2002-03 Budget Analysis: General Government, Department of Insurance (0845)

The DOI has historically used excess salary savings from vacant positions to fund operating expenses. For the current year, as part if its efforts to reduce this practice and elimi nate vacant positions, the Legislature adopted language that authorizes the Department of Finance (DOF) to augment DOI's appropriation by up to $4.9 million, with 30-day notificati on to the Legislature, to fund vacant positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/general_govt/gen_7_0845_anl02.htm

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Department of Insurance (0845)

The budget proposes total expenditures of $194  million for DOI in 2005-06. This is $6.1  million, or 3.2  percent, more than estimated current-year expenditures. The Insurance Fund, which supports DOI operations, derives its revenues from regulatory assessments and fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/general_govt/gen_03_0845.htm

LAO 2008 Budget Analysis: Department of Insurance (0845)

The budget proposes total expenditures of $224 million for DOI in 2008 –09. This is $6 million, or 3 percent, more than estimated current –year expenditures. The Insurance Fund, which supports DOI operations, derives its revenues from regulatory assessments and fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2008/general_govt/gen_anl08006.aspx

Proposed elimination of the Colorado River Board (CRB)

May 20, 2011 - We find that California is unique among the western states that are  allocated  Colorado River water in that the US Department of the Interior (DOI) has signed contracts with the individual local water agencies in the state, as opposed to with the state direc tly,  to determine water allocations.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/426

Contracting with attorneys. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Payment on a contingency basis typically occurs only if an attorney wins or settles a case. After deducting up-front litigation costs (such as court fees), attorneys are paid an agreed-upon percentage of the money that their client receives after winning or settling the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-027

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - MOE Funds and the Work Incentive Nutrition Supplement (WINS) Program California Uses MOE Funds for the WINS Program. WINS, introduced in 2014, provides specific CalFresh households with additional CalWORKs-funded monthly food benefits of $10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

California Tribal Casinos: Questions and Answers

The union must win a majority of those eligible employees voting in the secret ballot election. Should such a union win certification, it would then bargain collectively for employees in its bargaining unit. 2004 Compacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/tribal_casinos/tribal_casinos_020207.aspx

^[PDF] California Tribal Casinos: Questions and Answers

Department of the Interior (DOI) as a body to limit organized crime and corruption, ensure that tribes benefit from gambling revenues, and enforce the honesty and fairness of certain tribal gambling operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/2007/tribal_casinos/tribal_casinos_020207.pdf

The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Currently, WINS costs roughly $25 million annually. Because WINS is an MOE‑funded program, WINS households help California meet its WPR requirements. However, the FRA set new rules for programs like WINS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

2003 Initiative Analysis: The Gaming Revenue Act of 2004

Net Win Payments. Owners of authorized gambling establishments would pay 30  percent of the net win from their gaming machines to the GRTF. The owners would also pay 2  percent of their net win to the city and 1  percent to the county in which the establishment is located.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2003/031060.htm