The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Center for Excellence $750,000 ongoing beginning in 2022 ‑23. Emergency Response Augmentation $50 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22 and again in 2022 ‑23, expendable for four years (through June 30, 2026 for the later allocation).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Figure  3 shows how credits have been allocated across sectors over the last five years. Of the $1.2  billion in awards made between 2021 and 2025, around $650  million, or over half, has been allocated to businesses in advanced manufacturing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

How Will the Changing Landscape Affect California’s Health Care System?

May 4, 2026 - Medi ‑Cal pays safety net clinics for each visit from a Medi ‑Cal beneficiary. Each clinic ’s rate is set based on its reported costs. As a budget solution, the state will reduce these rates for visits from adult Medi ‑Cal enrollees with UIS beginning in July 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5180

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2026 Q1) [EconTax Blog]

May 27, 2026 - Chapter 56, Statutes of 2022 (AB 195, Committee on Budget) eliminated the cultivation tax on July 1, 2022. Preliminary Total for First Quarter of 2026: $144 Million. For cannabis excise tax returns filed for the first quarter of 2026, the total amount of tax due is $144 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/861

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2026 Q1) [EconTax Blog]

May 27, 2026 - Chapter 56, Statutes of 2022 (AB 195, Committee on Budget) eliminated the cultivation tax on July 1, 2022. Preliminary Total for First Quarter of 2026: $144 Million. For cannabis excise tax returns filed for the first quarter of 2026, the total amount of tax due is $144 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/861

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - Despite the aviation sector ’s relatively small contribution to GHG emissions, policymakers have shown significant interest in addressing aircraft emissions as the sector is viewed as among the more difficult to decarbonize.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Mandates

May 1, 2026 - School districts submitted claims to SCO for 2021-22 (reflecting a half-year of costs), 2022-23, and 2023-24. In total, the SCO received 117 reimbursement claims (20 for 2021-2022, 56 for 2022-23, and 41 for 2023-2024) submitted by 74 school districts, representing a total of 906 eligible schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5179

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Since 2022, all counties have been required to provide wraparound services to foster youth transitioning out of congregate care placements for at least six months. This state requirement aligns with federal requirements under FFPSA, as described more in the nearby box.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

New IRS Data Show Pandemic Outmigration Eased in 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 17, 2026 - During the pandemic, however, outmigration rates were much higher among upper-income taxpayers, peaking at 1.7 percent of all taxpayers with incomes above $200,000 in 2022. With the newly released 2023 data, the trend has largely reverted to its historical norm.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/854

New IRS Data Show Pandemic Outmigration Eased in 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 17, 2026 - During the pandemic, however, outmigration rates were much higher among upper-income taxpayers, peaking at 1.7 percent of all taxpayers with incomes above $200,000 in 2022. With the newly released 2023 data, the trend has largely reverted to its historical norm.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/854