The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - For further discussion of the MCO tax, please reference the “Medi-Cal” online post. 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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Fiscal Outlook Addendum: CalPERS

Nov 18, 2015 - Fiscal Outlook Addendum: CalPERS Fiscal Outlook Addendum: CalPERS On November 18, after the Fiscal Outlook was finalized, the CalPERS board approved a proposal to gradually lower the system's 7.5 percent long-term annual earnings assumption ("discount rate") and investment risk profile.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3308

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - This total includes roughly $3 billion in funds for the Children ’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provides healthcare coverage to children in families who earn too much money to qualify for Medi-Cal.
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Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - In this post, estimates of total federal expenditures by county include: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, federal civilian wages, military wages, government contracts, veterans ’ benefits, Supplementary Security Income (SSI), the refundable portion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
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The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 17, 2019 - Teachers, administrators, and other certified employees of school districts earn pension benefits from the California State Teachers ’ Retirement System (CalSTRS). Other school district employees, such as clerical staff, also earn pension benefits administered by CalPERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4083

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal

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The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Current stock prices relative to companies ’ past earnings (a common measure of how “expensive ” stocks are) are at levels rivaled only by the transitory booms of 1999 and 2021. Furthermore, a single company (Nvidia) accounts for about one ‑third of the total gains in the S &P 500 stock index over the last year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Finally, this category includes the refundable portion of two major tax credits: the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which provides a refundable tax credit to low- to moderate-income working individuals and couples; and the Child Tax Credit, which provides refundable tax credits to eligible low-income families with children.
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