The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - There are also some properties that appear to meet the de finition, although perhaps less clearly, like information technology projects. Does the State Need to Own the Asset to Count It as an Exclusion?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The budget includes a one ‑time $ 25  m illion General Fund augmentation to POST for law enforcement training activities: (1)  $ 15  m illion for use of force and de ‑escalation training, (2)  $ 5  m illion for crisis mental health training, and (3)  $ 5  m illion to provide competitive grants for innovative trainings or procedures that could reduce officer ‑involved shootings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/11

The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Contributing to the uncertainty this year is the fact that a recovery built on a stock market rally is especially precarious. We cannot predict with any confidence what the stock market will do next.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2018 - First, the Governor implements recent legislative initiatives on infrastructure consistent with current law under Chapter 5 o f 2017 (S B  1 , Beall), Chapter   852 o f 2017 (S B  5 , de Le ón), and Chapter 365 o f 2017 (S B  3 , Beall).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3731

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Chapter  547 of 2015 (SB  350, de  Le ón) expanded the state ’s renewable portfolio standard from 33  percent by 2020 to 50  percent by 2030 and established a state goal of doubling the amount of energy efficiency savings by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/8

The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2024 - For example, two major proposals raise concerns for our office: the suspension of net operating loss (NOL) de ductions and unallocated state operations reductions. Finally, given that our revenue forecast is somewhat below the administration ’s forecast, we would suggest the Legislature consider whether or not it is comfortable with this downside risk to the state ’s budget picture.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4902

The 2017-18 Budget: California Highway Patrol

Feb 9, 2017 - The 2016 ‑17 budget provided about $30  million for the acquisition and preliminary plans for the area offices in El Centro, Hayward, San Bernardino, and Ventura and $800,000 for advanced planning and site selection.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3551

The 2023-24 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 15, 2023 - While swapping bonds for General Fund is a reasonable response to weakening fiscal conditions, the merits of the individual projects proposed warrant scrutiny, especially given that with higher interest rates, the related debt servicing costs will be higher into the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4769

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

Feb 4, 2022 - One advantage of this approach is that lowering tax revenues reduces some constitutionally required spending (described above) that otherwi se would be required in addition to meeting the SAL ’s requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4515

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - However, in general, growth in core services tracks more stable factors, like inflation (especially inflation for pharmaceuticals and health care) and population (especially in some key demographic areas).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028