The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services [Publication Details] 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/Publications/Detail/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services Summary Brief Covers Drivers of In ‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Cost Growth. Over the past couple of decades, the IHSS program has experienced significant growth in total and General Fund costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program [Publication Details]

Jan 28, 2026 - Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program [Publication Details] 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/Publications/Detail/5106

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Counties additionally stated that stakeholders and other service recipients often noted the need for more family ‑friendly service options, child care, transportation, and other related services in order to access services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure would have the following major fiscal effects: Increased state costs that would likely be in the tens of millions of dollars annually to establish and operate a new regulatory commission overseeing certain public benefit AI com panies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 13, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The DDS budget only accounts for services purchased by RCs; it does not reflect services paid for by other sources (such as CalFresh, In ‑Home Supportive Services, or county services). As Figure  3 shows, spending on services purchased for consumers has more than doubled across all service types.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157