The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements [Publication Details]

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The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements The 2026-27 Budget How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements Recent stock market performance continues to boost income tax collections. In our Fiscal Outlook , we strongly advised the Legislature to treat near-term strength in tax collections as temporary because we expect these gains to reverse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

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

Mar 5, 2026 - How might recent and upcoming policy changes, including the recent discontinuation of eligibility flexibilities in Medi ‑Cal in July  2025, upcoming implementation of work requirements in CalFresh and Medi ‑Cal, and more frequent redeterminations in Medi ‑Cal affect error rates in each program?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

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

Mar 9, 2026 - How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog] How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? March 9, 2026 Chas Alamo State Budget Is Heavily Reliant on Stock Market Earnings.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

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

Mar 9, 2026 - How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog] How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? March 9, 2026 Chas Alamo State Budget Is Heavily Reliant on Stock Market Earnings.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - One possible reason for our higher estimate is that our model reflects not only disenrollment among current enrollees, but also reduced enrollment flows over time and a persistent risk of disenrollment among eligible individuals due to added administrative burden.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - If the Legislature does not make an appropriation to implement the Tiered Rate Structure beginning in 2027-28, how would the department reallocate resources? Our understanding is that a number of DSS staff are working exclusively or primarily on Tiered Rate Structure Implementation preparation.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The LAO ’s 2021 report, Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services , provides more background on how Medicaid works in the DDS system. Medi ‑Cal Provides Health Care Coverage for Many DDS Consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The measure does not specify how the funds are to be allocated among these specific purposes. In addition to this state bond, voters in the same election approved 14 local general oblig ation bonds totaling $9.9  billion for community college facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2026 - In this brief, we assess the Governor's proposed funding for county administration of Medi-Cal and CalFresh in response to H.R. 1 and provide related recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5149