The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Additionally, as part of its Graduation Initiative 2025 (GI 2025), CSU campuses have worked to redesign courses and provide faculty development to build pedagogies that emphasize active learning to improve student outcomes, especially for underrepresen ted minority and first-generation students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - These risks likely would apply to GO-SE RVE ’s operations as well, since that office also relies on LCI ’s IT infrastructure. Because the Legislature already signed off on LCI ’s plans to establish its own IT office, providing additional funding to complete that transition and ensure the systems are safe and secure would be consistent with previous legislative decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - If the Legislature is concerned about the potential for a short-term spike in the program ’s fiscal costs, especially in light of the state ’s structural budget issues, some modifications could be considered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - We recommend refining the SBE ’s duties to focus on broad policy issues where public input and diverse perspectives are especially important. As a body with regular meetings, multiple members, and several subcommittees, the SBE is better positioned to gather public input than a single individual like the commissioner.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This dynamic may be especially notable today. The current run-up in stock prices is similarly concentrated in Silicon Valley technology companies, raising the risk of an outsized revenue loss if that market corrects sharply.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This dynamic may be especially notable today. The current run-up in stock prices is similarly concentrated in Silicon Valley technology companies, raising the risk of an outsized revenue loss if that market corrects sharply.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - For this reason, every new expenditure from the account —especially those that are comparatively large —should be well justified and clear a high bar for approval. Historically, CHP Has Funded Equipment and Operational Costs Through Its Base Budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - This interaction could be difficult to navigate for beneficiaries and complicate administration of the program, especially given that existing policies (such as the full ‑scope enrollment freeze and premium requirements) already apply differently across immigrant groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - UC ’s Workforce Has Grown Notably Over Time, Especially Nonfaculty Staff. In April 2025, UC employed more than 145,000  FTE campus employees, excluding medical centers. UC staffing levels have generally increased over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - This can mean that vacancy rates that are already elevated due to the environment inside prisons become exacerbated, making recruitment and retention especially difficult. As  discussed earlier, vacancy rates vary widely by prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134