The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Second, any unawarded credits from the previous fiscal year can be added to the pool of available credits for the current fiscal year. Credit Pool Has Ballooned to over $923  million for the Current Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

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

Mar 9, 2026 - The Nasdaq composite, which includes the California headquartered companies Nvidia, Google, Facebook, Apple, AMD, and Broadcom, has doubled since 2023. The meteoric rise in the value of these companies has led to sizable gains for their investors and their employees via stock options, which has led income tax collections to grow at double-digit rates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

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

Mar 9, 2026 - The Nasdaq composite, which includes the California headquartered companies Nvidia, Google, Facebook, Apple, AMD, and Broadcom, has doubled since 2023. The meteoric rise in the value of these companies has led to sizable gains for their investors and their employees via stock options, which has led income tax collections to grow at double-digit rates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Adding More Licensing Exemptions for Those Who Work at Prisons. Currently, providers with out ‑of ‑state licenses are required to obtain a California license to work in CDCR, though some may use their out ‑of ‑state license on a temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Unclear Why the Department Is Unable to Use Salary Savings. Data do not seem to support the department ’s explanation for why it is unable to use salary savings to cover some costs as it has in the past.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Community college districts and their local unions make key compensation decisions, including salary decisions, through collective bargaining. In negotiating salary increases with their local unions, districts typically account for a number of factors, including the COLA the state is providing for apportionments, changes in housing and other costs for employe es,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Thi s report should also include a comparative analysis showing how CCAP ’s caseload, tasks, positions, salaries, and budget compares to similar entities in state government, including ABCAB and any other state entities CCAP considers appropriate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Growth in UC Salary Spending Has Been Driven Mostly by Workforce Expansion. Over the past decade, UC spending on faculty salaries increased by an annual average of 4.4  percent, while spending on nonrepresented staff salaries increased 5.6  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Those salary costs would directly increase the state ’s costs for benefits where the employer ’s cost is determined as a percentage of pay (often referred to as “salary ‑driven ” benefits) like employer contributions to pension benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 10, 2026 - California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]     a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Proposition 51 (2016) bond funds. c The performance criteria phase is the initial phase of this design-build project. d Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. e Center operated
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1025