Facing California [Publication Details]

Feb 7, 2024 - Key Fiscal and Policy Issues Facing California identifies some of the biggest and most complex policy issues facing the state and its policymakers. Given the significance and complexity of these issues, our discussion of each issue is necessarily high level and does not provide recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4830

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19 [Publication Details]

Jan 4, 2024 - State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4824

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - State Grants More Similar Across Zip Codes by Income. That said, state grants were more equally distributed across zip codes by income than federal PPP loans were, particularly those eligible for state tax relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget also includes new discretionary commitments related to housing and homelessness. $500  Million One-Time Expansion of State Low Income Housing Tax Credits. In addition to the approximately $100  million annually that the state makes available for housing tax credits, the budget continues the recent practice of providing an additional
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808