California New Car Registrations: June 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 29, 2025 - Figure 1 below shows the statewide number of new car registrations from January 2018 through June 2025. This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Moderate Growth in June.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/835

California New Car Registrations: June 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 29, 2025 - Figure 1 below shows the statewide number of new car registrations from January 2018 through June 2025. This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Moderate Growth in June.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/835

Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - Late-June Final Budget Agreement: Chapters 5, 6, 9 Retains most aspects of the CCC Proposition 98 legislative package. Makes some changes to one-time funding, including reinstating funding for the Governor ’s CTE proposals to May Revision levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/992

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under 2025-26 Budget Package [EdBudget]

Jul 21, 2025 - Absent suspension, Test 2 would have applied and the guarantee would have been $106.5 billion. c Excludes nontax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the guarantee. d As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent. e Includes adjustments to the previous year's maintenance factor for growth in per capita personal income and K-12 attendance as required by the State Constitution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1004

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - These higher leave balances, in turn, lead to higher costs to the state when employees separate from state service and the state must pay the employee for any unused leave at their final salary level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details]

Jul 11, 2025 - Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details] Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings Format: HTML Description: The final 2025-26 budget package approved by the Legislature maintained the May Revision level of savings in employee compensation and set an expectation for the administration and the state’s 21 bargaining units to meet and confer in good faith in order to achieve those savings through the collective bargaining process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5063

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - The final 2025-26 budget package approved by the Legislature maintained the May Revision level of savings in employee compensation and set an expectation for the administration and the state’s 21 bargaining units to meet and confer in good faith in order to achieve those savings through the collective bargaining process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Injured workers must finalize their subsequent injury workers ’ compensation case before proceeding with their SIBTF claim for additional benefits. A recent analysis of SIBTF cases found that, on average, an injured worker ’s: (1)  standard workers ’ compensation claim for the subsequent injury took five years to finalize, (2)  the worker filed for SIBTF benefits
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

California New Car Registrations: May 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 9, 2025 - Figure 1 below shows the statewide number of new car registrations from January 2018 through May 2025. This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Sharp Decline in May.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/834

California New Car Registrations: May 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 9, 2025 - Figure 1 below shows the statewide number of new car registrations from January 2018 through May 2025. This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. Sharp Decline in May.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/834