Firearms and Ammunition Revenue Update (2025 Q4) [EconTax Blog]

Feb 18, 2026 - Preliminary Total for Fourth Quarter of 2025: $16 Million. For firearm and ammunition excise tax returns filed for the fourth quarter of 2025, the total amount of tax due is $16 million . So far, most of the changes in quarterly revenues appear to be seasonal, without much year-over-year growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/849

Firearms and Ammunition Revenue Update (2025 Q4) [EconTax Blog]

Feb 18, 2026 - Preliminary Total for Fourth Quarter of 2025: $16 Million. For firearm and ammunition excise tax returns filed for the fourth quarter of 2025, the total amount of tax due is $16 million . So far, most of the changes in quarterly revenues appear to be seasonal, without much year-over-year growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/849

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Between 2015 ‑16 and 2024 ‑25, UC ’s FTE workforce increased by an annual average of 2.4  percent, while its FTE enrollment rose by 1.9  percent. As a result, the student ‑to ‑employee ratio declined slightly over the period (from 2.2 to 2.1).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

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

Mar 3, 2026 - Further, most SSI/SSP recipients (roughly 62  percent) live in the 16 counties with the highest FMRs, all of which are located within the coastal and San Francisco Bay regions. In all but one of these 16 counties, the maximum SSI/SSP grant for couples is less than the FMR for a one-bedroom unit (the maximum SSI/SSP grant for couples in Los Angeles is $14 above the FMR for a one-bedroom unit).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - This new methodology was to be implemented no sooner than 2015 ‑16. Although efforts began to develop a revised methodology, none has been implemented to date. This is largely due to other competing policy priorities —for example ACA implementation and COVID ‑19 response efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

Artificial intelligence and child safety. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - Specifically, businesses must obtain explicit consent before selling or sharing the personal information of minors under the age of 16. For children under the age of 13, parental consent is required.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-036

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - The proposal also would allow the Governor to appoint up to 16 deputies to support the commissioner. The Governor ’s budget does not include additional funding for the commissioner position or its staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - It paid the remaining amount over the 2015 ‑16 through 2018 ‑19 period. Most recently, the June 2025 budget recognized an increase in the 2024 ‑25 guarantee but set school funding $1.9  billion below the revised estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - As such, this brief includes our best understanding of the proposals as of March  16,  2026. As more information becomes available, we will provide updates if necessary. Background Overview of the IHSS Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This amount consists of funds that are encumbered ($152  million), statutorily excluded ($124  million), designated for prepayments or other purposes ($16  million), or held by Judicial Council on behalf of the trial courts for specific projects ($18  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113