The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - The proposed changes to the protest rules (noted just above) and judicial process raise some questions about the ability of less-resourced groups to register opposition. For example, while requiring SWRCB to cancel certain protests could reduce the time that SWRCB (and DWR as the applicant being protested) spend on frivolous protests that did not follow requirements, it also c
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - These bargaining units include the nine units represented by Local 1000 (Units 1 [administrative, financial, and staff services], 3 [professional educators and librarians], 4 [office and allied], 11 [engineering and scientific technicians], 14 [printing and allied trades], 15 [allied services], 1 7 [registered nurses], 20 [medical and social services], and 21 [educational
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - At the federal level, the National Emergencies Act (NEA) was enacted in 1976 to rein in presidential emergency powers and provides that a national emergency will end automatically after one year unless the President publishes a notice of renewal in the Federal Register.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Also, the project ’s risk register —a tool to identify potential risks to the completion of a project —cites upcoming collective bargaining in 2026 as a potential risk to the project schedule. A majority of state bargaining units must renegotiate new agreements that year, which is a significant amount of work for both CalHR and the unions representing bargaining units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - For example, based on the number of cars currently registered in California, every $1 increase in registration fees would raise about $36  million. However, this would increase costs for businesses and households that own cars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Statutory initiative that would establish a statewide vote to express the intent of California voters to seek independence from the United States of America. [Ballot]

Jan 8, 2025 - In addition, counties would face costs to verify signatures of the registered voters that nominate the commission ’s applicants. Together, these costs could be a few million dollars on a one-time basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2024-001