The 2019-20 Budget: The Governor's Individual Health Insurance Market Affordability Proposals

Feb 7, 2019 - The federal APTC —specifically the portion that is advanced —is adjusted throughout the year to reflect changes in household circumstances, with a final reconciliation at the end of the year as households file their taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3927

Unemployment Claims Update: March 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 22, 2019 - As the figure below shows, unemployment claims have been near historic lows for over a year. February 2019 claims continued to be low by historic standards, totaling 184,000. (We apply a “ seasonal adjustment ” to the claims data because some months are predictably higher or lower than others.) 
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/363

Major Potential State Fiscal Risk Averted Following Withdrawal of Proposed Federal Medicaid Financing Regulation

Sep 21, 2020 - Rather than materializing immediately, the fiscal impact of MFAR on Medi-Cal likely would have fully materialized over the course of several years since the regulation gave states time to come into compliance with the rule changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4269

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Citing concerns about the number of children eligible for Early Start services failing to receive these services within federally ‑mandated time lines, the Governor proposes adding four full ‑time positions at DDS (at a cost of $446,000 General Fund) to increase monitoring of regional center Early Start programs from once every three years to once every two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2020-21 Budget: Higher Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2020 - In this report, we analyze the Governor’s higher education budget proposals. Similar to last year, these proposals are wide ranging—including large base increases; targeted increases for apprenticeship programs and food pantries; one-time initiatives relating to extended education programs, work-based learning, faculty diversity, and animal shelters; and many facility projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4168

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor's IT Project Proposals

Feb 20, 2020 - Specifically, entities with an approved Stage 2 Alternatives Analysis can request resources to develop and implement a proposed project with the expectation that it will be approved by CDT in the coming budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4170

Enrollment by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget]

Jan 19, 2019 - Enrollment by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget] 10,711 0.6% At CCC, 1 FTE student is 525 contact hours per year, which on average generates about 24 credits. For undergraduate education at the universities, 1 FTE student is 30 credit units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/237

Unemployment Claims Update: February 2019 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 19, 2019 - As the figure below shows, unemployment claims have been near historic lows for over a year. February 2019 claims continued to be low by historic standards, totaling 177,000. (We apply a “ seasonal adjustment ” to the claims data because some months are predictably higher or lower than others.) 
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/354

Building Permits Update: April 2019 [EconTax Blog]

May 29, 2019 - Multifamily permits in April were about level with the number of permits issued a year ago, as well as the average of the last five  Aprils. Overall, multifamily permitting is down 3 percent through the first four months of 2019 as compared to 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/377

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Oct 17, 2019 - As in the prior year, the budget package also includes $10 million for education and outreach to expand awareness of the EITC. This post describes each of the three changes. The administration coupled the EITC expansion with changes to other tax provisions that increased tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4099