The 2020-21 Budget: California's Spring Fiscal Outlook

May 8, 2020 - Figure  5 summarizes the key components of our calculation estimating the size of the budget problem. (We explain each of these component in more detail in “Appendix 1. ”) They are: Lower Revenues . Under our estimates, revenues and other resources are lower, on net, by $ 26  b illion in the U ‑shaped recession scenario and $ 39  b illion in the L ‑shaped recession scenario.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4228

^[PDF] The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

(Income and sales data adjusted for inflation.) -15 -10 -5 5 10 15% Total Pay to Workers -30 -20 -10 10 20 30% Business Owner Income -15 -10 -5 5 10 15% Payroll Jobs -90 -60 -30 30 60 90% Unemployed Workers -21 -14 -7 7 14 21% Taxable Sales Figure 1 Most Economic Metrics Running Below Average L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4939/2025-26-Fiscal-Outlook-112024.pdf

The 2020-21 Budget: U-Visa I-918 Form Mandate

Mar 4, 2020 - Finally, Chapter  721 requires agencies that receive requests for the completion of such documents to report annually on the number of victims that submitted requests, the number of documents signed, and the number of documents denied.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4192

Why Has Income Tax Withholding Lagged, Despite Job Growth? [EconTax Blog]

Nov 16, 2022 - (At this point last year, tax withholding was up 23 percent above the prior year.)  However, as shown in the figure below, income tax withholding is far below the historical relationship between withholding and job growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/759

^[PDF] The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan

Final Budget Package Signed on June 29, 2020. The Legislature passed a final budget package on June 26, 2020. The final budget package assumed that $2 billion in federal funds would be forthcoming and took the Governor’s approach in the May Revision to make other spending reductions contingent on other federal money.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2020/4263/spending-plan-2020.pdf

^[PDF] The 2025-26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

The 2025-26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges 2 0 2 5 - 2 6 B U D G E T 1 GABRIEL PETEK | LEGISLAT IVE ANALYST NOVEMBER 2024 The 2025-26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E 2 0 2 5 - 2 6 B U D G E T 2 2 0 2 5 - 2 6 B
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4940/Fiscal-Outlook-Schools-and-CC-112024.pdf

^[PDF] An LAO Major Features of the 2000 California Budget

The budget also includes additional money to increase fees paid to jurors. In January, the Governor proposed $12.7 million to increase fees paid to jurors from the current $5 per day to $12 per day. The Legislature ultimately appropriated $19.1 million to increase fees to $15 per day.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/070300_budget_maj_features.pdf

^[PDF] The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget

Ultimately, this approach includes: adopting LAO revenue estimates, tackling the resulting budget problem, and shrinking multiyear deficits. analysis full L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E 2 0 2 6 - 2 7 B U D G E T 4 2 0 2 6 - 2 7 B U D G E T 5 INTRODUCTION On January 9, 2026, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2026/5101/2026-27_Budget_Overview_011226.pdf

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Since the state has to pay interest on the money it borrows, the total cost of the bond would be about 10 percent more (after adjusting for inflation) than if the state paid up front with money it already has.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026

^[PDF] The 2024-25 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

As a result, preserving a substantial portion—potentially up to half—of reserves would provide a helpful cushion in light of the anticipated shortfalls that lie ahead. L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E 2 0 2 4 - 2 5 B U D G E T 4 2 0 2 4 - 2 5 B U D G E T 5 INTRODUCTION Each year, our office publishes the Fiscal Outlook in anticipation of the upcoming budget season.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4819/2024-25-Fiscal-Outlook-120723.pdf