The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - As a final note, if the Legislature wanted to prioritize certain types of intersegmental efforts, it could direct the recently created California Education Interagency Council (which has representatives from each of the three segments as well as other workforce training providers) to look for these opportunities using federal, philanthropic, or corporate dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - The prominence of advanced manufacturers among credit recipients is consistent with the intent of the program, since (1)  these types of facilities can locate in many parts of the United States, making tax incentives a potential deciding factor, and (2)  they tend to provide relatively well-paid jobs, which increases the competitiveness of their applications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The board also approves certain types of district reorganizations, such as when districts wish to merge or consolidate. Another significant responsibility is hearing appeals when a prospective charter school is denied authorization by a school district or county board of education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Social workers employed by county welfare departments conduct an in ‑home assessment of an individual ’s needs in order to determine the amount and type of service hours to be provided. In most cases, the recipient is responsible for hiring and supervising a paid IHSS provider —oftentimes a family member or relative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - For example, these types of facilities can generate revenue from activities such as athletic events and concerts. Recommendation Consider Directing Chancellor ’s Office to Adjust Scoring System. The Chancellor ’s Office ’s scoring system has significant implications for which projects receive state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Such goals could include living in an apartment, getting and maintaining a job, and participating in music or art classes. Quality Incentive Payments in Place Since 2025. The final phase of rate reform has been implemented since January 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The report did provide a high-level summary of activities to date, including that BCG had reviewed CDCR ’s third-party contracts and identified opportunities for CDCR to (1)  renegotiate, consolidate, and eliminate contracts and (2)  reduce quantities purchased or switch to a different product type.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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

Mar 9, 2026 - 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 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 Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - A different data source —the state Position Vacancy Report , which calculates the average annual vacancy rate across all types of staff in the department excluding temporary positions—reports an even higher vacancy rate: 13.6 percent as of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152