The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Child care services are temporary until family finds longer ‑term child care solution. d 3,245 a Unless otherwise specified, child must be under age 13 and families must earn at or below 85  percent of the state median income to be eligible for subsidized child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Therefore, the Legislature finds itself in the position of needing to evaluate whether these activities and staffing expansions at LCI are a higher priority than other existing General Fun d-supported activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Introduction California operates the nation ’s largest public school system, comprising 937 school districts, 1,257 charter schools, and 58 county offices of education. This year, these local agencies will educate nearly 5.8  million students, employ around 700,000 teachers and staff, and spend nearly $150  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - For information on the Coordinated Care Initiative, please refer to our previous report title d: The 2013‑14 Budget: Coordinated Care Initiative Update . What Is Realignment? Realignments Typically Shift Responsibility, and Funding, From the State to the Counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Nonetheless, they differ from the instructional spaces the state has traditionally prioritized for bon d funding. For example, these types of facilities can generate revenue from activities such as athletic events and concerts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

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

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

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

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

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - To mitigate disenrollment impacts of the H.R. 1 requirements, the administration generally plans to require enrollees to d emonstrate a single month of qualifying activities at application and renewal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - The Legislature may wish to consider whether ongoing oversight might be appropriate even after the new system is operational, and if so, what form that oversight shoul d take. One option for determining what form the oversight could take would be to request the Little Hoover Commission to assess California ’s governance model for Next Generation 911 and provide the Legislature with recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145