Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Jan 17, 2023 - Whereas the budget agreement last year provided a total of $841 million for this purpose, the adjusted total under the Governor's proposal is $628 million. b Applies to the Adult Education Program, apprenticeship programs, CalWORKs student services, campus child care support, Disabled Students Programs and Services, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, and mandates block
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/684

Changes in California State Library General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Jul 29, 2022 - Changes in California State Library General Fund Spending [EdBudget] a Budget package also provides $100 million for this initiative in 2023-24. b Reflects second year of initiative, providing $9.5 million over a four-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/649

The 2020-21 Budget: Taxation of E-Cigarettes

Feb 24, 2020 - A second, less common type of pack contains 25 c igarettes and requires a $3. 59 t ax stamp. As a result, the vendor needs to produce just two denominations of stamps, and taxpayers can comply with the tax by affixing just one stamp to each pack.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4171

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

May 26, 2022 - Revenues Flat Over Last Year and a Half. California started issuing licenses and collecting tax revenues from adult-use cannabis businesses in January 2018. As shown in the figure below, state cannabis tax revenues grew very rapidly through the first quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal year (July through September 2020).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/738

Proposition 16 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Many university campuses also consider where students attended high school and where they live when making admissions decisions. The universities view these policies and programs as ways to increase diversity without violating Proposition  209.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=16&year=2020

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

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Aug 22, 2022 - The administration currently estimates that retail excise tax revenue was $141 million and cultivation tax revenue was $26 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021-22 (April through June). Revenues Declining.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/751

Proposition 18 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Proposal Allows Some 17 Year Old Citizens to Vote. The measure would allow eligible 17-year-olds who will be 18 years old by the November date of the next general election to vote. This means that these 17-year-olds could vote in any special election or primary election that occurs before the next general election.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=18&year=2020

Proposition 29 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - We estimate that clinics have total revenues of around $3.5  billion each year (annually) from their operations in California. These revenues consist of payments for dialysis from a few main sources, or payers: Medicare .
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=29&year=2022

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Oct 12, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes the California Spending Plan to summarize the annual state budget. This publication provides an overview of the 2022-23 Budget Act, gives a brief description of how the budget process unfolded, and then highlights major features of the budget approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4616