The 2018-19 May Revision: LAO Multiyear State Budget Outlook

May 17, 2018 - Under each of our outlooks, higher local property tax revenue covers about half of the increase in the minimum guarantee over the peri od. Proposition  98 General Fund spending, in turn, grows somewhat more slowly than the guarantee itself.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3843

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
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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 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

Overview of the 2009-10 May Revision - Mac Taylor Discusses the 2009-10 May Revision [Video]

Video Selection Mac Taylor Discusses the 2009-10 May Revision Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
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The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - At the same time, the state would continue to use $10  billion in reserves in 2025-26 under the administration ’s plan. In addition, recent budgets have relied on nearly $30  billion in borrowing to address deficits, and the Governor ’s budget proposes almost $6  billion in additional borrowing (see Figure  1).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

Mac Taylor Discusses the LAO's Overview of the 2009-10 Governor's Budget - Mac Taylor Discusses the LAO's Overview of the 2009-10 Governor's Budget [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Mac Taylor Discusses the LAO 's Overview of the 2009-10 Governor 's Budget January 8, 2009 Mac Taylor 's press conference in which he discusses the LAO 's Overview of the 2009-10 Governor 's Budget Video Selection Mac Taylor Discusses the LAO 's Overview
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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

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 14, 2018 - Prior to 2009 ‑10, the IHSS caseload grew, on average, by 7.5  percent annually. However, between 2009 ‑10 and 2013 ‑14, IHSS caseload remained relatively flat. In more recent years, growth in IHSS caseload has increased steadily again, averaging about 5  percent annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3899

The 2019-20 May Revision: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 12, 2019 - The increase in revenues, including in PT and CT, also reflects some changes to tax policy and assumptions about the effects of those changes. For example, the January budget reflected a “placeholder ” assumption of $1  billion in revenue from the Governor ’s proposal to conform with certain federal tax policy changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4039