Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Apr 26, 2022 - Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details] Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook Format: HTML Description: Given the persistent strength in state tax collections, it may come as a surprise that California’s General Fund likely faces a budget problem in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4590

The 2019-20 May Revision: Update to Governor's 1991 Realignment Proposals

May 29, 2019 - Summary of the Governor ’s January Proposal In January, the Governor proposed to increase the amount of health realignment funding redirected from certain counties to offset the state costs of a proposal to expand Medi-Cal coverage to all young adults aged 19 through 25 regardless of immigration status.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4077

Exploring Recent Trends in California Births [EconTax Blog]

Aug 30, 2021 - If the year-over-year drop in births simply reflected a change in conceptions due to COVID-19, then large declines in the monthly birth numbers would not appear until November 2020. As shown in Figure 2, however, substantial declines already had occurred earlier in the year, suggesting that other factors explain a large part of the year-over-year drop.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/691

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Computer Science Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2020 - In this post, we analyze the Governor’s proposals to increase the capacity of school districts to teach computer science. We first provide background on computer science in California schools, then describe the Governor’s proposals, assess the proposals, and offer associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4198

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - For example, the Legislature could decide to provide the Consumer Law Section with 75  p ercent of funding for the section from the UCL and 25  p ercent from the General Fund in one year based on its anticipated workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

California's Fiscal Outlook: CASBO Presentation [Publication Details]

Nov 21, 2019 - Presented to the California Association of School Business Officials on November 21, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4119

2021-22 “Big Three” Revenue Outlook Update: April 20, 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 21, 2022 - As we discuss   here , we expect the Legislature very likely will face additional, significant constraints this year due to the requirements of the State Appropriations Limit.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/732

The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update

Jan 31, 2022 - (According to SWRCB, current unimpaired flows in these rivers range from 21  percent to 40  percent on average, but can run as low as 6  percent in dry or drought years, and average 10  percent to 20  percent during certain times of the year that are critical for migrating fish.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4506

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean California Local Grant Program [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Clean California Local Grant Program [Publication Details] Description: In this post, we assess the Governor’s 2022-23 budget proposal to provide an additional year of funding for the Clean California Local Grant Program administered by the California Department of Transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4526

The 2022-23 Budget: Middle Class Scholarship Program

Mar 30, 2022 - CSAC indicates the soonest it could calculate eac h student ’s MCS award amount each year is in the summer, after campuses have completed their admissions cycle and initial financial aid offers have been made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4581