The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - The SSI/SSP caseload grew at a rate of less than 1  percent each year between 2011-12 and 2014-15. Beginning in 2015-16, however, SSI/SSP caseload began to decline slowly at an average rate of 1.7  percent each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

Proposition 98 Funding Changes by Segment Since June [EdBudget]

Jan 15, 2026 - b Proposition 98 Reserve established by Proposition 2 (2014). Amounts reflect deposit (+) or withdrawal (-).       c The state would be required to provide this funding in the future, assuming no decrease to the estimate of the Proposition 98 guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1061

The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, CSAC determined what percentage of each student ’s remaining costs to cover based on the annual MCS appropriation. In 2022 ‑23, award coverage was 26  percent, followed by 36  percent in 2023 ‑24, and 35  percent in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

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California State University Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1082

The government plan of California. [Ballot]

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Revising the State Constitution. [Ballot]

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The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Overestimates led to a large amount of unspent TANF —$767  million —estimated to be available to reduce state spending in CalWORKs in 2022-23. Similarly, $664  million in unspent TANF funds was estimated to be available in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122