The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) determines how much money must be contributed each year to fund the pension benefit. There are two components of the total contribution to CalPERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Cal Grant Spending and Recipients Are Expected to Be Significantly Higher Than Previous Years [EdBudget]

May 18, 2025 - Cal Grant Spending and Recipients Are Expected to Be Significantly Higher Than Previous Years [EdBudget] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/972

UC Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 18, 2025 - UC Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]     a The May Revision reduces the planned base reduction from 7.95 percent, as agreed to in last year's budget, to 3 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/956

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - (We estimate that the average household would pay about $700 per year as a result of the program if the program were to contribute 74  cents per gallon to gasoline prices and gasoline use remained stable.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program Introduction In recent years, the Legislature has modified the state ’s film tax credit in an effort to increase the diversity of the motion picture workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy [Publication Details]

Apr 10, 2025 - Over the last few years, the state has indeed experienced significant fluctuations—large surpluses followed by significant deficits. This volatility has prompted interest in changes to the state’s reserve policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5028

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2025 - This post provides an overview of the Governor’s proposed 2025-26 budget for In-Home Supportive Services, provides updates on some of the most recent prior-year policy changes, and raises questions and issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2025 - This post provides our assessment of a California Military Department proposal to spend $419,000 in 2025-26 (and $5.5 million in subsequent years) to construct a STARBASE classroom building at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4976

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext [Publication Details] HTML Description: The post assesses the adminstration's 2025-26 proposal for the fourth year of information technology (IT) modernization at the Employment Development Department (EDD).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4985

Changes in California State University General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Jan 27, 2025 - Changes in California State University General Fund Spending [EdBudget] $5,403 a Includes a one-time base reduction of $75 million. b The 2021-22 budget agreement included a five-year plan for covering higher CENIC charges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/915