The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - This work includes developing requests for proposals, evaluating project proposals, executing grant agreements, monitoring project progress, and closing out grants upon their expiration. Program staff also coordinate special initiatives and activities such as hosting intersegmental meetings, overseeing the public resource library, and writing annual reports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Recommend Requesting More Information on Child Care Infrastructure Funding. The Governor proposes $11.5 million one‑time Proposition 64 funding to provide child care infrastructure grants to licensed child care providers impacted by recent wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Our review found a number of well-justified reasons for why LCI is requesting additional funding. In particular: IT Security Needs. The Legislature approved LCI ’s request to establish its own IT unit in 2023 with some ongoing support ($5.2  million and 15 positions) and some limited-term funding ($3.7  million through 2025-26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Second, the program combines quantitative performance metrics, such as the ratio of projected investment and job creation relat ive to the amount of credit requested, with qualitative assessments by program staff regarding whether the credit is likely to be a meaningful factor in the applicant ’s decision to expand or locate in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The law allows districts to request waivers from most parts of the state education code, and the SBE is responsible for reviewing and approving these requests. The board also approves certain types of district reorganizations, such as when districts wish to merge or consolidate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Using its scoring system, the Chancellor ’s Office selected ten of these projects —consisting of seven modernization projects and three growth projects —to request state funding for in the 2026-27 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - While county governments manage all Medi ‑Cal eligibility determinations, DDS consumers can request assistance from their RC in applying for and maintaining Medi ‑Cal coverage. DDS indicated that it intends to collaborate with RCs to monitor any potentially emerging workload needs resulting from H.R. 1 ‑related requests for assistance from consumers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As displayed in Figure  1, the types of costs for which CHP is requesting additional funding represent equipment and activities that support the basic, core functions of the department. These include costs related to vehicles, weapons, technology, and utilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152