Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - Voter Identification Cards. The one-time and ongoing costs to the state for providing free voter identification cards to voters would depend on future decisions by the Legislature. These include (1)  which state entity would have the responsibility of issuing the cards (for example, DMV, Secretary of State, or a newly created office), (2)  the
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - Most theft of EBT benefits is believed to be accomplished through creating “clones ” of EBT cards. EBT card cloning is possible, in part, because EBT cards have historically lacked many security features common to debit and credit cards, such as security chips.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - However, an important consideration is that because the Library Pass Program is available to any Californian with a public library card, it is not as closely targeted toward residents with particular demographics as other free park pass progra ms the state operates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Some of the major expenditure cost drivers have included (1)  increased employee compensation costs which have been driven by both increases to staffing levels and growing salary and benefit costs at CHP, (2)  workload related to the issuance of new driver licenses and ID cards that comply with federal standards (commonly referred to as “REAL IDs), ” and (3)  supplemental pension plan repayments that began in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961