The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - In recent years, greater attention has been placed on the wellness of first responders such as peace officers. The job requirements of a peace officer can be physically, mentally, and emotionally taxing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 31 - September 4 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 4, 2020 - The final graph shows the year over year changes in cumulative withholding for California in 2020, the United States in 2020 (from the federal income tax), and California in 2009 at the trough of the Great Recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/539

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - In addition to early action funding, the Governor ’s January budget proposed funding in 2021 ‑22 for wildfire and forest resilience activities (for a total of $1  billion over the two years). In our recent publication The 2021‑22 Budget: Wildfire Resilience Package , we identified overarching issues for the Legislature to consider as it evaluates the Governor’s current- and budget-year proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Aug 23, 2021 - The administration currently estimates that retail excise tax revenue was $172 million and cultivation tax revenue was $40 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020-21 (April through June). (The overall total is slightly higher due to rounding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/687

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: August 24 - August 28 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 28, 2020 - The final graph shows the year over year changes in cumulative withholding for California in 2020, the United States in 2020 (from the federal income tax), and California in 2009 at the trough of the Great Recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/535

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: 3/30 to 4/3 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 3, 2020 - The final graph compares withholding payments so far in the 2019-20 fiscal year to 2018-19. As of now, year-to-date payments in 2019-20 remain ahead of 2018-19.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/448

State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - The amount budgeted for the E-Fund each year is an estimate, in part based on the average costs of the large-incident firefighting incidents over the most recent five years. The Legislature approved, as part of the budget, authority for the Director of Finance to augment the item to pay for emergency fire suppression costs following notification of the Joint Legislative Bu dget Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285

The 2021-22 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Aug 24, 2021 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2021-22 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4464

Attorney compensation in certain civil lawsuits. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - For example, state law generally requires that plaintiffs file tort claims within two years of an alleged injury or three years of alleged personal property damage. Additionally, state law authorizes cases generally seeking less than $10,000 to be filed in small claims court in which attorney representation is prohibited.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-030

U.S. Retail Sales Update: October 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 17, 2020 - Monthly Sales Remained Higher Than Last Year. October was the sixth straight month of growth in U.S. retail sales and the fifth straight month in which sales were higher than last year. In particular, seasonally adjusted sales rose by 0.3 percent from September to October, making sales in October 2020 5.7 percent higher than sales in October 2019. 2020 ’s Ten-Month Total Nearly Equals 2019 ’s.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/580