California New Car Registrations: February 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 7, 2026 - California New Car Registrations: February 2026 [EconTax Blog] California New Car Registrations: February 2026 April 7, 2026 Seth Kerstein As discussed in an earlier post , new car purchases can be a useful, timely economic indicator.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/855

California New Car Registrations: February 2026 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 7, 2026 - California New Car Registrations: February 2026 [EconTax Blog] California New Car Registrations: February 2026 April 7, 2026 Seth Kerstein As discussed in an earlier post , new car purchases can be a useful, timely economic indicator.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/855

The government plan of California. [Ballot]

Mar 31, 2026 - File 26-0002 (which would create a new process for adopting constitutional revisions). The changes would encompass changes to the justice system, elections, education, safety-net programs, and others.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-003

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2022-23 budget then provided BPPE with $24  million one-time General Fund over three years to repay this loan and cover its operational costs while BPPE developed a proposal for a new fee structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Additionally, in 2024-25, the state restructured OPR and split it into two new offices: the Governor ’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

Revising the State Constitution. [Ballot]

Mar 24, 2026 - Given that the measure aims to expand both the ability to revise the constitution as well as the ability of certain voters t o propose initiatives directly, the full scope of the changes this measure would put in place is highly uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-002

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Establish New Special Tax on Income Exceeding $10  Million. The measure would establish an annual 5  percent surcharge on taxable income that exceeds $10  million. The measure specifies how revenues generated from this tax would be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - In 2021, the state increased rates and shifted most providers to the RMR, then began the process of developing a new child care reimbursement rate structure for all child care and State Preschool providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - If the Legislature determines that its other existing state commitments are higher priority than the LCI activities that would be funded with these proposals, it could revise existing statutory requirements t o downscale LCI ’s responsibilities and resource needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - In this brief, we examine the Governor’s proposal to restructure state governance. The first section explains how the current system evolved and describes the main entities and their responsibilities. The second section reviews previous governance studies and explains how governance works in other contexts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5165