The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook The 2021-22 Budget CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook In this post, we describe our most recent forecast for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program costs and discuss recent caseload trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306

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

The 2019-20 Budget: Structuring the Budget: Reserves, Debt and Liabilities

Feb 5, 2019 - Illustration of How Reserves Work. Figure  3 shows a hypothetical example of how reserves work. The left side of the figure shows spending from year to year without budget reserves, while the right side shows a budget with reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3925

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Debt Liabilities

Oct 17, 2019 - 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
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4106

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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/4

An Extraordinary Moment in California's Fiscal History

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The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - One path is falling interest rates and expansion of money available for lending and investment. A key driver of California ’s economic slump over the last two years has been the Federal Reserve ’s efforts to tamp down inflation by raising interest rates and shrinking how much money is available for lending and investment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

The 2018-19 Budget: Repaying the CalPERS Borrowing Plan

Apr 4, 2018 - How the Plan Works. Figure  1 shows how this borrowing plan is meant to work. Under the plan, the State Controller transfers $ 6  b illion from the PMIA to CalPERS, which CalPERS then invests to help pay down the unfunded liability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3797

Fiscal Outlook: Developmental Services

Nov 15, 2017 - While the state will save money from closing DCs, there will be one-time and ongoing costs associated with the transition of residents into community-based settings. These costs stem from several main factors: Development of Community Resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3717