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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

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

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 4-May 8 [EconTax Blog]

May 8, 2020 - The second graph compares the year-over-year percent change in withholding (withholding this week relative to the same week in 2019) to weekly declines experienced in March , April, and May of 2009, when the state was in the depths of the Great Recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/463

California Venture Capital Funding, 3rd Quarter 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 5, 2021 - Seed funding has generally grown steadily over the past ten years with some  variance from one quarter to the next.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/711

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 13-April 17 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 17, 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/453

Voluntary Contribution Tax "Check-Offs" [EconTax Blog]

Mar 4, 2020 - Tax Check-Off Donations Have Grown Significantly In Recent Years. Last year state taxpayers donated about $7.2 million to the available voluntary contribution funds. This was an increase of 3 percent over the $7 million donated in the prior year.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/439

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 27-May 1 [EconTax Blog]

May 1, 2020 - The second graph compares the year-over-year percent change in withholding (withholding this week relative to the same week in 2019) to average weekly decline experienced in March and April of 2009, when the state was in the depths of the Great Recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/460

Proposition 20 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - For example, rather than serving up to six months in county jail, they could serve up to three years in county jail or state prison. We estimate that a few thousand people could be affected by the above changes each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=20&year=2020

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Health Budget and Policy [Publication Details]

Oct 15, 2020 - The year-over-year net increase in General Fund spending is largely due to the projected COVID-19-related increase in the Medi-Cal caseload. The post describes major health-related actions (both policy actions and various budget adjustments) adopted by the Legislature as part of its 2020-21 spending plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4281

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The display adjustments include partial changes in 2020 ‑21 and full ‑year changes in 2021 ‑22. This resulted in what appears to be a year ‑over change for county funds of more than $1.5 billion. For future years, DSS ’ display will include LRF adjustments, and we will update our numbers accordingly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364